Researcher in the area of decentralized digital trusted infrastructures

Are you a person with experience from industry and with solid experience of building networks to create value for customers and collaborating parties? Do you appreciate leading dynamic teams with different competencies towards set goals contributing to solve societal challenges? If you are a good listener, think strategically and act operationally by identifying needs from customers and contributing with new insights to solve them through innovative data-driven methods, RISE has an interesting job offer for you!

About us
The Industrial Systems department at RISE works with applied research in AI / ML, IoT, XR as well as in data management and visualization.

We are active in the network area with expertise in optical transmission, converged networks and decentralized digital infrastructures. In the Network unit we also work with image and video quality within the framework of our Test and Demo facility Visual Media Quality.

About the role
In the role as researcher, you will participate to and, in some cases, lead projects. You will work in interdisciplinary teams and communicate across knowledge domains to be able to realize and deliver in the projects you are part of. You will be expected to create new projects and to do this, you will build a business around the subject area and partnerships internally within RISE and externally. You are expected to lead and be involved in application writing. You will run research projects and link new advances in research to existing customer needs and implement these to drive technological development in business and the public sector, to make a difference for real. Our office is located in Kista.

Who are you?
We are looking for someone who is passionate about technology, research and business development. You are an energetic person who is not afraid to have dialogue and meetings with customers and colleagues. We also want you to have an academic education in a relevant field, at least a MSc but preferably a PhD, or equivalent work experience. As researcher in the area of decentralized digital trusted infrastructures you have good knowledge of the cryptography that can be used for privacy-preserving technologies and security in general. You also have an ability to translate technical properties of privacy preserving techniques into practical and reality-based problems in different contexts and domains.

You can build prototypes and functional demonstrations and a habit of working with different cryptographic libraries. We see an understanding of the Self-Sovereign Identity concept and of different types of Distributed Ledger Technologies as a merit. Furthermore, you have a proven ability to write research applications and research reports and publish scientific text and great habit of networking internally and externally in order to identify needs owners and partners. You have a good understanding of, spoken and written Swedish and English.

Are we right for each other?
At RISE, we are convinced that diversity contributes to an innovative environment where we together challenge boundaries and develop new knowledge and skills for the future. We cannot promise you an easy job, but what we can promise you are committed colleagues and some exciting and important societal challenges to address. You will work in a dynamic environment that gives you development opportunities both professionally and personally. We are happy to encourage female applicants for this role. At RISE, we want you to succeed and feel good, because when you succeed, you contribute to a sustainable future and to securing an edge in global competition. With us, you get the opportunity to make a real difference. Welcome to the entire Swedish research institute and innovation partner.

Welcome with your application!
If this sounds exciting and you want to know more, please contact Emanuela Caira, acting Director of Network Unit, 010-228 42 80. The last day to apply is December 15th 2021.

Our union representatives are: Jonas Söderberg, Saco, 070-666 15 87 and Linda Ikatti, Unionen, 010-516 51 61.

Calls from external recruitment companies and salespeople are kindly requested. We are subject to the Public Procurement Act.

Decentralized digital infrastructures, homomorphic encryption, cryptography, Distributed Ledger Technologies, research projects, business, customer, Kista, RISE


RISE Research Institutes of Sweden är Sveriges forskningsinstitut och innovationspartner. I internationell samverkan med företag, akademi och offentlig sektor bidrar vi till ett konkurrenskraftigt näringsliv och ett hållbart samhälle. Våra 2 800 medarbetare driver och stöder alla typer av innovationsprocesser. RISE är ett oberoende, statligt forskningsinstitut som erbjuder unik expertis och ett 100-tal test- och demonstrationsmiljöer för framtidssäkra teknologier, produkter och tjänster. www.ri.se.