The Maryland Cybersecurity Center (MC2) at the University of Maryland is seeking talented, highly-motivated postdoctoral candidates to conduct research and scholarship in cybersecurity and privacy.
These two-year positions offer an opportunity to work closely with faculty and graduate students in MC2, a unique multidisciplinary research and education powerhouse located just outside of Washington, D.C. The fellowship supports research in multiple areas of cybersecurity and privacy, including theoretical and applied cryptography, data-driven security, human-computer interaction and security, network and wireless security, machine learning and security, blockchain and cryptocurrency security, and programming languages security.
The position offers a competitive stipend and benefits, and fellows will be mentored by at least one core MC2 faculty member. Pursuing projects that involve more than one faculty member is highly encouraged. Postdoctoral fellows are expected to spend the majority of their time developing their own research program, and are strongly encouraged to leverage all of the diverse academic strengths and resources at the University of Maryland related to their research.
Applications for 2026 are now open. The deadline to apply is April 15, 2026. For questions, contact mc2postdoc@umiacs.umd.edu.
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