International Association for Cryptologic Research

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IACR News item: 05 December 2023

AIT Austrian Institute of Technology; Vienna, Austria
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AIT is Austria's s largest research and technology organisation for applied research, located in Vienna.
The cryptography team is conducting research in the domain of public key cryptography, including secure communication, privacy-enhancing technologies, and long-term and post-quantum security. Our research covers the full spectrum from idea creation to the development of prototypes and demonstrators.

The team is seeking to grow, and is therefore offering a scientist position in cryptography.

Requirements:
  • PhD (or equivalent) in computer science or a related field, with a specialization on (public-key) cryptology
  • Profound knowledge and experience in (public key) cryptography, including, e.g.: federated computation, secure communication, long-term and post-quantum security, privacy-enhancing technologies, real world crypto, zero-knowledge proofs and zkSNARKs.
  • Strong track record with publications at competitive academic conferences or journals
  • Experience in the acquisition and execution of national and transnational research projects (e.g., Horizon 2020) is a plus
  • Good knowledge of a programming language (e.g., C/C++, Rust, Python, Java) and software development is a plus
  • Very good written and oral English skills; knowledge of German is not a requirement but willingness to learn German is expected
AIT values diversity and is committed to equality.

The minimum gross annual salary on a full-time basis (38,5 h / week) according to the collective agreement is EUR 61.614,--. The actual salary will be determined individually, based on your qualifications and experience. In addition, we offer company benefits, flexible working conditions, individual training and career opportunities.

All applications (including cover letter, full CV, at least 2 references) need to be submitted using the following link: https://jobs.ait.ac.at/Job/218885

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Stephan Krenn (stephan.krenn@ait.ac.at)

More information: https://jobs.ait.ac.at/Job/218885

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