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Topic: Job opportunity: paid PhD researcher position available

Merlijn Sebrechts (Oct 18 2025 at 10:48):

Hi everyone!

We have another WebAssembly PhD position open! This time, we're looking for someone who wants to use WebAssembly to make it easier to develop tamper-resistant software. To protect data and software from attackers with physical access to a device.

From Bare Metal to Bytecode: Energy Efficient TEE HAL with WebAssembly: https://www.imec-int.com/en/work-at-imec/job-opportunities/bare-metal-bytecode-energy-efficient-tee-hal-webassembly

This is a paid position in Ghent, Belgium. We can help you get your visa and other administration in order to move from a different country. A master's degree is required to start, but you can already apply as a student.

There are two application windows.

• The first one is open today, from 15 October until 15 December
• The second one will be open from 15 March until 15 April

The second one is perfect for students graduating in the summer.

Work experience is not required, but we do offer seniority pay to applicants with relevant work experience.

We're looking for bright people who want to become an expert in this topic. The work will include both software development and hardware design.

Last updated: Dec 06 2025 at 05:03 UTC