Assistant Professor of Digital Security: Hardware for cryptography

Applications are invited for the position of Assistant Professor (Universitair Docent, 0.8 to 1.0 FTE). We are looking for applicants with a strong research record in either cryptographic engineering or machine learning in cryptography. In particular, we are looking for candidates with experience in security evaluation of cryptographic hardware or hardware/software co-design for cryptography.

The position is within the Digital Security (DiS) section of the Institute for Computing and Information Science (iCIS). As an Assistant Professor you will be responsible for the development and coordination of security courses at the Bachelor’s and Master’s levels. You will be expected to develop connections within our institute and Radboud University and beyond and contribute to administrative tasks and outreach activities. This position has a good balance between teaching, research and administration, giving the candidate time to write research proposals and further develop their research lines and career.

Requirements:

• Your expertise is in good synergy with the current expertise of the Digital Security group and is supported by publications at high-profile venues, invitations to scientific conferences, and/or research grants.
• You have good teaching skills and experience, a clear vision on teaching, and the willingness to teach a broad variety of Bachelor’s degree courses, as well as courses related to your research expertise in the Master’s programme in Cyber Security.
• You are a team player who is eager to collaborate with other academics and build bridges between different research areas within and outside DiS and Radboud University, and within and outside academia, nationally and internationally.
• You have good communication skills.
• You are interested, and preferably have experience, in security research for industry and real-world applications.
• You have the ability to successfully apply for external funding.
• Naturally, there is room for further development and excellence in some of these domains may compensate for deficiencies in others.

Salary Benefits:

• We will give you a temporary employment contract of one year with the prospect of a permanent contract.
• Your salary within salary scale 11 depends on your previous education and number of years of (relevant) work experience. The amounts in the scale are based on a 38-hour working week.
• You will receive an 8% holiday allowance and an 8,3% end-of-year bonus.
• You will be able to use our Dual Career and Family Support Service. The Dual Career Programme assists your partner via support, tools, and resources to improve their chances of independently finding employment in the Netherlands. Our Family Support Service helps you and your partner feel welcome and at home by providing customised assistance in navigating local facilities, schools, and amenities. Also take a look at our support for international staff page to discover all our services for international employees.
• You will receive extra days off. With full-time employment, you can choose between 30 or 41 days of annual leave instead of the statutory 20.

Work and science require good employment practices. This is reflected in Radboud University's primary and secondary employment conditions. You can make arrangements for the best possible work-life balance with flexible working hours, various leave arrangements and working from home. You are also able to compose part of your employment conditions yourself, for example, exchange income for extra leave days and receive a reimbursement for your sports subscription. And of course, we offer a good pension plan. You are given plenty of room and responsibility to develop your talents and realise your ambitions. Therefore, we provide various training and development schemes.

30.4 - 38 hours per week

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