International Association
for Cryptologic Research

The cybersecurity group at Monash Information Technology has openings for PhD and PostDoc positions, fully funded by an Australian Research Council (ARC) project. We are looking for candidates in design, analysis, implementation and/or application aspects of the following areas.

Topics of interest

• Zero-knowledge proof (ZKP)
• SNARKs
• Lattice-based cryptography
• Fully-homomorphic encryption (FHE)
• Some combination of the above

The candidates will have the opportunity to work in an excellent research environment and collaborate with experts in cryptography and with CryptoLab industry partners.

Why join Monash?

Monash University is among the leading universities in Australia and is located in Melbourne, one of the most liveable cities in the world. See more at: https://mfesgin.github.io/supervision/

PhD Position

Applicants should have (or be expected to complete in the next 6 months) a masters or honours equivalent degree in mathematics, computer science, cryptography, engineering or closely related areas. Some research experience in cryptography is required.

Apply by filling out the following form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSetFZLvDNug5SzzE-iH97P9TGzFGkZB-ly_EBGOrAYe3zUYBw/viewform

PostDoc Position

Applicants should have (or be expected to complete in the next 6 months) a PhD in mathematics, computer science, cryptography, engineering or closely related areas. Research experience in at least one of lattice-based cryptography, zero-knowledge proofs, or FHE is required.

Apply by filling out the following form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf8T2xlMbtKB6B7Lqn_VvV1-PpRzQrcl2Xe8oRnNZQVHqiPSg/viewform