Research Fellow in Cybersecurity Project

Study of the OWASP Mobile approach for structured metadata extraction

From the Privacy Engineering Research Group of the University of Valladolid we offer a contract for a Research Fellow to work in the framework of the strategic cybersecurity project entitled "App-PI (App Privacy Impact): An ecosystem for the evaluation of the impact of apps for mobile devices on the privacy and security of their users".

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE JOB.

DURATION:

May 2024- December 2025.

REQUIREMENTS:

Graduate or equivalent in Computer Science, Telecommunications or Telematics + Master's degree.

MERITS TO BE ASSESSED:

1.- Postgraduate degree in Cybersecurity and Data Protection or equivalent.

2.- Experience in data design and management.

3.- Experience in OWASP audits.

TASKS:

•     Analysis of the OWASP Mobile standard and collaboration in the construction of structured data that will feed an ontology on Privacy and Security that will gather the OWASP Mobile knowledge.
•     Collaboration in the proposal of OWASP Mobile-inspired KPIs on the impact of mobile apps on the privacy of their users.
•     Collaboration in the preparation of project reports and deliverables.

DEDICATION:

      Full-time dedication, 37.5 hours/week. Salary according to the salary tables of the University of Valladolid: 22,070.64 € gross/year. Scheduled to start in March 2024.

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS:

Applications must be made through the official channels of the University of Valladolid, once the call for applications has been published on its website, within 7 days.

Link to the website: https://sede.uva.es/

ADVANTAGES:

•     Work in a project that combines two of the most promising disciplines in the ICT sector: Cybersecurity and AI.
•     Join a team where you will be able to collaborate with professionals with international experience recognised by the business sector in these disciplines at the highest level.
•     Join a strategic cybersecurity project funded by INCIBE, the Spanish National Cybersecurity Institute.
•     Possibility of participating in some of the most renowned security events in Spain: RootedCon, Cybercamp, JNIC, ...
•     Possibility of doing a PhD within the framework of this work.

MORE INFORMATION AND CONTACT

To be interested in this offer and to obtain more information, please send an email with a brief motivation (half a page) and a short CV (up to 4 pages) to apppi@infor.uva.es or mercedes@infor.uva.es.