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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Assistant Research Professor or Postdoc position at Penn State CSE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Applications are invited for a full-time researcher position in the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Security of Software (SOS) Lab at Penn State<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">(http://www.cse.psu.edu/~gxt29/sos/). The researcher will be<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">appointed as either an assistant research professor or a postdoctoral<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">researcher, depending on experience. The SOS Lab focuses on<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">methodologies that help create secure software systems. We are<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">seeking a highly qualified individual to work in the area of software<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">security, especially on topics including probabilistic program<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">verification, compiler-based software security, program analysis and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">hardening. An applicant should possess a doctoral degree in Computer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Science or Computer Engineering and have strong background in computer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">security, programming languages, or formal methods. The candidate<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">must have an excellent track record of original research and the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">ability to work as part of a team.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The researcher will be provided with competitive salary and employment<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">benefits. The initial appointment will be for one year, with an option<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">to renew for additional years.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Inquiries about the position should be directed to Dr. Gary Tan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">(gtan@psu.edu). Applicants should send a resume with at least two<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">names of references. Applications will be reviewed until the position<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">is filled.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Penn State is a major research university ranked 3rd in U.S. in<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">industry-sponsored research. The CSE department is ranked 8th in<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">U.S. in research expenditures and has strong research programs in<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">security. The U.S. News and World Report consistently ranks Penn<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">State's College of Engineering undergraduate and graduate programs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">among the top in the nation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">G. Gary Tan, Professor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Penn State CSE and ICDS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Co-Director of
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insr.psu.edu/__;!!IBzWLUs!RYOWZuaQcpPZs5tAjfC3xP-6SKoVVq1uiArz9TooEfQmAuDuC-WCqe27QEgvI7pJd1PLP5aWxftvew_3uWYERNGnCKwdMw$"><span style="color:#0563C1">Institute of Networking Security and Research</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.cse.psu.edu/*gxt29__;fg!!IBzWLUs!RYOWZuaQcpPZs5tAjfC3xP-6SKoVVq1uiArz9TooEfQmAuDuC-WCqe27QEgvI7pJd1PLP5aWxftvew_3uWYERNFUstvpaw$"><span style="color:#0563C1">http://www.cse.psu.edu/~gxt29</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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