Job Description
Technical coordination with other members of the research team, consortium partners, companies, public institutions, and standardization bodies. Participation in the implementation, integration, testing, and experimental evaluation of prototypes, proofs of concept, pilots, and demonstrators. Utilization of development tools, version control, experimental environments, and good coding practices.
The duties of the hired person will focus on research, development, validation, and transfer of results in the fields of applied cryptography, cybersecurity, and post-quantum and verifiable digital infrastructures. In particular, they will include:
- Analysis of the state of the art and monitoring of European and international standards in post-quantum cryptography, public key infrastructures, digital certificates, electronic signatures, revocation mechanisms, automated certificate management, and associated security protocols.
- Design, analysis, and validation of cryptographic mechanisms for the post-quantum transition, including hybrid certificates, post-quantum or hybrid digital signatures, cryptographic combiners, certificate lifecycle management protocols, timestamping, revocation mechanisms, and alternatives or extensions to X.509 infrastructures.
- Participation in the implementation, integration, testing, and experimental evaluation of prototypes, proofs of concept, pilots, and demonstrators in applied research environments, with special attention to robustness, interoperability, performance, scalability, and suitability for real-world use cases.
- Contribution to national and European competitive projects linked to the research line, including the preparation of deliverables, technical reports, reproducible documentation, experimental results, dissemination materials, and scientific or technical publications.
- Technical coordination with other members of the research team, consortium partners, companies, public institutions, standardization bodies, and other agents in the cybersecurity and digital trust ecosystem.
- Support for transfer, dissemination, specialized training, and industry interaction activities in the field of post-quantum cryptography, digital infrastructure security, and electronic trust.
- Collaboration in teaching tasks linked to the field of cryptography, cybersecurity, network security, systems security, blockchain technology, or other related subjects, up to a maximum of 60 hours per academic year, in accordance with the contractual category and the teaching planning approved by the department.
Qualifications
Requirements to be met by candidates
GENERAL
a) Hold a doctoral degree (PhD).
b) Not have been dismissed through disciplinary proceedings from the service of any public administration, nor be disqualified from public office by a final judicial ruling. In the case of nationals from another country, not be disqualified or in an equivalent situation, nor have been subjected to a disciplinary sanction or equivalent that prevents, in their country and under the same terms, access to public employment.
SPECIFIC
The position requires an individual with demonstrable research experience in applied cryptography, cybersecurity, or related fields, with the capacity to conduct autonomous scientific-technical activities and to coordinate with research teams, European partners, companies, and bodies linked to digital trust and digital infrastructure security.
• PhD in cryptography, cybersecurity, mathematics, computer engineering, telecommunications engineering, or a related field.
• Demonstrable experience in postdoctoral research or advanced scientific-technical activities in applied cryptography, cybersecurity, cryptographic protocols, PKI infrastructures, digital signatures, protocol verification, or post-quantum technologies.
• Knowledge of post-quantum cryptography and the main challenges of migration toward quantum-resistant digital infrastructures.
• Experience in preparing technical results, deliverables, reports, scientific publications, or reproducible documentation in research projects.
• Ability to work in international environments and proficiency in technical writing in English.
Experience in competitive national or European projects, standardization activities, collaboration with companies or public institutions, technology pilots, knowledge transfer activities, and university teaching in cryptography, cybersecurity, or related subjects will be positively valued.
These participation requirements must be met on the final day of the application deadline, must be reliably verifiable at any time during the selection process, and must continue to be met on the date the contract is signed.
The alleged merits will always be considered in relation to the final day of the application submission deadline.
Accreditation of sufficient knowledge of Catalan for teaching
Decree 128/2010, of September 14, on the accreditation of the linguistic knowledge of teaching staff at universities within the Catalan university system, establishes that university professors must accredit a sufficient knowledge of Catalan, both in oral and written expression, in accordance with the demands of their academic tasks. At the time of signing the contract, the selected person may choose between accrediting their knowledge of Catalan or postponing this accreditation for a maximum period of two years. The accreditation of this linguistic competence and participation in the training actions necessary to achieve and maintain it are part of the ordinary and assessable obligations of the teaching staff.
In the case of teaching in third languages, it is recommended to start language training in order to interact with students, teaching and research staff, and administrative and service staff in any of the working languages and to respect the linguistic rights of the university community. It is also recommended to start this training because if teaching in Catalan or Spanish is assigned at any point, two years after hiring, sufficient knowledge must be accredited.
This accreditation corresponds to the provisions of Decree 128/2010, of September 14. Further information can be consulted on the UPF Languages website.
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