Research Fellow in Semiconductor Security

Overview

The Centre for Secure Information Technology (CSIT), in the School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EEECS) at Queen's University Belfast, seeks to appoint a Research Fellow in Semiconductor Security.

CSIT is an Innovation and Knowledge Centre (IKC) in cyber security funded by EPSRC and Innovate UK since 2009. It is internationally recognised for its research and innovation activities and has received numerous awards including a Queen's Anniversary Prize in 2015 and recognition as an Academic Centre of Excellence (ACE) in Cyber Security Research and in Cyber Security Education by the UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).

CSIT's research direction is shaped by its strategic partners, Thales and Rolls Royce, and it enjoys collaborative research partnerships with a range of industry and academic organisations, including CYLAB at Carnegie Mellon University, ETRI, South Korea, and CERIAS at Purdue University. CSIT also hosts the UK Research Institute in Hardware Security and Embedded Systems (RISE: ukrise.org). Uniquely for a UK research centre CSIT includes a significant engineering capability who work alongside dedicated commercial and innovation professionals with deep domain expertise to help accelerate research to market.

We are seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral research fellow to conduct research in semiconductor security.

The successful candidate will be expected to undertake research in areas such as security verification within Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools, side-channel analysis, fault attacks, hardware Trojan detection, microarchitectural attacks and/or AI hardware security.

Responsibilities include conducting research in semiconductor security and contributing to related research activities within CSIT, with potential engagement across international collaborations and industrial partners as appropriate to the project aims.

• A 2:1 Honours degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering/Computer Science/Mathematics (or related discipline).
• To have, or be about to obtain, a PhD in Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or closely related discipline.
• Relevant research experience in hardware security/semiconductor security.
• Expertise in Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools.
• Evidence of a strong publication record commensurate with career stage and experience.
• Good written and verbal communication skills and proven ability to communicate complex information clearly.
• Evidence of ability to contribute to broader management and administrative processes.
• Evidence of ability to contribute to the School's outreach programme by establishing links with industry, community groups, etc.
• Sufficient breadth and depth of specialist knowledge in the discipline and of research methods and techniques to work within established research programmes.

To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information on our website.

This is a fixed term post for 20 months. Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding.