Call for Papers

Applications are invited for a PhD position in Networks on Chip/Communication Systems at Simula Research Laboratory in Oslo, Norway. The position is funded by an EU prosject under the 7th Framework Programme (call 4) and the position will therefore be tied to this project. The project contains partners from six different European countries and will explore design methods for system on chip (SoC) solutions. Simulas role in the project will be to design a flexible Network on Chip technology which can be adapted to application and design constraints. The PhD position lasts for three years and the chosen candidate will be enrolled in the PhD-program of Simula School of Research and Innovation. The final degree will be awarded by the University of Oslo, Norway.

Candidates should preferably have a strong background in Networks on Chip and computer networks in general. In particular, we look for candidates with experience with network on chip design and evaluation. Eligible applicants are people with:

• A Master of Science in computer science or a related area.
• A strong background in computer networks and computer architecture.
• Strong programming skills.
• A good ability to cooperate with others.
• A good ability to work independently on challenging problems.
• Good written and spoken English skills.

The ideal candidate would be able to show evidence of her interest in network research and technology through scientific or other types of publications, or through extracurricular activities. Successful applicants will be part of a dynamic and highly competent team in the ICON group at Simula.  More information about the group is available at http://simula.no/research/networks/projects/ICONPRO/.

About Simula Research Laboratory AS

Simula Research Laboratory AS was established in 2001 as a limited company with the Norwegian Government as the principal shareholder.  Simula conducts basic research in the fields of communication technology, scientific computing and software engineering with a focus on fundamental scienfic problems that have a large potential for important applications in society.  We offer a competitive salary that reflects that we are hand-picking only top candidates. The successful candidate should not need additional funding.

Simula maintains an open, international and diverse work environment, and seeks applications from outstanding scientists regardless of their national origin or citizenship. Female applicants are encouraged to apply

Simula School of Research and Innovation delivers education in partnership with the industry and the universities in Norway. The School actively supports and creates the conditions necessary for the establishment of businesses based on the research it conducts. The PhD students will be formally employed by – and enrolled in the PhD-program of Simula School of Research and Innovation. However, the PhD degrees will finally be awarded by the University of Oslo, Norway.

Enquiries and Further Information

To apply for these positions, email a short application letter, curriculum vitae, copies of transcripts and grades and a publication list to jobs@simula.no. You can find the position opening online at http://simula.no/jobs/jobs-0940.

Important

The subject of the email must contain JOBS 0940 ICONPRO. The application deadline is January 31, 2010.

Please direct any questions regarding these positions to Dr. Frank Olaf Sem-Jacobsen (frankose@simula.no). Note that only questions should be sent to this address. Applications and documents must be sent as described above.

Manchester Metropolitan University

The Department of Computing and Mathematics at Manchester Metropolitan University has a leading reputation for research excellence. In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, 75% of Computer Science Informatics research was judged to be at least "internationally recognised", and 35% was deemed to be at least "internationally excellent". As a result of this, the Department has secured significant research funding, and, with the support of the MMU Dalton Research Institute, we are able to offer four fully-funded* Ph.D. studentships in the following areas:

Novel Computation (http://www.docm.mmu.ac.uk/RESEARCH/ncg)

• Simulation of Biologically-inspired Computational Models (Dr  Andy Nisbet and Dr Martyn Amos)
• Synchronization in Coupled Systems with Time Delays (Dr Jon Borresen and Dr Martyn Amos)

Logic and Computation (http://www.docm.mmu.ac.uk/RESEARCH/logicgrp)

• Logical Consequence Relations and Inference Rules in Logics Originating in Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science (Prof. Vladimir Rybakov)

Intelligent Systems (http://www.docm.mmu.ac.uk/RESEARCH/Intelgrp)

• Optimisation by Quantum Annealing (Dr Alan Crispin)

For further details of each of these projects, please see http://www.docm.mmu.ac.uk/RESEARCH/ncg/phd.pdf

Applicants for each studentship should possess a good (2.1 or above) honours degree (and preferably a higher degree such as an M.Sc.) or equivalent industrial experience, in any appropriate scientific or technological discipline (e.g. mathematics, physics, computer science). Each studentship fully covers University tuition fees (at EU/UK level*) and provides a tax-free bursary of £12,000 per year, in line with the UK Government (EPSRC) recommended rate, for a 3-year duration. *EU/UK fees £3,390 per annum. Overseas students are welcome to apply, but should be aware that they will be required to self-fund the difference between EU/UK and international fees (international fees are currently £9,065 per annum).

