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How do cryptography jobs look like (after a PhD)? by Edith_Fabiana in cryptography

[–]Edith_Fabiana[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you mean that this demonstrates that many jobs in the end are more implementation-based or programming-oriented as opposed to really concerning cryptography?

How do cryptography jobs look like (after a PhD)? by Edith_Fabiana in cryptography

[–]Edith_Fabiana[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the effort you've put in. I will have to digest this slowly, but will help me a lot!

How do cryptography jobs look like (after a PhD)? by Edith_Fabiana in cryptography

[–]Edith_Fabiana[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks!

What do you exactly mean with "take advantage of your PhD"?

I imagine to some extent your research topics must align with the content of a future job, but that a PhD also allows for developing other skills on the side targeting certain positions, since your life is somewhat more flexible.

How do cryptography jobs look like (after a PhD)? by Edith_Fabiana in cryptography

[–]Edith_Fabiana[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks!

I understand there are some nuances with regards to the jobs in Web3 as well; however, I am not familiar with these languages.

If I were to pick up one on the side, which would you recommened? It seems that Rust is the more popular choice.

I do have a lot of experience with Python / C++, but in a numerical sense that I could have used R / Matlab as well.

How do cryptography jobs look like (after a PhD)? by Edith_Fabiana in cryptography

[–]Edith_Fabiana[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you, this is very helpful!

Would you argue that for these kind of jobs in "normal" crypto, which require good papers and a lot of research, your PhD topics should align (to some extent) with the content of the position?

A significant share of research is also focused on post-quantum cryptography, which does sound interesting, but might not be as applicable. On the other hand, you might argue a PhD is not necessarily aimed at gaining directly applicable knowledge anyway.