International Association
for Cryptologic Research

The Department of Informatics has a vacancy for 2 research fellows (PhD positions) in computer security for a period of 4 years. The recruited students will work in a new research group, named Simula@UiB, that is headed by Professor Kjell Jørgen Hole. The group is a joint venture between Simula Research Laboratory (http://simula.no) and University of Bergen. It currently consists of two professors, two research scientists, one PhD student and several master students.

Candidates must have good analytical skills and be able to generate their own research ideas. They must have good communication skills and be fluent in English. Experience in computer security is an advantage. Candidates with experience from one or more of the areas Cyber Security, Software Security, Network Science, Game Theory, or Information Theory are of special interest.

In total, the fellowship period is 4 years. For positions with a 4-year duration 25 pct of the period will be designated to teaching and/or administrative duties. The fellowship period may be reduced if the successful applicant has held previous employment as research fellow or similar.