In order to apply for any of these studentships, in the first instance please send your up-to-date CV, along with a cover letter and details of two academic referees,  directly to the first-named supervisor of the project in which you are interested (to whom informal enquiries should also be addressed):

• Dr Andy Nisbet: A.Nisbet@mmu.ac.uk
• Dr Jon Borresen: J.Borresen@mmu.ac.uk
• Prof. Vladimir Rybakov: V.Rybakov@mmu.ac.uk
• Dr Alan Crispin: A.Crispin@mmu.ac.uk

The deadline for receiving initial applications is Friday 29th January 2010. Studentships will commence as soon as possible after that date.

For further information on the Department and its research groups, please visit http://www.docm.mmu.ac.uk

The School of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) announces one doctoral position in electronic and computer systems.

KTH is the largest technical university in Sweden. Education and research cover a broad spectrum within natural sciences and engineering, as well as architecture, industrial engineering and management, urban planning, work science and environmental engineering. There are circa 12,000 full-year undergraduate students, 1,400 postgraduate students and 3,100 employees.

The School of Information and Communication Technology, ICT, conducts research and education in the areas Material Physics, Electronics, and Information Technology. We work with the scientific and mathematical foundation, with the technical infrastructure as well as with systems and services. We have an internationally competitive profile in research in nano electronics, photonics, electronic and computer systems, software technology and communication as well as systems sciences and software construction technologies. The collaboration with the surrounding companies and society takes place e.g. in Kista Science City. We offer a broad spectrum of education programs, for the Swedish titles “civilingenjör” and “högskoleingenjör”, as well as candidate programs. We also offer a number of master programs entirely taught in English for advanced undergraduate studies with a separate, highly competitive recruitment from a predominantly international student base.

Within the framework of a new EU project we are seeking two PhD students to the department of software and computer systems at KTH School of Information and Communication Technology. The department has a well recognized research and PhD education within computer systems and architecture, distributed systems and software systems. The positions will be placed with Kista Multicore Center which is a research group common for KTH and SICS, the Swedish Institute of Computer Science.

The research project is about enabling technologies for efficient programming of future manycore processors. The project includes experimental implementations evaluated scientifically with the help of existing parallel computers and simulations of future computer systems.

Qualifications

Suitable background is a master degree in computer science and engineering, electrical engineering or within similar areas. Furthermore we assume that the successful applicant is self-going, curious and with a raving interest in computer systems. We expect that the applicant has very good knowledge in computer engineering and architecture, digital design, programming (including programming of parallel computers) and in system software such as operating systems, run-time systems and compilers. Good knowledge in written and spoken English is mandatory and working knowledge of Swedish is a merit.

Employment

Form of employment: Time limited following the nominal PhD program (~4 years)
Start: To be agreed.
The salary follows the directions provided by KTH.

Application

The application must include the following documents:

• Full curriculum vitae
• Exam papers and transcripts from university /university college
• Brief description of why the applicant whishes to become a doctoral student
• Letter of recommendation and contact information for two reference persons
• Copy of Master Thesis (or other publications) in English

Deadline for application: January 31, 2010
Please refer to the reference number I-2009-0768 in your application.

Applications via e-mail (PDF-files) are to be sent to

• registrator@ict.kth.se

The CV, etc. shall be sent as PDF attachments if the application is sent in electronically.

