PhD candidate in Cyber Security University of Luxembourg, Computer Science and Communications Research Unit

Contract Type:

 

Fixed Term Contract

The University of Luxembourg seeks to hire an outstanding doctoral researcher at the Computer Science and Communications Research Unit. The position is part of the FNR PRIDE doctoral training programme on “Security and Privacy for System Protection”.

The successful candidate will participate in the activities of the Security and Trust of Software Systems (SaToSS) research group. The SaToSS group is working on formalising and applying formal reasoning to real-world security problems and trust issues. The research topics of the group include: security protocols, security modeling, formal methods for security, socio-technical aspects of security, risk management, privacy, etc. For further information, you may consult http://satoss.uni.lu/.

PhD candidate in cyber security (M/F)

• Ref: R-AGR-3125-18-C
• Fixed term employment (14 months fixed-term contract, renewable up to 36 months in total, pending satisfaction of progress milestones)
• On full-time basis (40 hours/week)
• Number of positions: 1

 

Your Role

 

The focus of the PhD project is on adaptive cyber defenses. The PhD candidate will develop models and techniques to measure the effectiveness of adaptive cyber defenses and provide means to decide how to deploy a given defense efficiently especially for a cloud computing and SDN-based infrastructure. 

The candidate’s main task will consist in contributing to the research within the SaToSS research group and preparing a doctoral dissertation. The candidate will also contribute to teaching and co-supervising master/bachelor students.

• A Master’s degree in computer science, mathematics, engineering or related field
• Strong background in the theory and practice of security, software and/or distributed systems and networks will be considered as an advantage
• Commitment, team working, self-motivated and a critical mind
• Fluent written and verbal communication skills in English are mandatory

 

We offer

 

The University offers a fixed term employment (14 months fixed-term contract, renewable up to 36 months). The University offers highly competitive salaries and is an equal opportunity employer. You will work in an exciting international environment and will have the opportunity to participate in the development of a dynamic and growing centre.

 

Further Information

 

Applications, written in English should be submitted online and should include:

• Curriculum Vitae (including your contact address, training record, work experience, publications, test results are optional but relevant e.g., GRE, TOEFL, IELTS)
• Cover letter indicating the research area of interest and your motivation
• Transcript of all courses and results from the university-level courses taken
• A short description of your Master’s work (max 1 page)
• Contact information for 3 referees

Further information

Deadline for applications: August 31st, 2017.

Applications will be considered on receipt therefore applying before the deadline is encouraged.