PhD Position in Privacy at IMDEA Software Institute

Applications are open for a PhD position in the field of privacy enhancing technologies with the Security Group of IMDEA Software Institute (http://software.imdea.org/). The successful applicant can start from April 2016.

Candidates should either have graduated in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or a related MSc course. A good engineering mathematics background and a strong interest in Security and Privacy is necessary. Inquisitiveness, commitment, and a critical attitude is expected. The working language at the institute is English, and candidates can be of any nationality.

The successful applicant will work under the supervision of Dr. Carmela Troncoso on the design and evaluation of privacy-preserving systems. The project will tackle the definition of privacy metrics, the development of techniques to compute them and their integration in the design and engineering of privacy enhancing technologies.

The IMDEA Software Institute is based in Madrid, Spain. The typical duration of a PhD grant at the IMDEA Software Institute is between 3 and 5 years and salaries are internationally competitive, including attractive conditions such as access to an excellent public healthcare system.