International Association
for Cryptologic Research

The Embedded System Security Group at University Jean Monnet (Saint-Etienne, France) is looking for motivated PhD students. We are looking for candidates to work on the implementation security of post-quantum NIST finalists. This project aims to develop side-channel attacks and fault attacks against unprotected implementations of the candidates and propose tailored countermeasures.

Your tasks:

Research in the field of post-quantum cryptography

Possible teaching to the extent of 4 hours a week

Your profile:

Master's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related area by the time of appointment.

Interest in the areas of cryptography and IT security.

Fluency in English (written and spoken).

Knowledge of French is not mandatory.

If you are interested, please send an email including your detailed CV to vincent.grosso@univ-st-etienne.fr and pierre.louis.cayrel@univ-st-etienne.fr. Applications will be reviewed continuously until the position is filled.