Researcher in Data Stream Processing and Privacy Protection

About the position

Position as Researcher available at the Department of Informatics.

The position is for a period of 24 months. Preffered starting date no later than 01.07.2024.

Knowledge development in a changing world - Science and technology towards 2030

The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences

Project description

This Researcher Position is part of the Parrot project (https://www.mn.uio.no/ifi/english/research/projects/parrot/index.html) funded by the research Council of Norway. The Parrot project is an international collaboration between the University of Oslo (Norway) and the Technical University of Darmstadt (Germany). The application domain of Parrot is in human-centred Internet-of-Things (including participatory sensing and mHealth), which are especially prone to privacy issues. The goal of Parrot is to develop privacy engineering solutions to the benefit of all stakeholders in the value chain on these systems, i.e., data subjects, application developers, service providers and service users. This means to (1) provide data subjects with the requested level of privacy protection, (2) relieve application developers from the burden of implementing privacy protection, and (3) take care that privacy protection does not hamper the data quality and assures by this the usefulness of the service for (real-time decision making of) service users. Scientific and technical challenges that are addressed in this research project include:

• Expressing and matching of privacy concerns of end-users and data quality requirements for data analytic
• Characterizing privacy protecting mechanisms in terms of protection level and impact onto data quality
• (Semi-)automatic rewriting of queries for Complex Event Processing (CEP) systems and automatic placement of operator graphs in distributed (mobile) CEP systems under security and privacy concerns
• Design and implementation of a fully decentralized and trustworthy overlay for distributed CEP systems
• Experimental and empirical evaluation of solutions developed in the project

Qualification requirements:

The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences has a strategic ambition to be among Europe's leading communities for research, education and innovation. Candidates for these fellowships will be selected in accordance with this, and expected to be in the upper segment of their class with respect to academic credentials.

• Applicants must hold a degree equivalent to a Norwegian Master´s degree in Computer Science
• Fluent oral and written communication skills in English

It is required that the successful candidate documents experience through scientific publications in at least two of the following domains:

• Privacy protection in data stream processing systems
• Query processing
• Distributed (mobile) sensing systems
• Mobile applications

Furthermore, it is required that the candidate can demonstrate the ability to implement proof-of-concept systems and use them for experimental evaluation.

Personal skills

• Desire to perform high-quality research
• Eagerness to learn
• Interest and ability to work in an international research team

We offer:

• Salary NOK 557 100 - 624 500 per year depending on qualifications, in position code 1108
• Attractive welfare benefits and a generous pension agreement
• Professionally stimulating working environment
• Vibrant international academic environment
• Oslo’s family-friendly surroundings with their rich opportunities for culture and outdoor activities

The application must include:

• Cover letter (statement of motivation, summarizing scientific work and research interest)
• Project description (5 pages)
• CV (summarizing education, positions, pedagogical experience, administrative experience and other qualifying activity) 
• Copies of educational certificates, academic transcript of records and letters of recommendation
• A complete list of publications and up to 5 academic works that the applicant wishes to be considered by the evaluation committee
• Names and contact details of 2-3 references (name, relation to candidate, e-mail and telephone number)

The application with attachments must be delivered in our electronic recruiting system, please follow the link “apply for this job”. Foreign applicants are advised to attach an explanation of their University's grading system. Please note that all documents should be in English (or a Scandinavian language).

In assessing the applications, special emphasis will be placed on the documented, academic qualifications, as well as the candidates motivation and personal suitability. Interviews with the best qualified candidates will be arranged.

It is expected that the successful candidate will be able to complete the project in the course of the period of employment.

Formal regulations:

According to the Norwegian Freedom and Information Act (Offentleglova) information about the applicant may be included in the public applicant list, also in cases where the applicant has requested non-disclosure.

The University of Oslo has an agreement for all employees, aiming to secure rights to research results a.o.

The University of Oslo aims to achieve a balanced gender composition in the workforce and to recruit people with ethnic minority backgrounds.

Contact persons:

For further information please contact Professor Thomas Plagemann, phone: +47 228 2743, e-mail: plageman@ifi.uio.no 

For technical questions regarding the recruitment system please contact HR-adviser Therese Ringvold, email: therese.ringvold@mn.uio.no