Postdoctoral Research Fellows Positions in Cybersecurity and Dependability: 2023-2024

Fixed Term Contract, full time, for the duration of up to 3 years. The initial appointment will be for a period of 2 years and upon satisfactory evaluation, it can be extended for a total duration of 3 years.

The Resilient Computing and Cybersecurity Center (RC3) at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) invites applications for multiple post-doctoral positions in the broad areas of Cybersecurity and Dependability. The RC3 center is a research unit aiming at developing the emerging area of Resilient Computing in symbiosis with classic Cybersecurity paradigms, fulfilling the innovative vision --- followed by an increasing number of stakeholders --- that “(Cyber) Resilience is the Cybersecurity of the XXI century”.

We are looking for researchers who have completed their Ph.D. in the past five years, or will complete their Ph.D. soon, and wish to bootstrap their career. We seek candidates who are prepared to participate in the shaping of such a challenging and innovative research theme, as well as contributing to the ambitious research agenda of the RC3 center, supported by a very substantial funding landscape.

Your Role

Successful candidates will be given excellent conditions for the development of their research skills, in terms of working conditions, mentoring and laboratory facilities.

The main research topics this opening is calling for are aligned with the research priorities of RC3:

• Resilience of Cyber-Physical System and IoT Infrastructures (e.g., HW-assisted and adaptive R/T and BFT control, autonomous land/air/space vehicles, power, process industry, SCADA and R/T Digital Twins). 
• Resilience and scalability of Internet and Cloud distributed systems (fault and intrusion tolerance, consensus, BFT, blockchainand ledger tech), in e.g., e-Health, FinTech, e-Gov. 
• Security and Dependability of Embedded Components and Sub-systems (e.g., manycores, SoC, FPGA, hypervisors, TEE/SGX, ECUs). 
• Data Privacy and Integrity in Highly Sensitive Sectors (e.g., fintech and blockchain, social, sharing vs. privacy in life-cycle of biomedical data, safe and secure operation of medical systems).

The candidates will work closely with Prof. Paulo Esteves-Veríssimo and his team members, interacting closely as well with other RC3 members. They are expected to do high-quality research, participate actively to projects, help mentor students and publish results in the most selective venues. Good communication and presentation skills are a must. English is the working language of this international laboratory.

For more information, please contact us via email at: 

Email: [email protected]  , Subject: CYBERSECURITY - POSTDOC APPLICATIONS

About KAUST

KAUST is an international, graduate-only research university with researchers from over 100 nationalities, located on the shores of the Red Sea in Saudi Arabia less than an hour drive north of Jeddah. KAUST offers outstanding research facilities, internationally competitive salaries, one round-trip travel to home country per year, and generous research funding from KAUST as well as other funding opportunities through industry collaborations. KAUST attracts top international faculty, scientists, engineers and students to conduct curiosity-driven and goal-oriented research to address the world’s pressing scientific and technological challenges.

KAUST has an award-winning campus to live, work, study and play that is designed to inspire and motivate students, employees and their families to maintain an active lifestyle. The community members enjoy elementary and secondary schools, health clinic, on-demand as well as scheduled transportations, thematic community clubs, as well as several fitness and outdoor sports installations including sea-faring sports. On the cultural and leisure side, KAUST fosters the arts with a performance theater for concerts and plays as well as a movie theater, besides numerous dining options and the Red Sea just steps away, information may be found here .