Research Associate

The University of Luxembourg is an international research university with a distinctly multilingual and interdisciplinary character.

The Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) at the University of Luxembourg is a leading international research and innovation centre in secure, reliable and trustworthy ICT systems and services.
We play an instrumental role in Europe by fueling innovation through research partnerships with industry, boosting R&D investments leading to economic growth, and attracting highly qualified talent. We look for researchers from diverse academic backgrounds to contribute to our projects in areas such as: Network Security, Information Assurance, Model-driven Security, Cloud Computing, Cryptography, Satellite Systems, Vehicular Networks, and ICT Services & Applications.

**Your role**:
The postdoc will thus have to define an orchestrator capable of communicating with existing tools by defining necessary interfaces and most of all the intelligent iterative engine based on reinforcement learning. The developed orchestrator thus consists in interconnecting existing open-sources tools for EASM with an orchestrator to be defined. This requires the definition and development of a unified language alongside the necessary interfaces. LLMs will be used to iteratively interpret results obtained by to the execution of the EASM tools to support an orchestrator to refine their configurations. Indeed, the space of exploration is almost infinite and is often based on text-based information (domain names, service provider names, software names, certificates, etc.) from which a particular semantic can be inferred. At the end of the processing pipeline, a component will aggregate the accumulated knowledge about the discovered attack surface. The ultimate objective is to provide useful and prioritized recommendations by detecting anomalies in the external attack surface, knowing that a system cannot be totally isolated.

**Your profile**:

- What we’re looking for:_
- A collaborative team player with a desire to make a personal impact within our interdisciplinary research groupho can work independently and efficiently and is proactive in solving problems.
- Self-initiative, creativity, curiosity, flexibility and enthusiasm to work
- Knowledge and Experience:_
- Good understanding of the different ML algorithms and architectures
- Good knowledge in statistics and stochastic models
- Good knowledge in cybersecurity including attack surface management
- Good programming skills
- Comfortable with Linux environments
- Autonomous
- The following qualifications of the applicant are a bonus:_
- Experience in Pentesting
- Experience in Large Language Models, reinforcement learning
- Good knowledge of networks and systems (protocols, monitoring)

Language Skills: Fluent written and verbal communication skills in English are required. Knowledge of either French, German or Luxembourgish will be appreciated but are not a requirement to apply.

Please note that, due to the specific requirements and constraints of the project, we are only able to consider applicants from NATO member countries or NATO partner nations

**We offer**:

- Multilingual and international character. Modern institution with a personal atmosphere. Staff coming from 90 countries. Member of the “University of the Greater Region” (UniGR)
- A modern and dynamic university. High-quality equipment. Close ties to the business world and to the Luxembourg labour market. A unique urban site with excellent infrastructure
- A partner for society and industry. Cooperation with European institutions, innovative companies, the Financial Centre and with numerous non-academic partners such as ministries, local governments, associations, NGOs

**How to apply**:

- Applications should include:_
- Curriculum Vitae

The University of Luxembourg embraces inclusion and diversity as key values. We are fully committed to removing any discriminatory barrier related to gender, and not only, in recruitment and career progression of our staff.
- General information:_
- Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract 24 Month
- Work Hours: Full Time 40.0 Hours per Week
- Location: Kirchberg Campus
- Internal Title: Postdoctoral researcher
- Job Reference: UOL07557

The yearly gross salary for every Postdoctoral Researcher at the UL is EUR 85176 (full time).