Postdoc in web application security

Job description

The research group LangSec (Language-Based Security) at KTH is recruiting a postdoc in the area of web application security. The selected candidate will contribute to ongoing research in the group with main focus on WebInspector,  a project on detection and prevention of code-reuse attacks, funded by the Swedish Research Council. WebInspector  aims at developing scalable static and dynamic detection  and mitigation techniques, and tool support  against vulnerabilities such as insecure deserialization, prototype pollution, and more. The target languages are JavaScript and Java, along with their runtime environments.  The opportunities for collaborations within academia and industry, as well as for influencing the direction of the work are very good.

What we offer

• A position at a leading technical university that generates knowledge and skills for a sustainable future.
• Engaged and ambitious colleagues along with a creative, international and dynamic working environment
• Work in Stockholm, in close proximity to nature
• Help to relocate and be settled in Sweden and at KTH

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Qualifications

Requirements

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree. This eligibility requirement must be met no later than the time the employment decision is made.

The candidate must exhibit a high degree of scientific skills within one or, preferably more, of the research areas concerned: software security, software engineering, programming languages, formal methods. As a person you are independent and have good collaboration skills. Teaching abilities and awareness of diversity and equal opportunity issues, with specific focus on gender equality are meriting.

Preferred qualifications

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree, obtained within the last three years prior to the application deadline.
• Proven expertise in the areas of software security and programming languages, for example, via publications in conferences and journals.

We place great emphasis on personal qualities such as independence and collaboration skills.

Trade union representatives

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To apply for the position

Log into KTH's recruitment system to apply for this position. You are responsible for ensuring that your application is complete according to the instructions in the ad.

The application must include:

• CV including relevant professional experience and knowledge.
• Copy of diplomas and grades from your previous university studies. Translations into English or Swedish if the original documents have not been issued in any of these languages.
• Brief account of why you want to conduct research, your academic interests and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals. Maximally two pages long.
• Representative publications or technical reports: Document no more than 12 pages each. For longer documents (e.g. dissertations), attach a summary (abstract) and a web link to the full text.
• Contact information for two reference persons. We reserve the right to contact references only for selected candidates.

Your complete application must be received by KTH no later than the last day of application, midnight

CET/CEST (Central European Time/Central European Summer Time).

About the employment

The position offered is for, at the most, two years.

A position as a postdoctoral fellow is a time-limited qualified appointment focusing mainly on research, intended as a first career step after a dissertation.

Others

Striving towards gender equality, diversity and equal conditions is both a question of quality for KTH and a given part of our values.

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According to The Protective Security Act (2018-585), the candidate must undergo and pass security vetting if the position is placed in a security class. Information regarding whether the position is subject to such a classification will be provided during the recruitment process.

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Disclaimer: In case of discrepancy between the Swedish original and the English translation of the job announcement, the Swedish version takes precedence.

About KTH

KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm has grown to become one of Europe’s leading technical and engineering universities, as well as a key centre of intellectual talent and innovation. We are Sweden’s largest technical research and learning institution and home to students, researchers and faculty from around the world. Our research and education covers a wide area including natural sciences and all branches of engineering, as well as architecture, industrial management, urban planning, history and philosophy. Read more here