Customer-oriented researcher: Decentralized digital trusted infrastructures - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Are you a person with experience from industry and with solid experience of building networks to create value for customers and collaborating parties? Do you appreciate being able to initiate, lead and run dynamic teams with different competencies towards set goals and that affect the opportunities to solve society's challenges? If you are a good listener, have the ability to think strategically and act operationally by identifying needs from customers and contributing new insights to solve them by using innovative data-driven methods, RISE has an interesting job offer for you!

About the role 
In the role of Senior customer-oriented researcher, you are expected to have a habit of working interdisciplinary and are comfortable communicating across knowledge domains to be able to realize and deliver in the projects you will be expected to create and lead. To do this, you should have the ability to build a business around the subject area internally and externally and we believe that you also have

• An ability to explain complicated things in a comprehensible way to different stakeholders
• An ability to see needs and gather skills needed to realize an interdisciplinary project
• Good knowledge in digitization and a broad interest and ability to take advantage of other knowledge domains
• A driving force and desire to build something bigger and have a real impact in your research area

The industrial systems department at RISE works with applied research in AI / ML, IoT, XR as well as in data management and visualization. We are also active in the network area with expertise in optical transmission, converged networks and decentralized digital infrastructures, and at the Network unit we also work with image and video quality within the framework of our Test and Demo facility Visual Media Quality.

We believe it is important that you have problem-solving skills, and that you can not only run research projects but that you can link new advances in research to existing customer needs and implement these to drive technological development in business and the public sector - to make a difference for real.

We offer a service located in Kista.

Responsibilitie

As Senior customer-oriented researcher, you will build on existing teams and funding that exists in the area and therefore we see that you have

• good knowledge of the cryptography that can be used for privacy-preserving technologies and security in general
• a good technical and mathematical understanding of homomorphic encryption and various Zero Knowledge Proof techniques, or a good ability to be able to absorb these in a short time
• an ability to translate technical properties of homomorphic encryption and Zero Knowledge Proof techniques into practical and reality-based problems in different contexts and domains
• great habit of networking internally and externally in order to identify needs owners and partners
• an ability to link technical concepts with domain-specific needs, be able to quickly determine the contextual applicability of different methods, and be able to translate domain-specific needs and problems into a concrete technical specification
• an ability to build prototypes and functional demonstrations and a habit of working with different cryptographic libraries (eg, SEAL, Concrete)
• a proven ability to write research applications and research reports and publish scientific text
• a proven ability to withdraw research funds and / or commercial business
• understanding of the Self-Sovereign Identity concept and has a good understanding of different types of Distributed Ledger Technologies

Who are you?
We are looking for someone who is passionate about technology, research and business development. You are an energetic person who is not afraid to have dialogue and meetings with customers and colleagues. We also want you to have at least an M.Sc. in a relevant field, but preferably a PhD, or that you have equivalent work experience. We also want you to have a good understanding of, speak and write in Swedish and English.

Are we right for each other?
At RISE, we are convinced that diversity contributes to an innovative environment where we together challenge boundaries and develop new knowledge and skills for the future. We can not promise you an easy job, but what we can promise you are committed colleagues and some exciting and important societal challenges to address. You will work in a dynamic environment that gives you development opportunities both professionally and personally. We are happy to encourage female applicants for this role. At RISE, we want you to succeed and feel good, because when you succeed, you contribute to a sustainable future and to securing an edge in global competition. With us, you get the opportunity to make a real difference. Welcome to the entire Swedish research institute and innovation partner.

Welcome with your application!
If this sounds exciting and you want to know more, please contact Alexander Sundin, acting Head of Unit Network, 070-766 30 06. The last day to apply is 17 October 2021.

Our union representatives are: Jonas Söderberg, Saco, 070-666 15 87 and Linda Ikatti, Unionen, 010-516 51 61.

Calls from external recruitment companies and salespeople are kindly requested. We are subject to the Public Procurement Act.

Decentralized digital infrastructures, homomorphic encryption, cryptography, Distributed Ledger Technologies, research projects, business, customer, Kista, RISE