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We provide high-end technical services, research and development, and prototype solutions to some of the country’s most challenging technical problems. All Riverside Research opportunities require U.S. Citizenship.Position Overview\nWithin Riverside Research, the Open Innovation Center (OIC) conducts internally funded and contract-funded R&D to develop technologies with lasting practical impact. The Secure and Resilient Systems (SRS) group within OIC focuses on rigorous approaches to building trustworthy computing systems.\nSRS seeks a Research Scientist - Cryptography to design, develop, prototype and evaluate cryptographic solutions (primitives, protocols, systems, etc.). The researcher will contribute to a range of collaborative R&D projects, working with colleagues across formal methods, cryptography, programming languages, and systems software.\nWe are looking for a cryptographer interested in applying their skillset to a wide-range of problems including, but not limited to, multiparty computation (MPC), cryptographic device design and implementation, and cryptographic analysis. A strong candidate has worked on concretely efficient protocols for problems such as (but not limited to) distributed key generation (DKG), private information retrieval (PIR), or privacy-preserving machine learning (PPML), and on formally proving the security of said schemes.\nResponsibilities\nConduct cryptography research, including designing and proving the security of new solutions. \nDevelop prototype implementations of cryptographic solutions and analyze existing cryptographic solutions.\nCollaborate on multidisciplinary research with colleagues in formal methods, cryptography, programming languages, systems software, and related areas. \nCommunicate research results through publications, reports, presentations, and briefings to technical and nontechnical audiences. \nSupport research planning and proposal development by identifying new opportunities and contributing technical approaches. \nQualifications\nRequired:\nBachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, cybersecurity, or a related field; 5+ years of relevant research or engineering experience. 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Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered. \nResearch experience in cryptography and cryptographic protocol development.\nExperience in implementing cryptographic schemes, primitives, and multiparty protocols.\nAbility to formulate technical problems, evaluate alternative approaches, and conduct research independently and collaboratively. \nAbility to communicate complex concepts clearly in writing and in presentations, and to collaborate effectively with researchers from different disciplines. \nAbility to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance. \nDesired:\nExperience implementing cryptography with the Rust programming language.\nExperience formally verifying cryptographic implementations or protocols, compilers, operating systems, hypervisors, or other security-critical software.\nExperience developing protocols proven in the Universal Composability (UC) model of security.\nExperience evaluating implementations for cryptographic weaknesses and vulnerabilities.\nFamiliarity with recent post-quantum cryptography (PQC) standards and primitives.\nA publication record or other demonstrated contributions to research in security or cryptography.\nExisting TS security clearance.\nGlobal Comp\n$120,000 - $180,000 This represents the typical compensation range for this position based on experience, location and other factors.Closing Statement\nRiverside Research Institute is a not-for-profit, technology-oriented defense company, where service to our customers and support of our staff is our overall mission. 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