Postdoctoral position in Computer Science - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Description

The Faculty of Health Science and Technology has an opening for a full-time post-doctoral research fellow in Computer Science with focus on Usable Privacy and Identity Management. The position is available within the Privacy & Security (PriSec) research group at the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Karlstad University. Research within PriSec is focused on cybersecurity, privacy enhancing technologies (PETs), and usable privacy and security.

The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science consists of the two research subjects: Mathematics and Computer Science. It has a research and teaching staff of more than 70 persons. In Computer Science, research and education are focused on computer networking and distributed systems, computer security and privacy, and software engineering. Both research and education are conducted in close cooperation with international, national and regional partners from both academia and industry.

The position is a full-time position for 2 years. The starting date for the position is within the time span of November 1, 2021 and January 1, 2022.

Duties

The post-doctoral fellow will conduct research in the area of usable privacy and identity management for smart environments with a focus on designing, developing and evaluating usable transparency and control functions. Moreover, he/she may also be able to contribute to our ongoing research on Quality Criteria and certification of cybersecurity /privacy MOOCs and may be involved in teaching activities at the department.

The post-doctoral fellow will work in externally funded project including the SFF-funded project SURPRISE, the TRUEdig project, which is an industrial collaboration project funded by the Knowledge Foundation of Sweden, and the EU H2020 project CyberSec4Europe.

Qualification requirements

To be eligible for the position, applicants are required to hold a recent PhD degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering (or equivalent qualifications). The candidate must have completed the degree no more than three years before the application deadline.

Qualifications obtained earlier may be considered if there are special grounds, such as sick leave, parental leave, clinical service, service as a union representative, or similar.

Assessment criteria

In the assessment procedure, emphasis will be placed on the applicant's scientific experience in relation to usable privacy and identity management and usable PETs, including the development of usable and innovative user interfaces and tools for transparency, intervenability and consent. The candidate should be experienced with HCI research methods, including user interface development and prototyping, user lab studies, interviews, focus groups or statistical surveys. The candidate should preferably also be familiar with the European legal privacy framework (GDPR) and should also have the necessary technical knowledge of PETs and Identity Management for smart applications as well as programming skills. Knowledge and experiences with cybersecurity / privacy MOOCs will be a merit.

Publications in high impact journals and well-known conference proceedings,
oral and written communication skills in English, the ability to independently pursue his or her work, and the ability to collaborate with others will be important as well. Special attention will be also given to international research experiences and experiences with industrial research cooperation.

Terms of employment

The position is a full-time position for two years. The starting date for the position is within the time span of November 1, 2021 and January 1, 2022.

Further information

Karlstad University places great value on the enriching presence of diverse backgrounds and gender balance in the organisation. We welcome applicants with different cultural backgrounds, gender identities, functional abilities and life experiences

Application

Submit the application via the University’s web-based recruitment tool, Varbi. Applicants are responsible for submitting a complete application in accordance with the advertisement and for ensuring that the documentation allows for objective and qualitative assessments. A complete application should be submitted no later than the application deadline. An incomplete application may jeopardise a fair assessment of qualifications. Include two references, at least one of which should be from a current or previous supervisor.

The application should include:

• CV including your relevant professional experience and knowledge and a list of your publications. Application letter with a brief description of what your academic interests are and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals. (Maximum 2 pages long)
• Copy of the degree certificate(s) and transcripts of records from your previously attended university-level institutions. Translations into English or Swedish if the original documents are not issued in one of these languages.
• 2 representative publications or technical reports. For longer documents, please provide a summary (abstract) and a web link to the full text.
• A letter of recommendation.
• Contact information for two reference persons. We reserve the right to contact references only for shortlisted candidates

Attach all the documents and publications you wish to be considered to the electronic application (do not just provide links). Name each uploaded document to clearly indicate its content.

Documents that cannot be submitted electronically, such as books or publications, should be sent to:

Karlstads universitet
Registrator
651 88 Karlstad

State ref.no: REK2021/147

Application deadline: 1 October 2021

We look forward to your application!

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