[crypto] [josep.domingo at urv.net: Mediterranean security and privacy predoc/postdoc openings]

[R. Hirschfeld]

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Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 19:02:42 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Josep Domingo-Ferrer <josep.domingo at urv.net>
Subject: Mediterranean security and privacy predoc/postdoc openings 


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PRE-DOCTORAL AND POST-DOCTORAL POSITIONS IN SECURITY AND PRIVACY OFFERED
(Tarragona, Barcelona, Mallorca and Malaga)
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"ARES: team for Advanced REsearch on information Security and privacy"
is a large project which gathers six of Spain's most
dynamic research groups in the area of information security
and virtually all Spanish groups in the area of information privacy.
In the CONSOLIDER call, ARES has ranked as one of the country's 
strongest research teams in all areas.

Members of the team have attracted European, American, Japanese,
Spanish, Catalan and Andalusian public and private funding.
They boast a remarkable publication record 
and a substantial collaboration with the industry. Most groups
in the team run graduate and Ph.D. programmes on security
and privacy.

The six groups in the team are based along the Mediterranean coast in:

- - Tarragona (Prof. Josep Domingo-Ferrer, ARES co-ordinator,
UNESCO Chair in Data Privacy, URV-Rovira i Virgili University)

- - Barcelona  
(Dr. Vicenc Torra, IIIA-CSIC; 
Dr. Jordi Herrera, UOC-Open University of Catalonia; 
Prof. Miquel Soriano, UPC-Technical University of Catalonia);

- - Palma de Mallorca (Dr. Josep Lluis Ferrer, UIB-University of the 
Balearic Islands);

- - Malaga (Assoc. Prof. Javier Lopez, UMA-University of Malaga)

REQUIREMENTS:

Candidates to the various predoctoral and postdoctoral
positions offered should have a high-quality degree in Computer Science,
Telecom Engineering or Applied Mathematics, have good communication
skills in English and be able to demonstrate strong motivation
to conduct research. For IIIA-CSIC, candidates must be EU nationals
or have residence and/or working permit in Spain.

STIPENDS:

The annual salary for pre-doctoral scholarships is around 16500 Euro 
a year before taxes and includes health insurance. 
The annual salary for a post-doctoral researcher is around 29000 Euro
a year before taxes and includes health insurance.
Slight variations on the above figures are possible depending 
on the specific university.

In addition, generous allowances are given to support presentation of work
at international conferences and to attend seminars and tutorials.
Yearly renewal of scholarships and post-doc contracts is conditional
on satisfactory progress, which is reviewed every year.

START DATE:

Start date is NOVEMBER 1, 2007, although it may be possible to start
later depending on the candidates' circumstance.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE 

Applicants should read the breakdown of the offered positions
and fill out the application form at 

http://crises-deim.urv.cat/aresposition

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATION: SEPTEMBER 2, 2007

Applicants will be required to provide:

1) Personal data;
2) Short statement, in English, of why you are interested
   in joining ARES and, in particular, that specific ARES group
   (100 words maximum);
3) A preference grading of groups and research topics;
4) Contact information of one or two persons who are willing
   to provide confidential academic references on you;
5) An attached zip file containing: 
   - complete CV; 
   - academic transcript with grade point average; 
   - any relevant publications, if applicable.

DETAILS ON THE GROUPS AND THE OFFERED POSITIONS

1) The URV-Tarragona group offers up to 5 pre-doctoral scholarships 
(up to four years each) and 1 post-doc position 
(one year or more, up to five years). Group co-ordinates:

Prof. Josep Domingo-Ferrer, 
Chairholder, UNESCO Chair in Data Privacy and CRISES group, 
Dept. of Computer Engineering and Maths, 
Rovira i Virgili University 
Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
http://crises-deim.urv.cat
http://unescoprivacychair.urv.cat

Work at URV will be in one or several of the following topics: 
- - privacy-preserving data mining,
- - private information retrieval, 
- - statistical disclosure control, 
- - location privacy, 
- - anonymization protocols, 
- - RFID privacy, 
- - privacy in vehicular networks
- - privacy in electronic transactions.

2) The Bellaterra/Barcelona-IIIA-CSIC group offers up to 1
pre-doctoral scholarship (up to four years) and 1 post-doc position
(up to two years). Group co-ordinates:

Dr. Vicenc Torra, 
IF-PAD Group
IIIA-CSIC, Artificial Intelligence Research Institute
Spanish National Research Council
Bellaterra (Barcelona), Catalonia, Spain
http://www.iiia.csic.es/~vtorra/ares/?llengua=en

Work at IIIA-CSIC will be in one or several of the following topics:
- - privacy-preserving data mining
- - record linkage
- - statistical disclosure control
- - data privacy in general

3) The Barcelona-UOC group offers up to 1 pre-doctoral scholarship 
(up to four years) and 1 post-doc position (1 year or more, 
up to five years). Group co-ordinates:

Dr. Jordi Herrera
KISON Group
UOC-Open University of Catalonia
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
http://kison.uoc.edu

Work at UOC will be in one or several of the following topics:
- - secure electronic commerce and digital content distribution
- - anonymous fingerprinting
- - evaluation of watermarking schemes
- - audio fingerprinting
- - secure ad-hoc networks

4) The Barcelona-UPC group offers up to 4 pre-doctoral scholarships 
(up to four years) and 1 post-doc position (1 year or more,
up to five years). Group co-ordinates:

Prof. Miquel Soriano
ISG Group
Department of Telematics Engineering
UPC-Technical University of Catalonia
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
http://isg.upc.es/index.php?sel=presentacio&sub=missio&idioma=en

Work at UPC will be in one or several of the following topics:
- - ubiquitous computing (1 post-doc and 1 pre-doc)
- - critical infrastructure protection (1 pre-doc)
- - secure e-commerce and digital content distribution (1 pre-doc)

5) The Palma de Mallorca-UIB group offers up to 
1 pre-doctoral scholarships (up to four years) and 1 post-doc
position (1 year or more, up to five years). Group co-ordinates:

Dr. Josep Lluis Ferrer Gomila
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
University of the Balearic Islands
Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain

Work at UIB will be in one or several of the following topics:

- - secure electronic commerce and digital content distribution
- - digital signatures and PKI
- - electronic contract signature
- - technical-legal issues of privacy

6) The Malaga-UMA group offers up to 3 pre-doctoral scholarships 
(up to four years) and 1 post-doc position (1 year or more, up
to five years). Group co-ordinates:

Assoc. Prof. Javier Lopez
GSI Group
Department of Languages, Computation and Telematics
University of Malaga
Malaga, Spain

Work at UMA will be in one or several of the following topics:

- - critical infrastructure protection
- - wireless sensor networking
- - ubiquitous systems
- - privacy in the above infrastructures and systems
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