Postdoc in Usable Privacy Tech & Identity Wallets

Radboud International; Nijmegen; Remote; EUR 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

8% holiday allowance

8.3% year-end bonus

Extra leave days

Pension plan

Discounts on sports/cultural activity

Job summary

Radboud University invites applications for a postdoctoral position in usable privacy-enhancing technologies and attribute-based identity wallet technology as part of the REAL-PETS project. The role focuses on designing and evaluating user studies for PET usability and prototyping privacy-preserving age verification using ABCs.

You will collaborate with researchers across Europe, contribute to empirical studies, and communicate findings in English while engaging with interdisciplinary partners

Qualifications

• PhD in computer science, cybersecurity or related field or expect degree soon.
• Solid programming skills and knowledge of applied cryptographic technologies used in modern identity wallets (like Yivi).
• Expertise in usable security and privacy (USP) with methodological skills for empirical user studies (experiments, surveys, interviews, data analysis).
• Strong interest in online privacy, data protection, identity management, and societal implications.

Responsibilities

• Design and evaluate user studies to investigate usability of VPNs and other PETs.
• Design and prototype a privacy-preserving age-verification solution based on ABCs.
• Collaborate with partner researchers from Europe and discuss findings across disciplines.
• Communicate research results effectively in written and oral form in English.

Skills

PhD holder

Programming skills

Applied cryptography

Usable security

Human factors

User studies

English proficiency

Education

PhD in CS/Cybersecurity

Tools

Yivi

Job description

Radboud University invites applications for a postdoctoral position in usable privacy-enhancing technologies and attribute-based identity wallet technology as part of the REAL-PETS project. The role focuses on designing and evaluating user studies for PET usability and prototyping privacy-preserving age verification using ABCs.

You will collaborate with researchers across Europe, contribute to empirical studies, and communicate findings in English while engaging with interdisciplinary partners