Research Engineer in Cybersecurity

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We are seeking a research engineer within Institutionen för datavetenskap with a focus on the development of lab environments for research and education in cybersecurity.

About the job

Your tasks will consist of developing and further developing systems for research and teaching in cybersecurity and adaptive software systems. Furthermore, the work will include work with research articles and teaching assignments.

About you

We are looking for you who have a deep technical understanding of cybersecurity architectures and are motivated to develop environments to enable cutting-edge research in cybersecurity and education. You are expected to collaborate with colleagues and cooperate to support the research group's activities.

We want you to have:

A Master's degree in datavetenskap or similar. Significantly documented experience in software development, especially related to systems and environments for cybersecurity evaluation. Significantly documented experience of large-scale software development in *nix environments, including version control, testing, continuous integration, and documentation, e.g., by actively contributing to larger open source projects. Scientific curiosity and the ability to think independently. The ability to express yourself well in speech and writing in English.

It is meritorious if you have:

A PhD in a field relevant to the position. Knowledge of and published research in cybersecurity, software engineering, and/or adaptive systems. Documented experience of virtualization environments. Documented experience of system administration, e.g., Ansible and Linux.

Your workplace

You will work at the department for Cybersecurity where the research focuses on securing the most critical functions of the digital society. In a large number of national and European projects, methods are developed for, for example, verification, intrusion detection, and AI-based cybersecurity. The research also includes the protection of critical societal infrastructure, such as smart grids and secure software supply chains. In the university's cybersecurity lab, vulnerabilities in isolated systems are analyzed to develop new methods in research and train students and professionals.

More about cybersecurity research at LiU: https://liu.se/forskning/cybersakerhet/cybersakerhetsforskning

About the employment

The employment concerns a fixed-term full-time position for 11.5 months.

Start date according to agreement.

Security clearance may be conducted before a decision on employment is made.

Salary and benefits

Linköpings universitet applies individual and differentiated salary setting and is carried out in accordance with the applicable collective agreement (RALS/RALS-T) as well as the university's guidelines for salary formation.

We offer the possibility of remote work for part of your working time when the needs of the operations and the tasks allow for this.

Read more about benefits for employees https://liu.se/jobba-pa-liu/formaner.

Union contact persons

Information about union contact persons, see https://liu.se/jobba-pa-liu/hjalp-for-sokande.

Application

Welcome to submit your application with CV and cover letter no later than September 25, 2026. You apply for this position by clicking the "Ansök" button below. Applications received after the application deadline will not be considered.

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