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IBM Research – Exascale Stream Computing Collaboratory
Regular positions available at Senior Research Scientist level in:

1) Communication Protocols and Network Architectures

2) Exascale Technologies

3) Parallel Discrete Event Simulations

Work Location:

The IBM Technology Campus, Dublin, Ireland.

Description:

The successful candidate will join a research team working with IBM internal and external partners towards the creation of a novel Exascale computing system, targeted towards Smarter Planet applications. Responsibilities include working closely with the Principal Investigator to create and evaluate novel ideas, co-advising PhD students, supervising research projects with PostDocs and university faculty, and preparing publications and presentations. In addition, the successful candidate will be expected to work with and maintain close connections with other teams around IBM.

Required background for all three positions:

• Proven extensive publication record in appropriate journals and conferences
• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science
• 5-10 years industrial/academic experience past PhD – Associate Professor or equivalent
• Good communication skills (English) verbal and written

For further details please contact Dr. Eugen Schenfeld at eugen@us.ibm.com

Additional requirements for Communication Protocols and Network Architectures:

• Conducting Research and specializing in LANs routing, communication protocols (e.g. 10G/100G Ethernet routing and protocols) and innovation transport mechanisms and structures for future supercomputers
• Proven extensive publication record in appropriate journals and conferences

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Additional requirements for Exascale Technologies:

• Conducting Research and specializing in multiple technologies for future supercomputers, with a deep understanding of the computer system needs, e.g. WDM, dense packaging technologies (3DI), optical transceivers, FPGA for prototyping of novel communication systems.
• Proven extensive publication record in journals and conferences on supercomputer physical technologies.

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Additional requirements for Parallel Discrete Event Simulations:

• Conducting Research and specializing in Parallel Discrete Event Simulations (PDES) for extreme system, innovative simulation approaches and modelling of applications, technology and architecture of large systems.
• Proven extensive publication record in journals and conferences on PDES

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For information and diffusion, here is the link to the two jobs opened for the STMicroelectronics Compilation Expertize Center in Grenoble:

<http://jobs.st.com/HROnline/HROnlineJobReq.nsf/JobReqAllWeb?SearchView&Query=(([Form]=JobReq)AND(compiler*)AND([region_b]=EU)AND([country_b]=EU_FRA)AND([site_b]=EU_FRA_02))&Country=France&Site=Grenoble&Keyword=compiler&JobFunction=&JFEnd&SearchOrder=3&SearchMax=199&Count=10&Start=1>

The two jobs titles are:

- Job Id 110734 : Interprocedural optimization of embedded Linux

applications

- Job Id 110707 : Optimization of Flash(R) and JavaScript Just-In-Time

compilers

Jobs can be found also by http://jobs.st.com -> Search -> Keyword:

"compilation"

Job Opening for two Marie-Curie Early-Stage-Researcher Positions Institute of Computer Science (ICS) Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH)

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Two Early Stage Researcher (ESR) positions are available at the Institute of Computer Science (ICS), Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH), Heraklion, Crete Island, Greece. These positions are funded by the European Commission under the Marie Curie Initial Training Network Programme (project TransForm).

We address (pre-PhD) researchers with an MSc aiming at significantly improving their career perspectives from both the PUBLIC and PRIVATE sector.

The duration of the appointment is 3 years with a possibility of extension funded from other sources. Applications for smaller periods will also be considered. Applicants may also request to be considered as candidates for the PhD program at the Department of Computer Science, University of Crete, Greece.

RESEARCH TOPIC

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The ESR will pursue research on concurrent computing (with emphasis on the Theoretical Foundations of Transactional Memory).

The recruited ESR will work in close collaboration with the other academic partners of the project:

* EPFL, Switzerland (Prof. Rachid Guerraoui)

* Technische Universitaet of Berlin, Germany (Dr. Petr Kuznetsov)

* Technion, Israel (Prof. Hagit Attiya)

* University of Rennes I, France (Prof. Michel Raynal)

and with the possibility of collaboration with researchers from the industry:

* Deutsche Telekom, Germany

* Microsoft Research, Cambridge, UK

* Sun Microsystems Labs, Massachusetts, USA

* IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, USA

ELIGIBILITY

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The recruited researchers should be, at the time of selection, in the first four years of their research careers (measured from the date when they obtained the degree which would formally entitle them to embark on a doctorate). Also:

* ESR should not already have a PhD and they should have the qualifications

to embark on a PhD program (i.e., s/he should have an MSc by the time

of the recruitment).

