"Lecturer in Cryptography"

About us

The Department of Informatics is looking to appoint a Lecturer in Cryptography.

This is an exciting time to join us as we continue to grow our department and realise our vision of a diverse, inclusive and innovative department of Informatics at one of the most prestigious universities in the UK. We seek applicants who will support us in our ambitions in inclusivity and diversity.

We welcome applications from candidates who have an international profile in research in any area of cryptography. Areas of research expertise of particular interest include protocols, applied cryptography, cryptography in the wild or theoretical cryptography. Lattice-based cryptography is not an area of interest for this position.

We consider cryptographic challenges from a broad perspective. Members of the department regularly publish in and sit on the program committees of top-tier and well-known venues in cryptography and information security. It is the research transformative aspect that provides the opportunity to serve society while supporting King’s as an outstanding institution in science and technology. The Department has strong links with industry, who engage with us in collaborative research projects.

See our list of publications and our people in cryptography for more details or reach out to us to find out if this environment might be a good fit for you.

We offer undergraduate and postgraduate education catering for the needs of our students. It is essential that applicants have the enthusiasm and commitment needed to ensure the success of these programmes. The successful applicant for this post will be involved in delivering teaching in a core area of computer science.

The successful candidate will be appointed to the Cybersecurity (CSY) group, where our work on cryptography sits, and will have the opportunity to contribute to cross-cutting hubs (see https://www.kcl.ac.uk/informatics/research). Research collaboration across research groups, with departmental hubs and with other Departments in the Faculty and across the College is strongly encouraged.

See https://www.kcl.ac.uk/informatics/about/index for more details about the Department, https://www.kcl.ac.uk/research/cys for more details about the Cybersecurity Group within the Department and https://cryptographers.kcl.ac.uk/ for the work we do in cryptography.

This is a full-time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered on an indefinite contract.

Job Ref: 134305

Placed On: 18th December 2025

Closes: 5th March 2026