KTH Royal Institute of Technology, KTH Information and Communication Technology
KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm is the largest and oldest technical university in Sweden. No less than one-third of Sweden’s technical research and engineering education capacity at university level is provided by KTH. Education and research spans from natural sciences to all branches of engineering and includes Architecture, Industrial Management and Urban Planning. There are a total of 13,400 first and second level students and almost 1,900 doctoral students. KTH has 4,900 employees.
KTH Information and Communication Technology conducts research and education at leading international level in Material Physics, Photonics/Optics, Electronic Systems, Integrated Devices and Circuits, as well as Communication Systems. Our research activity encompasses both basic and applied level. We offer a wide spectrum of educational programs at undergraduate, masters and doctoral level. Our school fosters close collaboration with Swedish and international companies and research institutes as well as surrounding associations such as Kista Science City.
Job description
The Department of Electronic Systems at the School of Information and Communication Technology, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), seeks qualified applicants for a 3-year postdoctoral position in secure and trustworthy hardware.
The person hired for this position is expected to create new cutting-edge knowledge which provides innovative cryptographic solutions for future applications and to provide assurance of the new security solutions. The latter includes developing innovative countermeasures which detect malicious design alterations (hardware Trojans) and enhance the resistance of hardware to tampering, cloning and reverse engineering with the lower overheard compared to the traditional methods.
Qualifications
The candidate must hold a PhD Degree in computer science or computer engineering with a specialization on cryptography or cryptanalysis. Applicants must be strongly motivated for postdoctoral studies, possess the ability to work independently and perform critical analysis and also possess good levels of cooperative and communicative abilities. Furthermore, a strong publication record in international journals and conferences is required. The candidates should have excellent skills in spoken and written English.
Trade union representatives
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Application
The application should include the following documents:
- Curriculum Vitae
- List of publications
- Proof of English proficiency
- PhD degree and transcripts (translation if the original is not in English)
- Research proposal (1 page) describing the research you would like to do
- Names and contact details of 2 referees
The attached documents should be written in English, except documents which are originally in Swedish, and sent preferably as PDF-files.
Log into KTH’s recruitment system in order to apply to this position. You are the main responsible to ensure that your application is complete according to the ad. Your complete application must be received at KTH no later than the last day of application.
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Type of employment: Temporary position longer than 6 months
Working hours: Full time
Access: According to the agreement, preferably soonest possible
Salary: According to the agreement and to the general level for postdoc salary
Number of positions: 1
Working hours: 100%
City: Kista
County: Stockholms län
Country: Sweden
Reference number: I-2015-0008
Contact: Elena Dubrova/ Professor, +46 (0) 8 – 790 41 14/ dubrova<στο>kth.se
Elizabeth All/ ICT HR-manager, +46 (0) 8 – 790 44 11/ eall<στο>kth.se
Published: 09.Jan.2015
Last application date: 02.Feb.2015