* ESR should be nationals of a country other than Greece or,

in case they are Greek, they should have legally resided

and have had their principal activities (work, studies, etc.)

in a country other than Greece for at least 3 out of the last 4 years, and

* ESR (regardless of their nationalities) must not have resided or carried out

their main activities (work, studies, etc.) in Greece for more

than 12 months in the last 3 years.

The positions are open until appropriate candidates are found.

The next cut-off date is June 30, 2010.

FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

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Marie Curie fellows enjoy good salaries and working conditions, career development opportunities and work-life balance.

More specifically, the financial support of Marie Curie ITN to the ESR includes:

* a fair monthly living and mobility allowance,

* a yearly travel allowance (i.e., a fixed amount of money based upon

the direct distance between the location of origin of the researcher

and Heraklion, Greece, where FORTH-ICS is located),

* a career exploratory allowance (i.e., a single payment for attending job interviews,

additional courses, job fairs, etc.), and

* coverage of the expenses related to the participation of the ESR in research

and training activities (contribution to research-related costs, meetings,

conference attendance, training actions, etc.).

HOW TO APPLY

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Please send an e-mail to <faturu AT csd DOT uoc DOT gr> containing your curriculum vitae.

Then, she will contact you asking for more documents if required.

GENDER EQUALITY

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FORTH is an equal opportunity employer. Female candidates are particularly

encouraged to apply. Panagiota Fatourou (the coordinator of TransForm) is

a woman, as well as half of the project researchers. This identifies the

extra sensitivity of TransForm to gender equality issues; all possible

efforts will be made to increase participation of women researchers in

the project.

MORE INFORMATION

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http://www.ics.forth.gr/~faturu/

Two positions as Ass. Professor with Tenure Track, Umea University, Sweden

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We seek outstanding candidates for the following new tenure track

positions:

- Assistant Professor in Parallel and Multicore Computing (Dnr 312-489-10)

- Assistant Professor in Industrial and Applied Mathematics (Dnr

312-490-10)

For further information of the positions, please contact professor Bo Kagstrom at the Department of Computing Science and HPC2N

(bokg@cs.umu.se) or professor Mats Larson at the Department of Mathematics and Mathematical Statistcics (mats.larson@math.umu.se).

For the complete announcement, visit:

http://www8.umu.se/umu/aktuellt/arkiv/lediga_tjanster/312-489-490-10.html

Performance Tools Developer

Cray has an opening for a motivated and skilled software engineer to join its team of performance analysis tools developers. This position includes both significant research and product development activities.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

This work includes the development and implementation of scalable data management techniques; combining analytic and simulation modeling techniques with performance measurements to help users identify problem areas; and helping to bring application optimization knowledge to a wider set of users, as Cray continues to advance the state of the art in performance analysis tools for Cray’s current and future supercomputers.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• M.S. or Ph.D. in Computer Science or similar discipline.
• Three years experience in system software development or equivalent combination of education and experience, particularly with performance tools development.
• Background in high performance computing (HPC) architectures, including multiprocessors, distributed memory systems, and GPU accelerators, with understanding of scientific applications is highly desired.
• Proficiency in C, C++, or Java is required. Working knowledge of Fortran is a plus.
• Background in creating user-interfaces and data visualization is a plus.
• Experience with SQL query optimization is a plus.
• Experience with performance analysis of applications on large-scale systems is a plus.
• Experience in working with large projects, or an advanced thesis in an appropriate area is required.
• Commitment to sound software engineering principles, outstanding problem solving skills, ability to work well in a cooperative development environment, both within and across teams, and good written and verbal communications skills.
• Must be motivated to have an impact on our products, our company, and the state of the art.

