The University About us...
The University of Luxembourg aspires to be one of Europe’s most highly regarded universities with a distinctly international and interdisciplinary character .
It fosters the cross-fertilisation of research and teaching , is relevant to its country, is known worldwide for its research and teaching in targeted areas, and is establishing itself as an innovative model for contemporary European Higher Education.
The Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine (FSTM) contributes multidisciplinary expertise in the fields of Mathematics , Physics , Engineering , Computer Science , Life Sciences and Medicine .
Through its dual mission of teaching and research, the FSTM seeks to generate and disseminate knowledge and train new generations of responsible citizens, in order to better understand, explain and advance society and environment we live in.
Your Role...
Cryptolux is a team of cryptographers and security researchers interested in applied cryptography, cryptanalysis, privacy, network security, cryptographic blockchains and is led by Prof.
Alex Biryukov , we are affiliated to the Departement of Computer Science (DCS) and to the Security and Trust center (SnT).
You will perform the following tasks :
Prepare a doctoral thesis in Cryptography and IT Security
Publish research papers and give talks at the top international venues
Provide guidance to MSc students and TA for classes, depending on the needs of the team
Organize science outreach activities, e.g. science for kids,
Area / Potential topics of the thesis
Cryptanalysis and design of cryptographic primitives
Lightweight block ciphers, hash functions, authenticated encryption schemes
Financial Cryptography (security of distributed ledgers, smart contracts)
Privacy Enhancing Technology (Tor-like networks, privacy for cryptocurrencies, blockchains)
Design of proofs of work, resource-hard functions, commitment schemes
Side-channel attacks and countermeasures
White-box cryptography
What we expect from you
MSc. degree in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Electrical Engineering with outstanding grades (GPA >
85%)
Strong mathematical and / or algorithmic CS background (Olympiads, CTFs a plus)
Background in cryptography or information security - a plus
Good skills in programming, scripting languages . Math tools a plus
Fluent written and verbal communication skills in English
In Short...
Contract Type : Contrat à durée déterminée 36 Mois - extendable up to 48 months if required
Work Hours : Temps plein 40.0 Heures par Semaine
Employee and student status
Location : Belval
Year salary of 36 196,92 EUR (paid in 12 months)
Job Reference : UOL03468 
