Research Assistant - Temporal Memory Safety (Fixed Term)

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 3.5 years.

This research associate position is to work in Professor Simon Moore's team to explore advances at the hardware/software interface to make temporal memory safety more performant. This is part of a larger project called CHERI:

https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/research/security/ctsrd/cheri/

The ideal candidate will have a first class degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science or comparable experience. Expertise in systems-level programming (particularly low-level C-code) and hardware design (particularly SystemVerilog) are essential. Knowledge of trusted execution environments and cryptography would be desirable. The project will be part of a team effort, so experience of working in a team and using associated tools (revision control, bug trackers, regression test systems, etc.) is very useful.

Informal enquiries can be made by contacting: [email protected]

The Department of Computer Science and Technology is an academic department that encompasses computer science along with many aspects of engineering, technology and mathematics. We have a world wide reputation for academic research with consistent top research ratings. The Department has an open and collaborative culture, supporting revolutionary fundamental computer science research, strong cross-cutting collaborations internally and externally, and ideas which transform computing outside the University. Please follow the link at: https://www.cst.cam.ac.uk to find out more about our Department.

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Please quote reference NR41046 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

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