Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Optical Communications Security

University of Oxford
📍 Oxford, England, United Kingdom 💼 full-time 🕒 Posted July 02, 2026

Job Description

We are seeking

a full-time Post Doctoral Researcher to join the Communications research group at the Department of Engineering Science (central Oxford). The post is funded by a University Challenge Seed Fund grant and is fixed-term to 29 February 2028. The Secure Encryption Key Exchange (SEKE) project is aimed at developing an eavesdropper detection system based on noise statistics for optical communication links. This builds on a similar system demonstrator for RF links.
The key responsibilities and duties are:
  • Developing professional technical documents and reports as deliverables.

  • Prepare research outputs for presentation and demonstrations.

  • Management of your research and administration of the laboratory with guidance where required.

  • The development of an optical fibre link SEKE demonstrator, involving: specifying and ordering components from which to construct it; evolution of a robust testing system inclu...
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    Job Details

    • Location Oxford, England
    • Job Type full-time
    • Category Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians
    • Posted Date July 02, 2026
    • Application Deadline August 11, 2026