{"data":{"id":219840,"slug":"doktorand-i-elektroteknik-med-inriktning-cybersakerhet","type":"job","title":"PhD Student in Electrical Engineering with Focus on Cybersecurity","description":"Lund University was founded in 1666 and is consistently ranked as one of the world's leading academic institutions. We have approximately 46,000 students and 8,500 employees in Lund, Helsingborg, and Malm\u00f6. We are united in our mission to understand, explain, and improve our world and people's conditions.\nDescription of the Operations\nThe Division of Security and Network Systems within the Department of Electrical and Information Technology conducts broad research in cryptography, data security, and wireless and fixed networks. The division carries out several research projects through various collaboration platforms, organizes research conferences and seminars that showcase research and its results. The research platforms are also used to create interdisciplinary projects, contribute to national and international research networks, enabling the division to offer a dynamic research environment.\nWe are now seeking a new PhD student to work in cybersecurity and software engineering in a project financed by the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research, SSF.\nBeing a PhD Student\nAs a PhD student, you are both admitted as a student and employed by Lund University.\nAs a graduate student, you are trained in a scientific approach. In short, you develop skills in critical and analytical thinking, learn to solve problems independently using appropriate methods, and gain research ethical awareness. Additionally, as a PhD student, you have the opportunity to work on projects, develop your leadership skills, and enhance your pedagogical abilities. Throughout your studies, you are guided by supervisors. Graduate studies conclude with a thesis and a doctoral degree.\nMore information about being a PhD student at LTH is available at lth.se.\nProject Description\nYou will work in the RESIST project and primarily contribute to the area of protecting distributed AI. RESIST, in collaboration with Link\u00f6ping University, \u00d6rebro University, and the research institute RISE, is a multidisciplinary research center working on the rapidly growing field of developing conditions and techniques to protect future AI-based systems.\nThe center is led by Link\u00f6ping University with Lund University as a partner.\nResponsibilities\nYou will primarily focus on your graduate education, which includes participation in research projects as well as graduate courses, seminars, and conferences.\nYour main responsibilities are to conduct research and teaching at the intersection of cybersecurity and software engineering. The research focuses on automated principles for analyzing program code. This includes using AI models to analyze and correct software to eliminate vulnerabilities. For example, AI-generated code often has significant security flaws. To enable the use of AI-generated code in high-security applications, code generation must be made much more robust. Your responsibilities include evaluating existing techniques from a security perspective and finding principles for automated analysis and code correction. Case studies and experimental research are expected to be central methodologies in your PhD project.\nYour responsibilities also include participation in teaching and other departmental work (however, no more than 20% of your working time).\nQualifications\nTo be admitted and employed as a PhD student, you must meet the requirements below.\nEligibility Requirements\nYou meet the basic eligibility requirements for graduate-level education if you have:\ncompleted a degree at the advanced level, or\ncompleted course requirements of at least 240 higher education credits, of which at least 60 credits are at the advanced level, or\nacquired equivalent knowledge in some other way.\n\nYou meet the specific eligibility requirements for electrical engineering if you have:\nat least 60 higher education credits at the advanced level relevant to the subject area, or\na degree as a Civilingenj\u00f6r (civil engineer) in computer science, electrical engineering, information and communication technology, medicine and technology, engineering physics, engineering mathematics, or engineering nanoscience.\n\nFor the complete announcement, please see https:\/\/lu.varbi.com\/what:job\/jobID:968016\/.","language":"sv","is_translated":true,"title_original":"Doktorand i elektroteknik med inriktning cybers\u00e4kerhet","description_original":"Lunds universitet grundades 1666 och rankas \u00e5terkommande som ett av v\u00e4rldens fr\u00e4msta l\u00e4ros\u00e4ten. H\u00e4r finns omkring 46 000 studenter och 8 500 medarbetare i Lund, Helsingborg och Malm\u00f6. Vi f\u00f6renas i v\u00e5r str\u00e4van att f\u00f6rst\u00e5, f\u00f6rklara och f\u00f6rb\u00e4ttra v\u00e5r v\u00e4rld och m\u00e4nniskors villkor.\nBeskrivning av verksamheten\nAvdelningen f\u00f6r s\u00e4kerhets- och n\u00e4tverkssystem inom Institutionen f\u00f6r elektro- och informationsteknik arbetar brett med forskning inom krytografi, datas\u00e4kerhet samt tr\u00e5dl\u00e5sa- och fasta n\u00e4terk. Avdelningen bedriver flera forskningsprojekt genom olika samverkansplattformar, arrangerar forskningskonferenser och seminarier, vilket synligg\u00f6r forskningen och dess resultat. Forskningsplattformarna anv\u00e4nds \u00e4ven till att skapa tv\u00e4rvetenskapliga projekt, bidrar till nationella och internationella forskningsn\u00e4tverk, vilket g\u00f6r att avdelningen erbjuder en dynamisk forskningsmilj\u00f6.