Postdoctoral Fellow in Lightweight Post-Quantum Cryptography

Updated: 11 months ago
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 01 May 2023

1st May 2023

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The Department of Information Security and Communication Technology at NTNU has a vacancy for
Postdoctoral Fellow in Lightweight Post-Quantum Cryptography
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About the job

We have a vacancy for a postdoctoral fellowship at the Department of Information Security and Communication Technology at NTNU in Trondheim, Norway. The postdoctoral fellowship position is a temporary position where the main goal is to qualify for work in senior academic positions.

The position is funded by the Norwegian Research Council in the projects: “Lightweight Cryptography for Future Smart Networks ” and “OffPAD - Optimizing balance between high security and usability. An innovative approach to endpoint security ”.

The NIST Post Quantum Cryptography Standardization is expected to end in 2024, and post-quantum cryptography will be required to secure all sensitive information in the years to come shortly after, e.g., in protocols such as TLS, SSH, FIDO and other systems. Additionally, NIST have announces a new call for quantum secure digital signature algorithms .

This project aims to conduct research on lightweight post-quantum protocols and primitives, including symmetric key primitives, and improve upon the frameworks used today regarding communication size, computation complexity and secure and efficient implementation of long-term security cryptographic primitives.

The postdoc will be part of the NTNU Applied Cryptology Lab , a multidisciplinary research group consisting of members from the Department of Information Security and Communication Technology and the Department of Mathematical Sciences at NTNU.

A list of possible, but not limited to, post-quantum cryptography research topics for the postdoctoral position are:

  • Usability of lightweight primitives and protocols
  • Low communication key exchange and encryption
  • Lightweight ZKP and digital signatures
  • Efficient implementations in HW and SW
  • Side-channel security analysis

Your hosts will be Professor Danilo Gligoroski, Professor Stig Frode Mjølsnes, and/or Associate Professor Tjerand Silde at the Department of Information Security and Communication Technology.


Duties of the position
  • Conduct research on lightweight quantum secure protocols
  • Co-supervise master’s thesis and PhD students

Required selection criteria
  • You must have completed a Norwegian doctoral degree or corresponding foreign doctoral degree recognized as equivalent to a Norwegian PhD in the field of Cryptography.
  • If you can document that the PhD thesis has been submitted, your application can be assessed even if you have not yet defended your dissertation. Documentation of the obtained doctoral degree must be presented before you can take up the position.

The appointment is to be made in accordance with Regulations on terms of employment for positions such as postdoctoral fellow, Ph.D Candidate, research assistant and specialist candidate.


Preferred selection criteria
  • Publications in top venue scientific conferences or journals within the field of cryptography.
  • Experience researching one or more of the following topics: post-quantum cryptography, key exchange, encryption, digital signatures, zero-knowledge proofs, secure implementations and side-channel attacks
  • Experience with teaching and supervision of students
  • Excellent English skills, both spoken and written

Personal characteristics
  • Ability to work both independently and in a team.
  • Excellent communication skills.

Emphasis will be placed on personal and interpersonal qualities.


We offer 
  • exciting and stimulating tasks in a strong international academic environment 
  • an open and inclusive work environment  with dedicated colleagues 
  • favourable terms in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund 
  • employee benefits 

Salary and conditions

As a Postdoctoral Fellow (code 1352) you are normally paid from NOK 563 500 (scale 61) per annum before tax, depending on qualifications and seniority. From the salary, 2% is deducted as a contribution to the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund

The period of employment is 3 years.

The engagement is to be made in accordance with the regulations in force concerning State Employees and Civil Servants , and the acts relating to Control of the Export of Strategic Goods, Services and Technology. Candidates who by assessment of the application and attachment are seen to conflict with the criteria in the latter law will be prohibited from recruitment to NTNU.  

After the appointment you must assume that there may be changes in the area of work.

The position is subject to external funding from the Research Council Norway (RCN).

It is a prerequisite you can be present at and accessible to the institution on a daily basis.


About the application 

The application and supporting documentation to be used as the basis for the assessment must be in English.

Publications and other scientific work must follow the application. Please note that your application will be considered based solely on information submitted by the application deadline. You must therefore ensure that your application clearly demonstrates how your skills and experience fulfil the criteria specified above.

If, for any reason, you have taken a career break or have had an atypical career and wish to disclose this in your application, the selection committee will take this into account, recognizing that the quantity of your research may be reduced as a result.

We would like the candidate to start as early as possible, and potential starting dates should be indicated in the application.

The application must include:

  • CV and certificates 
  • Transcripts and diplomas for bachelor's-, master's- and PhD degrees. If you have not yet completed your PhD, you must provide confirmation on your estimated date for the doctoral dissertation, or that your PhD thesis has been submitted
  • A copy of the doctoral thesis. If you are close to submitting, or have recently submitted your thesis, you can attach a draft of the thesis. Documentation of a completed doctoral degree must be presented before taking up the position.
  • Academic works - published or unpublished - that you would like to be considered in the assessment (up to 5 items)
  • Research plan that addresses the research topics listed above. Please ensure to include motivation and the relevance of the proposed research work
  • Name and contact information of three references

If all, or parts, of your education has been taken abroad, we also ask you to attach documentation of the scope and quality of your entire education. Description of the documentation required can be found here . If you already have a statement from NOKUT, please attach this as well. 

 
Joint works will be considered. If it is difficult to identify your contribution to joint works, you must attach a brief description of your participation. 

In the evaluation of which candidate is best qualified, emphasis will be placed on education, experience and personal and interpersonal qualities. Motivation, ambitions, and potential will also count in the assessment of the candidates. 

NTNU is committed to following evaluation criteria for research quality according to The San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment - DORA. 


General information 

Working at NTNU 

NTNU believes that inclusion and diversity is a strength. We want our faculty and staff to reflect Norway’s culturally diverse population and we continuously seek to hire the best minds. This enables NTNU to increase productivity and innovation, improve decision making processes, raise employee satisfaction, compete academically with global top-ranking institutions and carry out our social responsibilities within education and research. NTNU emphasizes accessibility and encourages qualified candidates to apply regardless of gender identity, ability status, periods of unemployment or ethnic and cultural background.

The city of Trondheim is a modern European city with a rich cultural scene. Trondheim is the innovation capital of Norway with a population of 200,000. The Norwegian welfare state, including healthcare, schools, kindergartens and overall equality, is probably the best of its kind in the world. Professional subsidized day-care for children is easily available. Furthermore, Trondheim offers great opportunities for education (including international schools) and possibilities to enjoy nature, culture and family life and has low crime rates and clean air quality.  

As an employee at NTNU, you must at all times adhere to the changes that the development in the subject entails and the organizational changes that are adopted. 

A public list of applicants with name, age, job title and municipality of residence is prepared after the application deadline. If you want to reserve yourself from entry on the public applicant list, this must be justified. Assessment will be made in accordance with current legislation . You will be notified if the reservation is not accepted.

If you have any questions about the position, please contact Associate Professor Tjerand Silde, telephone +4747301607, email [email protected] . If you have questions about the recruitment process please contact HR by email [email protected]

If you think this looks interesting and in line with your qualifications, please submit your application electronically via jobbnorge.no with your CV, diplomas and certificates attached. Applications submitted elsewhere will not be considered. Upon request, you must be able to obtain certified copies of your documentation. 

Application deadline: 01.05.2023.  


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Deadline

1st May 2023


Employer

NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology


Municipality

Trondheim


Scope

Fulltime (1 positions) Fulltime (%)


Duration

Temporary


Place of service

NTNU Campus Trondheim


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