PhD position in Secure and Fault-Tolerant Distributed Computing

Organisation/Company Aix-Marseille Université Research Field Computer science Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions PhD Positions Application Deadline 1 Jun 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Paris) Country France Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Offer Starting Date 1 Oct 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

We are looking for a young researcher interested in fault tolerance and security for Cloud type infrastructure. The objective is to contribute fundational results for reliable and secure e2ee systems in decentralized networks or multi-cloud systems.

Requirements

Research Field Computer science Education Level Master Degree or equivalent

Research Field Mathematics Education Level Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Master in Mathematics or Computer science, with

• a good understanding of distributed algorithms and basic secure protocols ;
• the ability to link technical problems and algorithms ;

Teamwork, Analytical and critical thinking

Additional Information

This PhD is part of PEPR Cloud’s TrustInClouds national project, which brings together several teams from different laboratories across France. It will take place within the Computer Science and Systems Laboratory (LIS), in the DALGO team for algorithms and distributed systems.

Additional information : The Euraxess Center of Aix‑Marseille Université informs foreign visiting professors, researchers, postdoc and PhD candidates about the administrative steps to be undertaken prior to arrival at AMU and the various practical formalities to be completed once in France: visas and entry requirements, insurance, help finding accommodation, support in opening a bank account, etc. More information on AMU EURAXESS Portal