[Job-offers-cs] Postdoctoral position in secure distributed computing at IIT Madras

[Pekka Orponen]

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Subject: [DMANET] Postdoctoral position in secure distributed computing 
at IIT Madras
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2021 17:13:25 +0530
From: John Augustine <augustine at cse.iitm.ac.in>
To: dmanet at zpr.uni-koeln.de

A postdoctoral position is available in the Cryptography Cybersecurity 
and Distributed Trust (CCD) group (http://ccd.cse.iitm.ac.in/) at IIT 
Madras. The position will be hosted by John Augustine 
(http://cse.iitm.ac.in/~augustine) and the work (broadly speaking) will 
be on secure distributed computing. There will be significant freedom to 
explore problems within this broad framework. There will be a strong 
emphasis on publishing at top venues in distributed computing theory and 
theoretical computer science at large.

The candidate is expected to have doctoral experience in theoretical 
computer science and must have published in established venues within 
TCS. Candidates with experience in randomized algorithms, distributed 
algorithms, online and approximation algorithms, complexity theory 
(particularly communication complexity), and other established TCS 
topics are encouraged to apply. Interested candidates are requested to 
send their CV and names/emails of two references to 
augustine at cse.iitm.ac.in. The covering email should contain a brief 
statement about the candidate's research accomplishments and interests.

The position is for one year (starting immediately) and extendable 
depending on mutual consent and availability of funds. The salary will 
be commensurate with similar positions within established institutions 
in India.

NOTE: Due to the prevailing pandemic, the successful candidate may be 
required to start on a work-from-home basis, but will be expected to 
come to IIT Madras once it is deemed safe.

About CCD
CCD is a newly minted prospective Centre of Excellence under the IITM 
Institute of Eminence initiative! It is a vibrant group that is actively 
hiring at all levels. We consistently publish at top conferences ranging 
from PODC, SODA, DISC, Crypto, Eurocrypt, FOCS, IPDPS, etc.

About IIT Madras
IIT Madras is a globally established institution that was established in 
1959. Its campus encompasses 250 hectares of beautifully wooded land and 
is located centrally within Chennai, one of the largest cities in India. 
It has been the top-ranked engineering institute in India for four 
consecutive years as well as the 'Best Educational Institution' in 
Overall Category in the NIRF Rankings of 2019 put out by the Ministry of 
Human Resource Development.