Senior Research Fellow (Quantum Migration Security)

Nanyang Technological University; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

NTU Singapore invites applications for a leadership role to coordinate the research and technical direction of Thrust 3, aligning priorities and execution approaches across multidisciplinary teams. You will guide architecture decisions, assess trade-offs in security, performance, and deployment risk, and ensure timely delivery of milestones.

The role emphasizes applied research leadership in cryptography, secure systems, and industry collaboration, with accountability for project outcomes and

Qualifications

• PhD in Electrical or Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, Applied Cryptography, or a closely related discipline.
• 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.

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

Multidisciplinary coordination

Technical leadership

Education

PhD in Electrical or Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, Applied Cryptography, or closely related discipline

Job description

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 A research-intensive public university, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has 33,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students in the Engineering, Business, Science, Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences, and Graduate colleges. It also has a medical school, the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, established jointly with Imperial College London. NTU is also home to world-class autonomous institutes – the National Institute of Education, S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Earth Observatory of Singapore, and Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering – and various leading research centres such as the Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute (NEWRI) and Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N). Ranked amongst the world’s top universities by QS, NTU has also been named the world’s top young university for the past seven years. The University’s main campus is frequently listed among the Top 15 most beautiful university campuses in the world and has 57 Green Mark-certified (equivalent to LEED-certified) buildings, of which 95% are certified Green Mark Platinum. Apart from its main campus, NTU also has a campus in Novena, Singapore’s healthcare district. Under the NTU Smart Campus vision, the University harnesses the power of digital technology and tech-enabled solutions to support better learning and living experiences, the discovery of new knowledge, and the sustainability of resources.

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