Advocate

TikTok; Os; On-site; NOK 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading social media platform in Norway is seeking a Research Scientist in Privacy to conduct advanced research on privacy technology and collaborate with global teams. This role requires a PhD or significant experience in related fields and provides opportunities to tackle privacy challenges for billions of users. Commitment to inclusivity and accommodation for diverse candidates is emphasized.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience working on related research.
• Proven records of publications and awards in top security conferences.
• Ability to work globally and collaboratively within a team.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute research on industrial challenges on privacy innovation.
• Provide technical consulting on privacy-related features.
• Advocate for research findings through reports and presentations.

Skills

Privacy-enhanced techniques

Data and identity anonymization

Differential privacy

Secure multi-party computation

Federated machine learning

On-device machine learning

Interpretable AI

Privacy-preserving regulation technology

Education

PhD in Privacy, Security, Machine Learning, Cryptography or related field

Job description

Research Scientist- Privacy

Overview

Privacy is treated as a first priority in our product design and implementation. Privacy is not just about regulation compliance but also about enabling technology innovation while respecting users’ privacy choices.

Privacy Innovation (PI) Lab is established to explore the next frontier of privacy technology and theory in the digitalized world. We provide key insights and technical solutions on privacy-related innovation for all TikTok’s products. We also collaborate with worldwide technical and academic communities to build an open ecosystem to promote privacy-friendly digital experience. PI Lab is growing fast and seeking highly experienced researchers and professionals to join our team. As a member of PI Lab you will have opportunities to research advanced privacy technology and theory with worldwide researchers and tackle industrial challenges on privacy innovation serving billions of TikTok users by applying cutting-edge technology.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute technical and theoretic research on the critical industrial challenges on privacy innovation.
• Work with product teams to understand key privacy requirements from TikTok product family and provide technical consulting on privacy-related features.
• Work with engineering teams to apply technical achievements from our research to product prototyping.
• Advocate for research findings to diverse audiences through written reports and verbal presentations.
• Represent PI Lab and our work in external technical and academic communities.

Qualifications

• PhD in Privacy, Security, Machine Learning, Cryptography or a related field or 5+ years of experience working on related research.
• Demonstrated expertise in privacy-enhanced techniques (PET) and related technical domains including data and identity anonymization, differential privacy, secure multi-party computation, federated machine learning, on-device machine learning, interpretable AI, privacy-preserving technology for large language models (LLM) or foundation models, privacy-preserving regulation technology, etc.
• Proven records of publications and awards in top security and related academic conferences.
• Ability to develop research questions from the critical industrial challenges on privacy innovation and knowledge of using technical tools for required experiments and proof-of-concept prototyping.
• Ability to work globally and collaboratively within a team and with external researchers.

TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. We are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.

TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs, or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation please reach out to us at [e-mail].