Lecturer in Cryptography

About us

The Department of Informatics is looking to appoint a Lecturer in Cryptography.

This is an exciting time to join us as we continue to grow our department and realise our vision of a diverse, inclusive and innovative department of Informatics at one of the most prestigious universities in the UK. We seek applicants who will support us in our ambitions in inclusivity and diversity.

We welcome applications from candidates who have an international profile in research in any area of cryptography. Areas of research expertise of particular interest include protocols, applied cryptography, cryptography in the wild or theoretical cryptography. Lattice-based cryptography is not an area of interest for this position.

We consider cryptographic challenges from a broad perspective. Members of the department regularly publish in and sit on the program committees of top-tier and well-known venues in cryptography and information security. It is the research transformative aspect that provides the opportunity to serve society while supporting King’s as an outstanding institution in science and technology. The Department has strong links with industry, who engage with us in collaborative research projects.

See our list of publications and our people in cryptography for more details or reach out to us to find out if this environment might be a good fit for you.

We offer undergraduate and postgraduate education catering for the needs of our students. It is essential that applicants have the enthusiasm and commitment needed to ensure the success of these programmes. The successful applicant for this post will be involved in delivering teaching in a core area of computer science.

The successful candidate will be appointed to the Cybersecurity (CSY) group, where our work on cryptography sits, and will have the opportunity to contribute to cross-cutting hubs (see https://www.kcl.ac.uk/informatics/research). Research collaboration across research groups, with departmental hubs and with other Departments in the Faculty and across the College is strongly encouraged.

See https://www.kcl.ac.uk/informatics/about/index for more details about the Department, https://www.kcl.ac.uk/research/cys for more details about the Cybersecurity Group within the Department and https://cryptographers.kcl.ac.uk/ for the work we do in cryptography.

This is a full-time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract.

About the role

The successful candidate will be expected to:

• Undertake a self-directed programme of research and scholarship at a level commensurate with current international standard.

• Enhance the research profile of the Department through academic outputs, including publications and scientific meetings, scholarship, academic and industrial collaboration, impact and other externally facing activities.

• Supervise and train postgraduate students and postdoctoral research staff to ensure their effective development.

• Contribute to academic management and support the administration and development of the department to further its education, research activities, and ambitions.

• Deliver an excellent student experience through innovative teaching and assessment methods for both undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes, in core computer science and a specialism in information security and cryptography.

• Be responsible for the wellbeing and pastoral care of students, including acting as Personal Tutor.

• Engage with and contribute to department, faculty, and institutional level initiatives in accordance with strategy at all levels of the organisation.

• Actively promote and participate in equality, diversity, and collegiality.

The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post.

About you

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1. PhD in cryptography or a closely related field.

2. Ability to define and lead a research area and a growing research record in cryptography as evidenced by publications in top cryptographic and security venues such as IACR flagship conferences or ACM CCS, IEEE S&P, USENIX Security; research experience and good reputation in relevant research field; potential to acquire research project funding; ability to supervise research students.

3. Ability to teach undergraduate and postgraduate modules in core areas of computer science.

4. Ability to make a significant contribution to administrative work.

Desirable criteria

1. Teaching and examining experience.

2. Experience in attracting external research funds.

3. Administrative experience.

4. Ability to build relationships and networks with colleagues and external stakeholders across the College and externally.

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Further information

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.

We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King’s.

As part of this commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and through this appointment process, it is our aim to develop candidate pools that include applicants from all backgrounds and communities.

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit’ pages: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/how-we-recruit.