Ph.D.position in "Usable Security and Privacy", Computer Science
Karlstad
University (Sweden), Faculty of Health, Science and Technology
Description:
A
Ph.D. position is available within the Privacy and Security (PriSec)
Group
at the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Karlstad
University
in Sweden.
PriSec
is focusing on privacy-enhancing technologies, IT Security and usable security
and privacy technologies.
Knowledge
or experience in the area of Human Computer Interaction (HCI), and especially
usable security & privacy, is desirable. In particular, we welcome
experiences in the design and implementation of usable user interfaces and in
conducting user studies and the statistical analysis on data, as well as a basic
understanding of psychological usability
aspects.
Basic
knowledge of information security, privacy concepts, and
Privacy-enhancing
technologies is a plus.
Eligibility:
Eligible
for this position are candidates with a University degree of 240 ECTS, of which
at least 60 ECTS were awarded for courses at advanced Level and have a Master’s degree or the
Swedish Magister or Civilingenjör Degrees in Computer Science or Computer
Engineering, or equivalent. Eligible Are also those candidates who have
achieved corresponding degrees or
Knowledge
in Sweden or abroad.
Terms:
The
position is limited to 4 years, but can be prolonged for up to one more year,
if the PhD student also takes over other research, teaching or administrative
tasks besides her/his PhD research. Those tasks should not exceed 20 % of the
time of a full-time position. The earliest date for
filling
the position is December 1, 2014.
Admission:
Admission
is based on individual assessment of the candidates' abilities to successfully
pass the research education.
Application:
Applications
should be submitted electronically via the Karlstad University web-based recruitment tool,
MyNetwork, with uploaded attachment.
The application should
include the following items:
*
Cover letter describing the applicant and her/his research interest
In
relation to the announced position
*CV
*Copies
of your degrees, a list of attended courses with grades and
dates
*Copies
of publications or proofs of other achievements if applicable
*Reference
letters or contact information of at least two reference
persons
Non-electronic
documents (state registration number REK 2014/99) can be
addressed
to:
Karlstad
University
Faculty
of Health, Science and Technology
Att.
Carina Sundman
651
88 Karlstad
Sweden
Application
deadline: 2014-11-15
Reference
number: REK2014/99
Contact:
Simone Fischer-Hübner, Professor, +46 54 700 1723
URL:
9434d174cc5bcd6ccd234175967
Prof.
Dr. Simone Fischer- Hübner
Department
of Computer Science
Karlstad
University
Universitetsgatan
2
S-65188
Karlstad
Tel.
+46 (0)54 7001723
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