\nVi s\u00f6ker nu en ny doktorand f\u00f6r arbete inom cybers\u00e4kerhet och mjukvaruteknik i ett projekt finnasierat av strategiska forskningsstiftelsen, SSF.\nAtt vara doktorand\nSom doktorand \u00e4r du b\u00e5de antagen som student och anst\u00e4lld vid Lunds universitet.\nSom forskarstuderande tr\u00e4nas du i ett vetenskapligt f\u00f6rh\u00e5llningss\u00e4tt. Det kan kort beskrivas som att du f\u00e5r \u00f6vning i att t\u00e4nka kritiskt och analytiskt, att du f\u00e5r l\u00f6sa problem sj\u00e4lvst\u00e4ndigt med hj\u00e4lp av r\u00e4tt metodval och du f\u00e5r en forskningsetisk medvetenhet. Dessutom ges m\u00f6jlighet f\u00f6r dig som doktorand att arbeta med projekt, att utveckla dina ledaregenskaper och din pedagogiska f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga. Under hela din studietid guidas du av handledare. Forskarstudierna avslutas med en avhandling och doktorsexamen.\u00a0\nMer om att vara doktorand vid LTH p\u00e5 lth.se.\nProjektbeskrivning\nDu kommer att arbeta i projekt RESIST och fr\u00e4mst bidra till omr\u00e5det skydd av distribuerad AI. RESIST \u00e4r i samarbete med Link\u00f6pings universitet, \u00d6rebro universitet och forskningsinstitutet RISE och \u00e4r ett multidisciplin\u00e4rt forskningscentrum som arbetar med det snabbt v\u00e4xande omr\u00e5det att ta fram f\u00f6ruts\u00e4ttningar och tekniker f\u00f6r att skydda framtidens AI-baserade system.\nCentrumet leds av Link\u00f6pings universitet med Lunds universitet som partner.\u00a0\nArbetsuppgifter\nDu kommer framf\u00f6rallt att \u00e4gna dig \u00e5t din forskarutbildning, vilket innefattar s\u00e5v\u00e4l deltagande i forskningsprojekt som forskarutbildningskurser, seminarier och konferenser.\nDe huvudsakliga arbetsuppgifterna \u00e4r att bedriva forskning och undervisning i gr\u00e4nslandet mellan cybers\u00e4kerhet och mjukvaruteknik. Forskningen \u00e4r inriktad p\u00e5 omr\u00e5det automatiserade principer f\u00f6r att analysera programkod. Detta innefattar hur man med hj\u00e4lp av AI-modeller kan analysera och korrigera mjukvara s\u00e5 att den inte inneh\u00e5ller svagheter. Exempelvis har det visat sig att AI-generad kod ofta har stora s\u00e4kerhetsbrister. F\u00f6r att man skall kunna anv\u00e4nda AI-genererad kod inom till\u00e4mpningar med h\u00f6g s\u00e4kerhet, beh\u00f6ver d\u00e4rf\u00f6r kodgenereringen g\u00f6ras mycket mer robust. Det ing\u00e5r i arbetsuppgifterna att utv\u00e4rdera existerande tekniker ur ett s\u00e4kerhetsperspektiv och att hitta principer f\u00f6r automatisk analys och kodkorrigering. Fallstudier och experimentbaserad forskning f\u00f6rv\u00e4ntas vara centrala forskningsmetoder i doktorandprojektet.\nI arbetsuppgifterna ing\u00e5r det \u00e4ven medverkan i undervisning och annat institutionsarbete (dock max 20% av arbetstiden).\nKvalifikationer\nF\u00f6r att kunna antas och anst\u00e4llas som doktorand beh\u00f6ver du uppfylla kraven nedan.\nBeh\u00f6righetskrav\nGrundl\u00e4ggande beh\u00f6righet till utbildning p\u00e5 forskarniv\u00e5 uppfyller du som har:\navlagt examen p\u00e5 avancerad niv\u00e5 eller\u00a0\nfullgjort kursfordringar om minst 240 h\u00f6gskolepo\u00e4ng, varav minst 60\u00a0\r\n\nh\u00f6gskolepo\u00e4ng p\u00e5 avancerad niv\u00e5 eller\n\np\u00e5 n\u00e5got annat s\u00e4tt f\u00f6rv\u00e4rvat i huvudsak motsvarande kunskaper.\n\nS\u00e4rskild beh\u00f6righet f\u00f6r elektroteknik uppfyller du som har:\nminst 60 h\u00f6gskolepo\u00e4ng p\u00e5 avancerad niv\u00e5 med relevans f\u00f6r \u00e4mnesomr\u00e5det, eller\u00a0\ncivilingenj\u00f6rsexamen inom datateknik, elektroteknik, informations- och kommunikationsteknik, medicin och teknik, teknisk fysik, teknisk matematik eller teknisk nanovetenskap.\n\nF\u00f6r annonsen i sin helhet, v\u00e4nligen se https:\/\/lu.varbi.com\/what:job\/jobID:968016\/.","price":null,"currency":"SEK","status":"active","noindex":true,"location":{"address":"Box 118","full_address":null,"city":"Lund","country":"SE","latitude":55.7205201,"longitude":13.1642678},"metadata":{"region":"Sk\u00e5ne l\u00e4n","duration":"6 m\u00e5nader eller l\u00e4ngre","employer":"Lunds Universitet","postcode":"22100","positions":1,"profession":"Doktorand","salary_type":"Fast m\u00e5nads- vecko- eller timl\u00f6n","employer_url":"https:\/\/www.lu.se\/vacancies","scope_of_work":"100\u2013100 %","working_hours":"Heltid","contact_person":"SACO:Saco-s-r\u00e5det vid Lunds universitet","employment_type":"full_time","occupation_field":"Pedagogik","employer_workplace":"Lunds universitet, LTH, Elektro- och informationsteknik","employment_type_label":"Vanlig anst\u00e4llning"},"user_id":null,"is_sponsored":false,"views_count":0,"ai_views_count":1,"bot_views_count":3,"ai_vendor_counts":{"anthropic":1},"visibility":"public","submission_source":null,"submission_ai_name":null,"has_owner_email":true,"can_contact_owner":true,"phone":"046-2220000","owner_email":"kansli@saco-s.lu.se","images":[],"published_at":"2026-09-17T16:22:40+00:00","expires_at":"2026-10-23T23:59:59+00:00","created_at":"2026-09-18T04:16:54+00:00","updated_at":"2026-09-19T10:02:44+00:00"}}