Research Associate on AI Cybersecurity

The Global Cybersecurity Capacity Centre (GCSCC) at the Department of Computer
Science is looking to employ a Research Fellow to work within an
interdisciplinary team on AI cybersecurity research. Primarily funded by the
UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, the GCSCC is a programme of
the Oxford Martin School, which specialises in supporting interdisciplinary
research communities working to address the most pressing global challenges
and opportunities of the 21st century.





The successful candidate will report to the Principal Investigator. The post
holder is a member of a research group providing day-to-day supervision for
research assistants. The post holder is responsible for their own grant funded
research project within a discrete area of a wider research programme.





The key focus of this role will be to support the research programme of the
GCSCC across the three primary task areas outlined below, but primarily
focusing on **Task 2**. Each task is framed by a key challenge question:





1\. How are each of the different types of AI / ML models vulnerable to cyber-
attack, and can we predict outcomes of cyber-attacks based on knowledge of the
specific model and training dataset being used?



2. What is the nature of harm that is faced when AI-systems are attacked, and how might the risk propagate through organisations, supply-chains and ecosystems?



3. What AI cybersecurity capacity should nations and organisations be prioritising for investment?





Project website is https://gcscc.ox.ac.uk/





The successful candidate will be required to work primarily under the
direction of Professor Sadie Creese and the supervision of Professor Michael
Goldsmith, with guidance from other senior academics.





It is essential that successful candidate would hold a relevant PhD/DPhil or
being close to completion in a cybersecurity-relevant field with post-
qualification research experience.





You will be required to upload a supporting statement, CV and the details of
two referees as part of your online application.





**The closing date for applications is 12 noon on 21st January 2025.**
Interviews are expected to be held in January or early February.





**We are a Stonewall Top 100 Employer, Living Wage, holding an Athena Swan
Bronze Award, HR excellence in Research and Race Equality Charter Bronze
Award.**





Our staff and students come from all over the world and we proudly promote a
friendly and inclusive culture. Diversity is positively encouraged, through
diversity groups and champions, for example
http://www.cs.ox.ac.uk/aboutus/women-cs-oxford/index.html , as well as a
number of family-friendly policies, such as the right to apply for flexible
working and support for staff returning from periods of extended absence, for
example shared parental leave.





Demonstrating a commitment to provide equality of opportunity, we would
particularly welcome applications from women and black and minority ethnic
applicants who are currently under-represented within the Computer Science
Department. All applicants will be judged on merit, according to the selection
criteria.