Chercheur Doctorant Contractuel - Erc Dataroutes H/F - Ministère de l'enseignement supérieur et de la recherche

Research activities, tasks and expected results
- Name of the project : DATAROUTES (ERC Advanced Grant 2022)
- Research activities / Content of the research project
DATAROUTES aims to carry out a cartography of Internet data routes in order to understand how the routing strategies of state and non-state actors shape cyberspace and to analyze, as a domain of application, the important security and policy issues IT raises for the European Union. The goals of this project are to measure and map Internet routes using open-source data, thanks to DATAROUTES' Border Gateway Protocol observatory. DATAROUTES will provide a platform for open access to its data and methodologies in order to encourage a new stream of research on the geopolitics of data routing.
- Tasks to BE performed

Research in social sciences (geopolitics, international relations, geography, political science, sociology, information and communication)

Collection and analysis of open source data

Publication of scientific articles, including in peer-reviewed journals, and for science popularization

Participation in scientific events such as conferences, colloquiums, roundtables and workshops.

Organization of conferences to disseminate results of the research
- Expected results

Publication of scientific papers in journals in Geography, Geopolitics, Political Geography, Science and Technology Studies, and other relevant disciplines

Participation in scientific conferences and colloquiums abroad and in France

Support to the activities of DATAROUTES and their organization (conferences, workshops, seminars...)

Support to the training activities of DATAROUTES

INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL LINKS
www.univ-paris8.fr www.geode.science www.geopolitique.net

CONDITIONS OF SERVICE AND, WHERE APPROPRIATE, PARTICULAR HARDSHIP ATTACHED TO THE POST
Professional mobility in some of the countries studied according to research calendar and fieldwork accessibility, starting year 3 of the project.

EXPECTED TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

PhD in Computer Science, Network Engineering, or a closely related field.

EXPECTED TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE
Deep Knowledge of Internet protocols, in particular routing

Very good knowledge of deployment of large scale computer systems infrastructure including Proficiency in high and low level programming languages (C, C++, Golang, Python), knowledge of database technologies : SQL (specifically PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB, Redis, containerization (Docker) and DEVOPS orchestration tools (Kubernetes / Helm).
Afficher la suite
Strong theoretical basis in graph theory in relation with computer networks

Knowledge of graph-mining approaches EXPECTED SKILLS

Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Ability to conduct short and medium-term research projects independently and collaboratively.

Aptitude to work in a multi-skills and multi-domain environment to develop cooperation and mutual understanding.

Self-motivation and proactivity in research endeavors.

Responsiveness and ability to adapt to research challenges.

Excellent command of English (written and spoken, level B2/C1 minimum).

Basic understanding of Agile development methodologies.

ADDITIONAL ASSETS (NICE-TO-HAVE)
Knowledge of cybersecurity principles

Knowledge of additional programming languages such as Rust, JavaScript / TypeScript.

Familiarity with graph-oriented NoSQL databases.

Knowledge of another language beside english is a plus.

Optional, depending on project specifics : Good command of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software, graph visualization software, or willingness to learn them quickly.

Optional, depending on project specifics : Good knowledge of tools and methodologies in open-source intelligence (OSINT) investigations.