Job title: 2 postdoc positions in Computer Systems Security
Fte: 1.0
VU unit: Faculty of Sciences
Vacancy number: 14363
Date of publication: November 6, 2014
Closing date: January 5, 2015 

VU University Amsterdam is one of the leading institutions for higher education in Europe and aims to be inspiring, innovative, and committed to societal welfare. It comprises twelve faculties and has teaching facilities for 25,000 students.

Research at the Faculty of Sciences focuses on the areas of Life & Health, Networked World, Fundamentals of Science, and Energy & Sustainability. The faculty’s teaching activities are directly linked to this excellent research. Cooperation with other faculties on the VU University Amsterdam campus generates attractive, high-quality Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes.

At international level, the faculty cooperates closely with leading scientific institutes and other partners.

In the context of the VU University Amsterdam management programme, the faculty is cooperating closely with the Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences to optimize the support of teaching and research. During the upcoming period, the faculty, together with the Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, will be facing the challenge of how to further flesh out cooperation between VU University Amsterdam’s science faculties and those of the University of Amsterdam.

The VUA Department of Computer Sciences has approximately 170 members, including 35 tenured staff members and 40-50 PhD students. We are currently embarking on an ambitious collaboration with the UvA Informatics Institute. This will result in the largest conglomeration of computer science research in The Netherlands, and one of the largest in Europe.

Within this department, the Computer Systems section has always had a reputation for excellence and has produced some of the best-known computer systems people in the world. It is the birthplace of CVS and MINIX (which later led to Linux), as well as popular open source honeypot systems like Argos and Minemu. Several of our  professors have won ERC grants, as well as other prestigious grants. The Systems Security group regularly publishes in venues like Security & Privacy, USENIX Security, OSDI, Eurosys, USENIX, NDSS, etc.

For several projects, the Department of Computer Sciences is looking for postdocs in the Systems and Network Security group. Research in this group is directed toward system-level protection, malware analysis, reverse engineering, etc. We do not aim at research in cryptography, formal methods, or other higher-level security research topics. The postdocs will be expected to be involved in the (co-)supervision of the group’s Ph.D. students.

Requirements

We are looking for a postdoc candidate with a Ph.D. in Computer Science or a related discipline who is enthusiastic about contributing to the ambitious goals of the group. Especially, we seek a candidate with a demonstrable experience in high-quality teaching and research, and with an international research profile. The candidate must be specialized in system security in line with the research interests in the group. Preference will be given to candidates who demonstrate that they can publish at tier-1 venues.  Applicants should have a positive attitude towards inspiring Ph.D. students and cooperation in research projects.

Further particulars 

The initial appointment will be for a period of three years. You can find information about our excellent employment conditions at www.workingatvu.nl such as:

• Remuneration of 8,3% end-of-year bonus and  8% holiday allowance;
• Solid pension scheme (ABP);
• A minimum of 29 holidays In case of full-time employment;
• Possibilities to save up holidays for sabbatical leave.

Salary

The salary will be in accordance with university regulations for academic personnel, and depending on experience, range from a minimum of € 3,037 gross per month (salary scale 10) up to a maximum of  € 4,462 gross per month (salary scale 11) based on a full-time employment.

Information

For additional information please contact:

Prof. Herbert Bos
phone: +31 20 59 87746
email: herbertb<στο>cs.vu.nl

Department of Computer Sciences: www.cs.vu.nl
Research interests and publications: http://www.cs.vu.nl/~herbertb/papers/index.html

Application

Applicants are requested to write a letter in which they describe their abilities and motivation, accompanied by a curriculum vitae and two or three references.

Applications should be sent by email to vacature.few<στο>vu.nl before 5 January 2015. Please mention the vacancy number in the e-mail header.