Postdoctoral Fellowship in Cybersecurity at BCAM

Topics: Cybersecurity
PI in charge: Prof. J.A. Lozano
Salary and conditions: The gross annual salary of the Postdoctoral
Fellowship will be 28.000 – 32.000€.
It will then be on your own responsibility to make your
yearly income declaration at the Bizkaia Treasury
Agency.
There is a moving allowance for those researchers that
come from a research institution outside the Basque
Country from EUR 1.000 to EUR 2.000 gross.
Free access to the Public Health System in Spain is provided
to all employees.

No Positions offered: #1
Duration: 1+1 years
Deadline: 31st August 2020, 14:00 CET (UTC+1)
How to apply: Applications must be submitted on-line at:
http://www.bcamath.org/en/research/job

Scientific Profile Requested
Requirements:
• Applicants must have their PhD completed before
the contract starts. PhD degree in Computer
Science or related field.
• Strong background in Mathematics.

Skills and track-record:

• Knowledge and experience in cybersecurity.
• Knowledge and experience in the development, use
and application of Machine Learning techniques,
mainly in the field of cybersecurity.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong programming skills.
• Ability to read scientific publications and implement
algorithms.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate and present
research ideas to researchers and stakeholders with
different backgrounds.

• Demonstrated high level written and oral
communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as
part of a collaborative research team.
• Good command of spoken and written English.

Principal duties and
responsibilities:

• Carry out research in the field of cybersecurity and
participate in applied research projects in this field.
• Carry out cybersecurity initiatives in BCAM.
• Collaborate with the Basque CyberSecurity Centre
(BCSC).

Application and Selection Process
Formal Requirements:

The selected candidate must have applied before the
application deadline online at the webpage
http://www.bcamath.org/en/research/job
The candidates that do not fulfil the mandatory
requirements will not be evaluated with respect to their
scientific profile.

Application:

Required documents:
• CV
• Letter of interest
• 2 recommendation letters
• Statement of past and proposed future research
(2-3 pages)

Evaluation:

Based on the provided application documents of each
candidate, the evaluation committee will evaluate
qualitatively: the adaption of the previous training and
career to the profile offered, the recommendation
letters, the main results achieved (papers, proceedings,
etc.), the letter of interest, and other merits; taking in
account the alignment of these items to the job offered.

Incorporation:

September 2020 or as soon as possible thereafter.
The BCAM postdoctoral contract will start when the
selected candidate has finished the PhD, i.e. after
dissertation defence.

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