IIT Hyderabad - Center for Cryptography and Cybersecurity
The Center for Cryptography and Cyber Security at the Department of Computer Science & Engineering invites applications for the following positions:
1. Scientific Officer (Cybersecurity)
- Educational Qualification: Advanced degree in Computer Science or related fields
- Experience:
- BTech/MSc (CS/IT)/MCA with 6+ years
- MTech with 4+ years
- OR PhD in Cybersecurity R&D
- Desirable:
- Experience with Networks, Cloud, Web, OS
- Publications in security
- Hands-on R&D track record
- Pay: ₹1.0 to ₹2.0 Lakhs/month (consolidated)
2. Scientific Officer (ML and HPC)
- Educational Qualification: Advanced degrees in CS/Math/AI/Data Science/HPC
- Experience:
- BTech/MSc/MCA with 6+ years
- MTech with 4+ years
- OR PhD in ML/HPC R&D
- Desirable:
- Proficiency in ML/HPC tools, cloud, big data
- Publications and applications in cybersecurity/cryptography
- Pay: ₹1.0 to ₹2.0 Lakhs/month (consolidated)
3. Scientific Officer (Cryptography)
- Educational Qualification: Advanced degrees in CS/Math/Statistics or related fields
- Experience:
- BTech/MSc with 6+ years
- MTech with 4+ years
- OR PhD in cryptography/statistics/R&D
- Desirable:
- Background in math
- Proficiency in C++/Rust
- Peer-reviewed cryptography publications
- Pay: ₹1.0 to ₹2.0 Lakhs/month (consolidated)
4. Predocs
- Educational Qualification: Masters in CSE/IT/EE/ECE/Mathematics
- Role: Work with faculty to publish in top-tier conferences in privacy-preserving systems, post-quantum crypto, etc.
- Duration: 3 months (extendable)
- Pay: ₹40,000/month (consolidated)
5. Postdoctoral Researchers
- Educational Qualification: PhD in CS/Math/related fields with a focus on cybersecurity/cryptography/AI-ML in security
- Desirable:
- Publications
- Strong background in cryptography, computational number theory, AI-ML security
- Pay: ₹85,000 to ₹1,00,000/month (consolidated)