We also accept applications via ordinary post sent to:

KTH – ICT, Registrator
Forum 105
S-164 40 Kista, Sweden

Contact

For more information about the position, please contact
Professor Mats Brorsson
Phone: +46-(0)8-790 41 21

• matsbror@kth.se

Union representatives

Trade union representative
Rikard Lingström, SACO
Phone: +46 8 790 8292

• rlm@kth.se

ARM R&D is looking for 2 full-time research engineers in Cambridge office. The positions are as follows:

1) R&D Engineer – Memory and Interconnect Architect

Job Description

The candidate must have a strong background in processor microarchitecture, memory and interconnect architectures, memory controllers, preferably with some knowledge in 3D integration technologies.

For more details, please click http://careers.peopleclick.com/careerscp/client_arm/external/jobDetails.do?functionName=getJobDetail&jobPostId=1628&localeCode=en-us

2) R&D Engineer – Physical Interface Architect

Job Description

The candidate must have a strong background in physical interface design for memory controllers, preferably has some knowledge in 3D integration technologies.

The purpose of this job is to be an integral part of a project team designing next-generation PHY designs for 3D Integrated Circuits at ARM.

For more details, please click http://careers.peopleclick.com/careerscp/client_arm/external/jobDetails.do?functionName=getJobDetail&jobPostId=1630&localeCode=en-us

If you are interested, you could follow the links and send your application/CV.

• Discipline: Biology, EngD / Engineering Doctorate, Engineering, Maths & IT, Physics, Other
• Categories: PhD/Studentships
• Location: Germany
• Organisation:  Bernstein Center For Computational Neuroscience
• Supervisor: Various Supervisors
• Posted Date: 07 December 2009 10:49:33

EuroSPIN – A PhD programme in Neuroinformatics, including Computational Neuroscience
The objective of this doctoral training programme is to provide top quality training within the Neuroinformatics area, including Computational Neuroscience. Excellent scholarships are available for EuroSPIN PhD students.
EuroSPIN is short for "European Study Programme In Neuroinformatics". Neuroinformatics combines neuroscience and informatics research to develop and apply computational tools and approaches that are essential for understanding the structure and function of the brain.
Four partners participate in EuroSPIN:
- KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
- University of Edinburgh (UoE), UK
- National Centre for Biological Science (NCBS), India
- Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (ALUF), Germany
Each PhD candidate will persue an interdisciplinary research project during 3-4 years, leading to a joint (or a double) PhD degree from two of the above partner universities.

This position spans two projects studying ways to balance high performance and power efficiency in both software and hardware. On the software side, we are developing on-line power estimation and performance models to drive power-aware, intelligent software resource managers on server-class machines and embedded DSP chip multiprocessors. On the hardware side, we are studying power-efficient adaptable architectures.

Excellent communication skills (both in speaking and writing) in English are essential. Leadership skills are also necessary.

The ability to identify important problems, formulate a research agenda, and carry out that agenda independently or in close collaboration with others is important.

Please see the below URL for more information and instructions on how to apply:

http://www.chalmers.se/cse/EN/news/vacancies/positions/postdoctoral-position-in

All applications must be electronic.

Email Sally McKee (mckee@chalmers.se) with any questions.

Applications are invited for PhD students positions in the research lines of the Operating System/Computer Architecture Interface group in the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC).

Research will focus mainly on processor microarchitecture. More information can be found in http://www.bsc.es/job.php?j_id=189

Date Expires: 2009-12-31
Position type: Postgraduate Ph.D. Student
Salary: Standard tax-free stipend + PhD fees (EU rates) for four years

Dr. Alexey Lastovetsky is currently recruiting to fill a number of fully-funded PhD positions in the UCD HCL as part of a Science Foundation Ireland funded 5-year project on high performance heterogeneous computing. The objectives of this project are to design and implement algorithms and programming tools for high performance computing on modern heterogeneous and hierarchical platforms such as heterogeneous computational clusters, clusters of multicores, heterogeneous computing nodes, global networks of computers.

