International Association
for Cryptologic Research

CWI Amsterdam is looking for an excellent researcher in the area of cyber security, particularly the interface between mathematical cryptology and applied information security.

You have an excellent international research track record in cryptanalysis, with expertise in areas such as cryptographic hash functions, symmetric-key cryptography and side-channel attacks. Besides, you have broad scientific knowledge in cryptology, both in its theoretical, mathematical foundations as well as in its practical aspects, including design of algorithms, development of software, high-performance computing, industry standards and/or commercial products. You have a proven interest in applications of cryptology to practical information security (such as internet security) and you are willing to initiate or participate in research projects that relate to the Dutch cyber security policy.

As a researcher at CWI Amsterdam you are expected to perform fundamental and application-oriented research, to supervise Ph.D. students, to participate in or lead research projects together with other academic institutes or industry, and to acquire external funding. You are able to work as an independent researcher who can set his/her own research agenda, as demonstrated by previous post-doctoral work experience. You can connect to current research at CWI while at the same time bringing in substantial new expertise.

The Cryptology group operates on the interface between mathematics and computer science and

is currently focused on public-key cryptology, secure multi-party computation, quantum information theory and -cryptography, cryptanalysis and mathematical cryptology at large.

The group is affiliated with the Dutch mathematics research cluster “Discrete, Interactive and Algorithmic Mathematics, Algebra and Number Theory” (DIAMANT).

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