OTHER:

The location for this position is in Saint Paul, MN, USA

CONTACT:

Please apply directly at http://www.cray.com/About/Careers/OpportunitiesSearch.aspx or send resume to ldr@cray.com

Compiler Optimization

Cray has an opening for a motivated and skilled software developer to join its Compiler group. The Compiler Optimization Engineer will work on improving the optimization and parallelization phases of the Cray Fortran, C, and C++ compilers. This includes both significant research and product development activities, as Cray continues to advance the state of the art of its compiler across dissimilar architectures. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

This work includes the design and implementation of new compiler-based optimizations, enhancing existing optimizations, the implementation of new high-level language features, adapting evolving programming models to Cray architectures, and working to improve the overall quality of the compiler.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• B.S. Computer Science, Electrical and Computing Engineering, or similar discipline is required. Advanced degrees are welcome.
• At least 5 years experience in compiler development or equivalent combination of education and experience, particularly with regard to compiler optimization.
• Background in high performance computing (HPC) architectures, including multiprocessors, distributed memory systems, and GPU accelerators, is highly desired.
• Proficiency writing in C is critical, and familiarity with C++ is desired.
• Knowledge of Fortran is a plus.
• Experience in working with large projects, or an advanced thesis in an appropriate area.
• Commitment to sound software engineering principles, outstanding problem solving skills, ability to work well in a cooperative development environment, both within and across teams, and good written and verbal communications skills.
• Must be motivated to have an impact on our products, our company, and the state of the art.

OTHER:

The location for this position is in Saint Paul, MN, USA

CONTACT:

Please apply directly at http://www.cray.com/About/Careers/OpportunitiesSearch.aspx or send resume to ldr@cray.com.

Associate professor/Senior Lecturer in Embedded Systems and Assistant professor/Research Associate in Embedded Systems

Uppsala University has recently been awarded several grants for long-term research efforts in areas ranging from multicore programming, embedded systems to sensor networks and is expanding in several directions. The open positions are intended to strengthen and complement the existing expertise in embedded and real-time systems.

The successful candidate for associate professor may be promoted to full professor directly if she/he is jugded to be sufficiently competent.

The appointment for assisstant professor offers an ideal career opportunity for young scholars, which includes about 75 percent time for research for four years.

The positions provide excellent opportunities for interaction with existing research efforts at the department, including, e.g., multicore computing, embedded systems, computer networks, formal specification and verification, and high-performance computing. More information is available at http://www.it.uu.se/research/.

Application Deadline: April 12. Women are especially encouraged to apply. More information on the application procedure can be found at http://www.personalavd.uu.se/ledigaplatser/625unlekt_eng.html

and http://www.personalavd.uu.se/ledigaplatser/624forass_eng.html

FP7 Project TERAFLUX: Research Position Openings

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Applications are invited for two research positions (Special Scientist) in the Computer Architecture Group at the Department of Computer Science of the University of Cyprus (UCY). The successful applicants will join an EU framework 7 project (TERAFLUX) working on the computer architecture, execution model, and simulation of a many-core system. TERAFLUX is a Future Emerging Technologies integrated project with emphasis on exploiting Data-Flow Parallelism throughout the system. It runs for 4 years (Jan 2010 ? Dec 2013) and takes on the challenging problem of providing a complete solution to integrated computer architectures with more than 1000 cores, or Teradevices. The Computer Architecture group of UCY is leading the Computer Architecture work-package and is contributing to other work-packages such as Applications, Programming model, and Simulation. For further information on TERAFLUX you may consult the website of the project at www.teraflux.eu <http://www.teraflux.eu/>.

We are seeking two motivated researchers with BS in Computer Science or Computer engineering. Graduate degree in these areas will be considered an advantage. Applicants should have extensive knowledge and experience in any of the following areas: Computer Architecture, Parallel Execution Models, Parallel Processing, Linux administration and Systems Programming.

The posts are for one year with the possibility of annual renewal for up to four years. The salary will depend on the qualifications.

Informal enquiries may be made by email to teraflux@cs.ucy.ac.cy <mailto:teraflux@cs.ucy.ac.cy>. The applications should submit a detailed CV, contact information for at east two recommendations, and an one page research statement in electronic format (PDF) by email with subject "UCY TERAFLUX Special Scientist" to teraflux@cs.ucy.ac.cy <mailto:teraflux@cs.ucy.ac.cy> by March 22nd.

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.

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