The Department of Computing at the University of Surrey (http://www.surrey.ac.uk/computing/) seeks to recruit a motivated doctoral student to work in the area of Information Security. The studentship is for three years and includes a stipend of £16,000 per year and tuition fees, and is available to students of UK/EU residency.
The successful candidate will participate in the Formal Methods and Security group (http://www.surrey.ac.uk/computing/research/fms/index.htm), will work in an exciting international environment and will have the opportunity to participate in the development of the recently launched Surrey Centre for Cyber Security (http://www.surrey.ac.uk/sccs/index.htm).
| Location: | Guildford |
| Post Type: | Full Time |
| Closing Date: | Friday 29 May 2015 |
| Reference: | 079214 |
Student role
The main tasks of the Ph.D. student will be to develop state-of-the-art techniques for the security analysis of real world protocols. In particular, he/she will work in one of the following areas:
– Formal methods applied to security protocols;
– Applied Cryptography and Provable Security.
Student Profile
The candidate is expected to have:
a first or upper second-class 2.1 degree or equivalent overseas qualification, or a
lower second 2.2 plus a good Masters degree in Computer Science,
Mathematics, or a related discipline;
Non-native speakers of English will normally be required to have IELTS 6.5 or
above (or equivalent)
UK/EU residency
Application
Applications should be written in English and include the following documents:
– Cover letter indicating the research area of interest and your motivation;
– Curriculum Vitae;
– A short description of your Master work (max 1 page);
– Transcript of grades from all university-level courses taken.
Applications should be submitted electronically via the on-line recruitment portal of the University of Surrey athttp://www.surrey.ac.uk/postgraduate/computing-phd
Shortlisted applicants will be contacted directly to arrange a suitable time for an interview. The position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found so there is no fixed closing date for applications.
Contact information
For inquiries please contact:
Dr. Anna Lisa Ferrara (a.ferrara@surrey.ac.uk)