Postdoc on Privacy-Preserving Data Analysis

23 Feb 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

University of Twente (UT)

Research Field

Technology

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

Netherlands

Application Deadline

31 Mar 2024 - 21:59 (UTC)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Not Applicable

Hours Per Week

40.0

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

Utilizing data effectively will become even more in addressing major challenges confronting us as a societe. The quality and availability of training data significantly impact the accuracy of data analyses and machine learning tasks. Nonetheless, data is frequently isolated in silos due to privacy issues, legal constraints, or conflicting economic motives, hindering its potential.

This position is embedded in the SHARE project, that aims to explore possibilities for privacy-preserving data sharing and joint data analytics for healthcare data. Within the project, the candidate will research privacy enhancing technologies for collaborative data analytics and distributed machine learning with a specific focus on vertically partitioned datasets. Techniques such as secure multiparty-computation and differential privacy will be applied and evaluated. The assessmement of privacy attacks in this specific database setting is another aspect the candidate can explore.

Requirements
Specific Requirements

• You are a highly motivated and enthusiastic researcher, aspiring to do world-class research and have real-world impact.
• You have a PhD degree with a strong publication record in computer science or similar.
• You are specialized in the domain of applied cryptography or machine learning; a solid background in both areas is of additional advantage.
• You are an independent and original thinker with a creative mindset and excellent analytical and communication skills.
• You are curious and interested in learning how things work and how to make them better.
• You have great team spirit and you are open to work in an internationally oriented and interdisciplinary environment.
• You are fluent in English.

Additional Information
Benefits

• You will be appointed for a period of maximum one year full-time within a very stimulating scientific environment. The university offers a dynamic ecosystem with enthusiastic colleagues.
• Your salary and associated conditions are in accordance with the collective labour agreement for Dutch universities (CAO-NU);
• Gross salary between € 3877.,- and € 5090,- per month depending on experience and qualifications.
• Excellent benefits including a holiday allowance of 8% of the gross annual salary, a year-end bonus of 8.3% and a solid pension scheme;
• The flexibility to work (partially) from home.
• Free access to sports facilities on campus.
• A minimum of 232 leave hours in case of full-time employment based on a formal workweek of 38 hours. A full-time employment in practice means 40 hours a week, therefore resulting in 96 extra leave hours on an annual basis.
• Excellent support for research and facilities for professional and personal development.
• We encourage a high degree of responsibility and independence, while collaborating with close colleagues, researchers and other university staff.
• We are also a family-friendly institution that offers parental leave (both paid and unpaid) and career support for partners.

Additional comments

Are you interested in this position? Please send your application via the 'Apply now' button below before first of April, and include:

• A motivation letter, emphasizing your specific interest and motivation to apply for a research position in this area.
• A detailed Curriculum Vitae, including any publications, academic awards and your working experience.
• An academic transcript of MSc education, including grades.

For more information regarding this position, you are welcome to contact Dr.-Ing. Florian Hahn ([email protected] ).

Website for additional job details

https://www.academictransfer.com/338137/

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Universiteit Twente

Country

Netherlands

City

Enschede

Postal Code

7522NB

Street

Drienerlolaan 5

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://www.academictransfer.com/en/338137/postdoc-on-privacy-preserving-data-a…

Contact

City

Enschede

Website

http://www.universiteittwente.nl/

Street

Drienerlolaan 5

Postal Code

7522 NB

STATUS: EXPIRED