Applicants should have Master or at least Bachelor degree (achieving no less than 2.1) in Computer Science or related areas (Computational Science, High Performance Computing, Engineering, etc.). Strong mathematical and Unix programming (C language) skills are required. Preference will be given to applicants with experience in high
performance parallel and distributed computing and good multithreaded and MPI programming skills.

Applicants should email a cover letter addressing the required qualifications, a detailed CV, a letter of recommendation from a senior academic, a copy of your MSc thesis (if any), and copies of your publications (if any) representative for the required skills to Alexey Lastovetsky at Alexey.Lastovetsky@ucd.ie. For informal information about
the positions, please contact Dr. Lastovetsky.

Up to 6 PhD research fellowships are offered in the Department of Computer and Information Science (IDI), Faculty of Information Technology, Mathematics and Electrical Engineering (IME), Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).

The department wants as good applicants as possible, hence there are no restrictions on the research topic, as long as the candidate works within one of the department’s research areas, cf. the department’s web pages with an overview of its research groups: http://www.idi.ntnu.no/about/groups.php.

Applicants must have a Master degree in computer science, informatics, software engineering, information systems or similar is required. The PhD fellow is expected to participate in the professional community within the relevant areas of IDI. Applicants must contact a preferred supervisor at the department (professor or associate professor, specific persons can be found by clicking the research groups that seem most appropriate on the web page mentioned above), and in collaboration with the preferred supervisor make a project description of 2000-3000 words to follow the application. The project description is to document theoretical and methodological knowledge about the research area together with a sketch of important research problems. The evaluation of applicants will be based on their education, job experience, possibly other relevant experience and scientific publications. Applicants must satisfy the formal requirements for admission to the PhD studies at NTNU. See http://www.ime.ntnu.no/english/research/phd for detailed information on the PhD programs administrated by IME.

For full announcement, see:

http://www.idi.ntnu.no/about/description_jobs.php?id=163

Application are to be submitted electronically, see link below. https://secure.jobbnorge.no/job.aspx?jobid=62406

Applications should be marked IME-064-2009. Closing date: 2009-12-01.

Institution: Institute of Computer Science (ICS)

Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH)

http://www.ics.forth.gr

Start date: Immediately

Duration: 1-3 years

Location: Crete, Greece

Date of Announcement: September 14, 2009

Deadline: Continuous, until positions are filled

Description:

Two junior researcher positions (Early Stage Researchers — ESRs) in the area of scalable storage systems are available in the CARV Laboratory of the Institute of Computer Science (ICS), Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH), Heraklion, Greece (http://www.ics.forth.gr ). The area of storage systems is currently under significant change due to changes in underlying technologies that open exciting possibilities. ESRs are typically pre-PhD researchers. The ideal candidates would hold a Bachelors or Master’s in computer science, computer engineering or related field, would have developed familiarity in computer systems and computer architecture, and good systems building skills in low-level systems software (e.g. kernel modules, network protocols, file-systems, block-level storage systems, controller firmware). The positions are funded by the European Commission under the Marie Curie Initial Training Network Program. The duration of the appointment is 1 year with possibility of extending to 3 years. Applications for smaller periods will also be considered.

Applicants must submit the following documents:

* Detailed Curriculum Vitae

* Statement of Purpose

* Official degrees and transcripts showing all courses attended by the applicant and grade for each course

* Three recommendation letters

* Copies of any research papers or other significant work by the applicant

Positions can be combined with graduate studies in the Computer Science Department at the University of Crete (http://www.csd.uoc.gr/en/int.html) that has an established graduate program.

Links:

* FORTH-ICS: http://www.ics.forth.gr

* CARV: http://www.ics.forth.gr/carv/index.html

* Crete: http://www.uoc.gr/crete/CRETE.html

For more information or to apply, please contact:

Prof. Angelos Bilas

Foundation for Reasearch and Technology – Hellas FORTH) Institute of Computer Science (ICS) N. Plastira 100, Vassilika Vouton

GR-70013 Heraklion, Crete, Greece

Email: bilas@ics.forth.gr