International Association
for Cryptologic Research

Event date: 11 July 2026
Submission deadline: 12 March 2026
Notification: 10 April 2026

We are looking for a bright post-doc researcher with strong interest and suitable experience in any of the following research areas:

• Advanced public-key encryption: e.g. Homomorphic Encryption (HE), Updatable Public-Key Encryption (UPKE), KEMs with extra propeties, and their use in the design of protocols.
• Lattice-based cryptography: Design, analysis, and prototyping of cryptographic schemes based on hard problems in lattices.

The successful candidate will be leading on research activities in an ongoing EU research project on post-quantum cryptography. They will work closely with members of the Privacy and Applied Cryptography (PACY) lab, led by Prof. Mark Manulis, and the Quantum-Safe and Advanced Cryptography (QuSAC) lab, led by Prof. Daniel Slamanig. The candidate will benefit from our modern infrastructure and availability of funds to support own research. Also, Munich is amongst best places to live in Germany.

This position is available for a start in April 2026 and is fully funded at federal salary level TVöD E13 (~59k to 64k EUR p.a. depending on qualifications and experience). The initial contract will be for 1.5 years with a possibility of extension. Candidates without doctoral degree but with sufficient research experience, e.g. final-year doctoral students, are also welcome to apply. (More info via URL below.)

Requirements:

• At least a completed Master degree in cryptography, mathematics or computer science
• Strong background knowledge / experience in privacy-enhancing cryptography research and development
• Publications in top-tier cryptography / security / privacy venues
• Fluency in written and spoken English, (German is not essential)

Application deadline: January 25, 2026. The search will continue until the position is filled.

Please send your application including a cover letter, CV, transcripts of grades, and two contacts for academic references as a single PDF document per email with subject line ”Application PACY“.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Prof. Mark Manulis (mark.manulis [at] unibw.de)

More information: https://www.unibw.de/pacy-en/vacancies

AAU is seeking to appoint a full professor in cybersecurity (candidates from all technical areas are welcome). Depending on the candidate's academic credentials, the professorship can either be open-ended or fixed-term (with option of a permanent extension).

The professorship is located at the Department of Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity, and takes a central role in the department, as well as the delivery of the MSc in AI and Cybersecurity.

A starting date of September 1st 2026 is envisioned. Salary, as well as associated positions (pre-doc and post-doc) are negotiable. For further information about the position please follow the link, and/or get in touch via the context supplied below.

Applications must be made by 14th of January 2026 via: https://jobs.aau.at/en/job/5-2/

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Elisabeth . Oswald AT aau.at

More information: https://jobs.aau.at/en/job/5-2/

We are looking for multiple interns to work with us on research projects around the real-world implementation security of MPC protocols, in particular, the gap between assumptions on the theory side and implementation choices made in practice. The internships are expected to take place at Aarhus University between May and August 2026.

Candidate profile:
Interns are expected to be current or recent PhD students with a relevant background in at least one of the following research areas:

• Modeling of MPC (security) in general, or of real-world aspects of other types of cryptographic protocols
• Attacks on implementations of advanced cryptographic protocols such as MPC, ZK, or related protocols
• Implementations of MPC protocols and related protocols

In exceptional cases, we may also consider master or bachelor students with relevant expertise.

Application:
The application deadline is 7 January 2026. Please see the project website (https://mpcinthewild.github.io) for further instructions.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: For more information about the internships, please contact Sabine Oechsner (s.a.oechsner@vu.nl) or Peter Scholl (peter.scholl@cs.au.dk).

More information: https://mpcinthewild.github.io