International Association
for Cryptologic Research

Post-Doc in IoT/Smart-City/AV Security – 300 k RMB/yr, Tax-Free – Deadline 15 Aug 2025 – Apply Now! Dear colleagues, A fully-funded, 2-year Post-Doctoral Researcher position is open at Shaoxing University in the area of Security & Privacy for Internet-of-Things, Smart Cities, or Autonomous Vehicles. Key facts • Duration: 24 months, earliest start 1 Oct 2025 • Salary: 300 000 RMB per year – tax-exempt for most nationalities • Location: Shaoxing, China – vibrant tech hub, 40 min to Alibaba HQ and West Lake • Lab: new Secure-Intelligent Systems Lab, generous travel & publication funds What we seek • PhD in CS, or related, awarded ≤ 3 years ago • ≥ 3 Q1 journal papers (JCR/Web-of-Science) in IoT/smart-city/AV security, privacy, or applied cryptography • Strong background in one or more: secure firmware, C-V2X/DSRC security, AI-based intrusion detection, lightweight crypto, blockchain for smart-city data, formal verification, side-channel analysis, TEEs • Open-source or dataset contributions are a plus Application – single PDF to mehdi.gheisari@yandex.ru Subject line (exactly): Postdoc position – Your Name – JournalName Contents (in order): 1. 1-page cover letter (motivation + fit) 2. CV (max 4 pages, list Q1 papers with JCR rank & cites) 3. Live links to 3 best Q1 papers (DOI or open PDF) 4. 2 referees (name + e-mail) Deadline • 20 August 2025 – 23:59 (UTC+8) • Only complete applications will be reviewed; shortlisted candidates contacted for online interview. Please forward to promising recent PhDs!