ENCYRCLE Research Assistant

Location: Bay Campus, Swansea

Interview Date: 8 Jan 2026

Informal Enquiries

• Dr Trang Doan t.t.doan@swansea.ac.uk
• Prof Siraj Shaikh s.a.shaikh@swansea.ac.uk

About The University

Swansea University is a research-led university that has been making a difference since 1920. The University community thrives on exploration and discovery and offers the right balance of excellent teaching and research, matched by an enviable quality of life.

Our stunning waterfront campuses and multicultural community make us a desirable workplace for colleagues from around the world. Our reward and benefits, and ways of working enable those who join us to have enriching careers, matched by an excellent work-life balance.

About The Role

The ENCYRCLE project is looking for an enthusiastic research assistant to join the Swansea University project team.  You will be part of a £2 million research initiative with the Wales-based National Data Exploitation Centre (NDEC), part of global technology leader Thales, to strengthen the cyber resilience of interconnected systems, including those in transport.  

Backed by £1 million in funding from the EPSRC Prosperity Partnership part of UK Research and Innovation, ENCYCRLE - Engineering for Cyber Resilience: Through-Life Modelling and Analysis - will focus on strengthening cybersecurity in transport, manufacturing, and energy infrastructure. 

You will be involved in developing innovative solutions to enhance the security of connected and automated technologies throughout their lifecycle. Under the lead of Dr Trang Doan, your tasks include the setup and evaluation of tool environments, focusing on automotive systems, encoding SysML models and validating cyber resilience properties through AI-enabled testing approaches on applied case studies. 

ENCYCRLE is led by Professor Siraj Shaikh, who leads the Systems Security Group (SSG) at Swansea. This research project is aligned with the UK Government’s strategy and its results will directly inform industry best practice, guidance, and will contribute to resilient engineering systems and infrastructure.  The impact of this work will directly inform guidance and principles underpinning the design of critical national infrastructures and complex engineering systems in a range of sectors.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

The University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity in all its practices and activities. We aim to establish an inclusive environment and welcome diverse applications from the following protected characteristics: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic and national origin), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation.

As an inclusive and welcoming workplace, we value people for their skills regardless of their background. Applications are welcome in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than those submitted in English.

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