Stillingstittel: Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Cybersecurity

Stillingsbeskrivelse:
The University of Oslo is Norway’s largest institution of research and education with 28 000 students and 7000 employees. Its broad range of academic disciplines and internationally esteemed research communities make UiO an important contributor to society.Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Cybersecurity

A position as PostDoc Research Fellow in Cybersecurity is available at the Department of Informatics, University of Oslo, and will be for a period of 2-3 years. The starting date is as soon as possible and no later than 15 August 2016. The position is hosted at the IFI Research Group in Networks and DistributedSystems (ND) and the ConSeRNS security research team at the University of Oslo.

Job Description

The PostDoc fellowship is part of the Oslo Analytics research project, and will focus on information security in general, and in particular, on security threat and vulnerability analysis, intrusion detection, and cybersecurity data analysis and machine learning based on subjective logic. The position involves theoretical modelling, development of prototype software tools, experimentation, report writing, as well as some project management. The PostDoc position is located at Informatics Department at the campus of Oslo University (IFI home page: http://www.ifi.uio.no).

Requirements

The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences has a strategic ambition of being a leading research faculty. Candidates for this fellowship will be selected in accordance with this, and expected to be in the upper segment of their class with respect to academic credentials.

Applicants must hold a PhD degree or equivalent in computer science or mathematics, with documented knowledge in the relevant areas outlined above. Thus, applicants should have a strong background in information security and/or AI and machine learning, with special emphasis on probability theory and Bayesian reasoning, logic and belief theory. The application should describe the relevance of the PhD thesis work and other project work relevant for the position.

The selection of the candidate for the position would be based on relevant knowledge and experience in the areas described above, academic results and scientific publications. Due to the nature of the Oslo Analytics project, only candidates from European and NATO countries may apply.

Working and living environment

The Department of Informatics is located in a modern building with excellent facilities and working conditions. In the ConSeRNS team there is a good gender balance, and an international environment with people from approx. 10 countries, where the working language is English. UiO offers a good range of language courses, e.g. Norwegian for foreigners or English academic writing.

The University of Oslo offers several employee benefits: http://www.uio.no/english/for-employees/employment/welfare/

Salary

Pay grade: 60 – 65 (NOK 510 100 – 560 700 per year)

The application must include

• Application letter
• CV (summarizing education, positions and academic work - scientific publications)
• Certified transcripts of the candidate's academic record
• The most relevant and important publications and academic work that the applicant wishes to be considered by the evaluation committee (maximum 5)
• Names and contact details of 2-3 references (name
  
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  Maksimal lønn: 0
  
  Arbeidsgiver Navn: Universitetet i Oslo, Department of Info
  
  Arbeidsgiver adresse: 0313 OSLO
  
  Job kort beskrivelse: Mathematicians, actuaries and statisticians
  
  Land: Norge
  
  Region: Oslo
  
  Kilde til jobbtilbud: NAV, Offentlige arbeidsformidlinger, Norge
  
  Lønn valuta: NOK
  
  Lønn periode: Pr. år
  
  
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