[TYPES/announce] Postdoc in PL/SE and security at the University of Maryland, College Park

[Jeff Foster]

The programming languages group in the Department of Computer Science and UMIACS at the University of Maryland, College Park is offering a post doctoral position. We are looking for a researcher interested in applying programming languages techniques (of all kinds, from systems to theory) to reasoning about security, privacy, and malware on mobile systems, particularly Android. We are interested in behavior of the systems themselves as well as their interactions with the cloud. Prior background with Android is helpful, but not required.

Applicants to this position must have received their PhD, or completed the requirements for their PhD, when the appointment begins.

	• Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
	• Start date: January 2013 or later
	• Duration: 1-3 years, depending on funding availability

Interested candidates should send their CV to jfoster at cs.umd.edu and mwh at cs.umd.edu and arrange to have two letters of recommendation emailed to the same addresses. Questions about the position may be sent to the same addresses. For more information about the Maryland PL group, please visit http://www.cs.umd.edu/projects/PL/.

The University of Maryland, College Park actively subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity, and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, age, sex, color, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, religion, ancestry or national origin, marital status, genetic information, or political affiliation. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply.

Jeff