Senior Research Fellow (Quantum Migration Security)

Nanyang Technological University Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Nanyang Technological University Singapore is seeking an experienced Senior Research Fellow to provide technical and operational leadership for Thrust 3 of the QUASAR-CREATE programme. The role emphasizes coordinating research directions, architecture decisions, and risk management across multi-disciplinary teams.

The candidate will drive technical delivery, assess trade-offs in security and performance, and ensure timely milestones and outputs while engaging partners and industry collaborators.

Qualifications

• PhD in Electrical or Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a closely related discipline.
• A strong record of applied research, engineering leadership, or technology development in cryptography, cybersecurity, or secure systems.
• Substantial relevant professional experience in industrial, commercial, government, or applied-research environments.
• Demonstrated experience leading or coordinating multidisciplinary technical projects.
• Strong understanding of public-key cryptography, post-quantum cryptography, cryptographic protocols, key management, and secure-system architecture.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the research and technical direction, priorities, and execution approach of Thrust 3.
• Recommend research, engineering, prototyping, and industry-trial priorities.
• Coordinate contributions from multidisciplinary and internationally distributed teams.
• Make or recommend technical architecture, implementation, testing, and integration decisions.
• Evaluate trade-offs involving security, performance, interoperability, cost, operational feasibility, and deployment risk.
• Review the technical quality and readiness of research outputs, prototypes, and trial systems.
• Identify delivery risks and recommend adjustments to scope, sequencing, resources, or partner responsibilities.
• Guide researchers and engineers without necessarily holding formal line-management responsibility.
• Contribute to partner selection, industry engagement, project development, and technology-transfer decisions.
• Be accountable for timely, coherent, and outcome-oriented delivery of assigned Thrust 3 milestones and outputs.

Skills

Research leadership

Cryptography

Public-key cryptography

Secure systems

Cross-functional coordination

Education

PhD in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or CS/CE/Cybersecurity

Job description

FSR@NTU is seeking an experienced Senior Research Fellow to provide technical and operational leadership for Thrust 3 of the QUASAR-CREATE programme. The position will exercise significant technical and coordination responsibility within Thrust 3.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate the research and technical direction, priorities, and execution approach of Thrust 3.
• Recommend research, engineering, prototyping, and industry-trial priorities.
• Coordinate contributions from multidisciplinary and internationally distributed teams.
• Make or recommend technical architecture, implementation, testing, and integration decisions.
• Evaluate trade-offs involving security, performance, interoperability, cost, operational feasibility, and
• deployment risk.
• Review the technical quality and readiness of research outputs, prototypes, and trial systems.
• Identify delivery risks and recommend adjustments to scope, sequencing, resources, or partner
• responsibilities.
• Guide researchers and engineers without necessarily holding formal line-management responsibility.
• Contribute to partner selection, industry engagement, project development, and technology-transfer
• decisions.
• Be accountable for timely, coherent, and outcome-oriented delivery of assigned Thrust 3 milestones and outputs.

Job Requirements

• PhD in Electrical or Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, Applied Cryptography, or a closely related discipline.
• A strong record of applied research, engineering leadership, or technology development in cryptography, cybersecurity, or secure systems.
• Substantial relevant professional experience, including meaningful experience in an industrial, commercial, government, or applied-research environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading or coordinating multidisciplinary technical projects involving multiple teams or organizations.
• Strong understanding of public-key cryptography, post-quantum cryptography, cryptographic protocols, key management, and secure-system architecture.

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Hiring Institution: NTU