Postdoc Fellowship — LLM Security & Agentic AI
Digital Futures Postdoc Fellowship hosted at the KTH Institute of Technology — pre-registration closes 2 October 2026.
Position
- Postdoc Fellowship
- Funded by Digital Futures — 2.4M SEK, 2-year salary
- Hosted at KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Royal Hacking Lab)
- Focus: Developing LLM agents to discover vulnerability and/or exploit vulnerabilities in software (web applications) or networks and/or discovering vulnerabilities in agentic AI attack surfaces.
Who should apply
- PhD obtained in 2026, relevant area (security, ML/AI, systems, or adjacent)
- Interests ideally overlapping LLM security, threat intelligence, adversarial ML, or IoT/embedded security Residence: EU residence permit valid at least until January 2027. Extensions possible; new permits cannot be issued for this call.
- Mobility required: moving to KTH from another institution
- Not open to researchers already based at KTH
- We shape the proposal together; I prepare the support letter
Timeline
| Step | Date |
|---|---|
| Contact me (CV + short research/paper/conf plan) | 25 September 2026 |
| Pre-registration (title, abstract, support letters) | 2 October 2026 |
| Full application | 16 October 2026 |
| Decisions | December 2026 |
| Project start | June 2027 |
How to apply
- Email emsuren@kth.se with your CV and a short research-motivation note
- You do not need to remind me your application, I will read every application and invite proper candidates
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