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<td>[DMANET] Crypto Postdoc @ Durham</td>
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<td>Mon, 18 Oct 2021 10:46:52 +0100</td>
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<td>Pooya Farshim <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:pooya.farshim@gmail.com"><pooya.farshim@gmail.com></a></td>
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<td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:dmanet@zpr.uni-koeln.de">dmanet@zpr.uni-koeln.de</a></td>
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The Department of Computer Science at Durham University is looking
for a<br>
postdoctoral researcher from 1 Jan 2022 to work on an EPSRC
project on<br>
topics related to password-hashing algorithms and idealized models
of<br>
computation for a period of two years.<br>
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We would be interested in applicants holding (or nearing the
completion of)<br>
a PhD in Cryptography, Algorithms and Complexity, or Mathematics
who have<br>
strong interests in the foundational aspects of crypto, proof
techniques,<br>
and definitional work. For those with backgrounds Complexity/Math,
the<br>
position would be a good opportunity for transitioning into
Cryptography.<br>
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Durham is one of the top (and oldest) universities in the UK, and
the CS<br>
department hosts one of the strongest Theory groups across the
ACiD and<br>
NESTiD groups:<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://algorithmscomplexity.webspace.durham.ac.uk/">https://algorithmscomplexity.webspace.durham.ac.uk/</a>><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://nestid.webspace.durham.ac.uk/">https://nestid.webspace.durham.ac.uk/</a>><br>
For informal queries about the position please contact Pooya
Farshim:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:pooya.farshim@gmail.com">pooya.farshim@gmail.com</a> .<br>
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