PhD human factors in cybercrime

Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR), Netherlands

Updated: almost 2 years ago
Job Type: Temporary
Deadline: 03 Jun 2022

The successful applicant will examine the decision-making process of cyber offenders targeting IoT devices for illicit purposes. The main goal will be to understand the cybercrime commission process, as well as to identify any stages in this process that are susceptible to intervention and subsequent disruption. To do so, the applicant will design experiments that—through different manipulations—allow to collect objective measures of cyber offenders' online behavior and measure their effect on cybercrime. Research designs could for example involve the use of honeypots and computer labs. You will be part of a multidisciplinary research team and will work closely with computer scientist from Eindhoven University of Technology.The position has a fixed term of four-years. 

Your key tasks as a PhD fellow are:

  • To manage and carry through your research project.
  • To collect and analyse data for the project.
  • To write peer-reviewed articles in English and merge them into a PhD dissertation. 
  • To disseminate your research at scientific conferences and to societal partners.
  • To participate in PhD courses.

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