Senior Research Associate in Machine Learning and Systems Security

We are seeking a Senior Research Associate to join our team as part of the £3M EPSRC TAS Security node (TAS-S) at Lancaster University. This position is open to both UK-based and international applicants.

We are seeking candidates with research interests and expertise in one or more of the following areas: distributed systems, security, Machine Learning (ML) and Deep Learning (DL). This position offers a suitable degree of freedom on research project directions within the systems domain, including but not limited to distributed threat modelling, security risk assessment of ML/DL, and secure ML/DL computing systems.

This position offers an excellent opportunity to explore blue sky and applied research, as well as collaborate with a multi-disciplinary group of investigators in accomplishing cutting-edge research in systems security. The role will encompass

• Pursuit of research within the areas of systems, security, and ML.
• Research engagement with the project’s internal and external stakeholders.
• Participation in project workshops, seminars, dissemination and outreach events. 
• Support on reports, presentations, and research proposals. 
• Supervision of the PhD positions provided to support the candidate’s research.

This is a highly exciting and rewarding role within a research area of high academic and industrial interest for applicants looking to develop their research career, and in playing a key part in a major research effort focused on the future of secure and trustworthy distributed systems. Further details of responsibilities are available in the job description.

The EPSRC TAS security node which you would be joining is strongly supported by a range of UK, EU and international academic, industry and policy partners including Carnegie Mellon University, Airbus, BAE, Raytheon, Thales, NATO, CODE, AIT, TTTech, Academia Sinica, Arthurs Legal, RISE, and the UK Coast Guard.

We are committed to family-friendly and flexible working policies on an individual basis, as well as the Athena SWAN Charter, which recognises and celebrates good employment practice undertaken to address gender equality in higher education and research. We welcome applications from people in all diversity groups.

Further information on Security Lancaster can be at: (www.lancaster.ac.uk/security-lancaster). International applicants are typically required to demonstrate English competency via the IELTS testing or Ecctis compliance.

You will join us on an indefinite contract, however, the role remains  contingent on external funding which, for this position, ends 30^th April 2024

Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact Professor Neeraj Suri (neeraj.suri@lancaster.ac.uk) or Professor Plamen Angelov (p.angelov@lancaster.ac.uk) for informal enquiries.

We welcome applications from people in all diversity groups.

For further information and to apply online please click the apply button.

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