PhD Research Fellow in Cybersecurity with Focus on Identity and Access Management

PhD Research Fellow in Identity and Access Management

University of Oslo – Department of Informatics, Blindern, Oslo.

Duration: 3 years, extendable up to 4 years with teaching and supervision duties. Start date no later than December 31 2026.

Job Overview

The fellowship focuses on contemporary identity and access management solutions, including self‑sovereign identities, FIDO2 passkeys, eIDAS, and the EU Digital Identity Wallet. The research will develop methods to evaluate security, usability, and privacy of these systems.

The position is in the Digital Security research group, which works with national and international partners on topics such as identity management, cyber‑threat intelligence, AI in cybersecurity, ethical hacking, and privacy and data protection.

Responsibilities

• Conduct independent research on identity and access management solutions.
• Develop evaluation methods for security, usabilit...