FACULTY POSITIONS IN CYBERSECURITY AND DEPENDABILITY - 2022

Faculty Positions in Cybersecurity and Dependability - ‎2022
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology: Faculty Positions:
Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering Division
(faculty)

Location

KAUST, Thuwal ‎23955, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Open Date

Sep ‎19, ‎2022

Deadline

May ‎31, ‎2023 at ‎11:59 PM Eastern Time

Description

The Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering Division at
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) invites
applications for multiple faculty positions at all levels (Full, Associate,
and Assistant Professor) in the broad areas of Cybersecurity and
Dependability.
These openings are in context with the recently created Resilient Computing
and Cybersecurity Center (RC3). The RC3 center is a research unit aiming at
developing the emerging area of Resilient Computing in symbiosis with classic
Cybersecurity paradigms, fulfilling the innovative vision - followed by an
increasing number of stakeholders - that "(Cyber) Resilience is the
Cybersecurity of the XXI century".
About KAUST
KAUST is an international, graduate-only research university with researchers
from over ‎100 nationalities, located on the shores of the Red Sea in Saudi
Arabia less than an hour drive north of Jeddah. KAUST offers outstanding
research facilities, internationally competitive salaries, and generous
research funding from KAUST as well as other funding opportunities through
industry collaborations. KAUST attracts top international faculty, scientists,
engineers and students to conduct curiosity-driven and goal-oriented research
to address the world's pressing scientific and technological challenges.
KAUST has an award-winning campus to live, work, study and play that is
designed to inspire and motivate students, employees and their families to
maintain an active lifestyle. The community members enjoy elementary and
secondary schools, health clinic, on-demand as well as scheduled
transportations, thematic community clubs, as well as several fitness and
outdoor sports installations including sea-faring sports. On the cultural and
leisure side, KAUST fosters the arts with a performance theater for concerts
and plays as well as a movie theater, besides numerous dining options and the
Red Sea just steps away, information may be found here.

Qualifications

We welcome candidates with a PhD in Computer Science and/or Engineering,
Informatics, or related areas, with a strong background in the theory and
practice of one or more of : Security/Privacy and/or Dependability/Fault-
Tolerance of Distributed Systems and Networks and/or Real-Time and Embedded
Systems.
We expect documented experience about systems knowledge of one or more of:
cloud/Internet computing and communication; peer-to-peer (P2P)
infrastructures; blockchain and ledger technology; cyber-physical and
Internet-of-Things systems (CPS, IoT); software-defined and/or vehicular
networking (SDN, VN); digital health technologies.
We consider as an advantage - all relevant research sub-areas of the above
being contemplated - documented research experience in design, verification,
and/or evaluation, in the following sub-areas: dependable and/or secure
distributed systems and networks; trusted computing and execution
environments; threat and intrusion detection/prevention systems; dependable
and/or secure distributed blockchain and ledger systems; privacy of
biomedical, financial or social data.
Applicants should show exceptional research merit, including strong
publication record in top-tier conferences and journals, as well as research
projects experience. Women are strongly encouraged to apply. High priority
will be given to the overall originality and promise of the candidate's work
proposal. We consider as an advantage, track record - according to the
candidate's career experience - in team leading, mentoring PhD candidates,
research project definition and management, graduate-level teaching, research
collaboration with industrial partners. Senior candidates must have
demonstrated strong leadership and reputation in their field. A successful
candidate will be expected to teach courses at graduate level, build and lead
a research group of postdoctoral fellows and graduate students.

Application Instructions

How to Apply
Please complete the Interfolio application form and upload the following
materials:
 Complete curriculum vitae, contact address, with a list of projects,
publications, and other achievements, as well as clear evidence of documented
experience in the research areas and sub-areas requested above.
 A research plan, in context with the strategic lines of the RC3 center.
 A statement of teaching interests.
 The names and contact information for at least ‎3 references.
For more information, please contact:
Prof. Paulo Esteves-Verissimo
via email at: [email protected] , Subject: CYBERSECURITY - FACULTY
APPLICATIONS.
Due to the high volume of applications that we receive, only applications
submitted through the online Interfolio form will be considered. Please refer
to the interfolio links at RC3-Apply.
Applications will be received and evaluated through rolling cut-off date
periods (please see below) until all positions are filled. The review
committee will put the best effort to inform all applicants of the status of
their applications, within a reasonable delay after each cut-off date.
Next cut-off date for applications: May ‎31, ‎2023.

Application Process

This institution is using Interfolio's Faculty Search to conduct this search.
Applicants to this position receive a free Dossier account and can send all
application materials, including confidential letters of recommendation, free
of charge.