Call for Papers

The Universal Parallel Computing Research Center (UPCRC) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a joint research endeavor with Microsoft Corporation and Intel Corporation, is seeking Postdoctoral Research Associate candidates. The Center brings together researchers in computer science and computer engineering to discover easy and accessible methods for programming multicore computing systems.

The qualified candidate must have strong research experience in programming languages for parallel computing. The work will involve language design and implementation. Research experience in compilers and parallel programming is required. The research will be pursued in collaboration with Professor Marc Snir and other faculty and students in UPCRC and the Department of Computer Science.

The position is for one year, extendible to a second year. Salary is commensurate with experience.

For full consideration please send a cover letter, resume and 3 professional references via email to Professor Marc Snir (snir@illinois.edu) prior to 5/31/09.

Chalmers University of Technology announces
a Position for Ph.D. study
in the field of Computer Architecture
at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Application deadline April 17, 2009
The High-Performance Computer Architecture Group is conducting research on design principles for the next generations of mainstream as well as embedded high-performance computers. To ease the programming task and yet achieve a high computational performance at as high energy efficiency as possible are important objectives in the knowledge generation process that the group contributes to. To this end, the group has a solid track record in contributing to design principles of parallel computers and a current focus is on multi-core computers.
The group participates in the HiPEAC European Network of Excellence as a partner and in two European projects that focus on multi-core architectures. A driving theme regards the definition and implementation of new hardware/software interfaces to ease the task of designing software for exploiting the computational performance of multi-core computers.
Aim of work
The PhD student shall participate in a project that concerns novel execution models for multicore computers. Known execution models lead to significant efforts in rewriting existing software. The project aims at exploring ways to extract parallelism dynamically so that the parallelism offered by multicore computers can be exploited.
Applicants
shall have a Master’s Degree or corresponding (sw. civilingenjörsexamen) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering or in a related discipline. As for all PhD studies, a genuine interest and curiosity in the subject matter and excellent analytical and communication skills, orally as well as literally, are needed. Further, since the research work normally involves developing simulation models of detailed computer architectures, good programming skills are important. A successful candidate must have a profound interest in computer architecture and a foundation in design principles of processors and memory systems.
In order to improve gender balance, Chalmers welcomes in particular applications from female candidates.
Details about employment
The appointee must also have been admitted to Chalmers Doctoral Programme. PhD student positions are limited to five years and will then normally include 20% departmental work, mostly teaching duties. Admission and employment are regulated in Chalmers’ “Rules of Procedure for Doctoral Programmes”, §4 and §5. Salary follows the agreement for PhD student positions.
Further information
Research level: Professor Per Stenström (www.ce.chalmers.se/~pers)
tel. 031-772 1761, e-post: pers@chalmers.se or
Departmental level:, Associate Professor Lars Svensson,
tel. 031-772 1704, e-post: larssv@chalmers.se
More information is available at the departmental homepage
Your application
shall consist of a cover letter with the reference number 2009/28 stated, a complete CV, copies of exam diploma with grades and other documents you wish to refer to.
Closing date for the application is April 17, 2009.
The application should preferably be sent by email to: registrator@chalmers.se or by surface mail to:
Registrator
Chalmers University of Technology
SE-412 96 Göteborg, Sweden
Phone via Chalmers exchange: +46 31 772 10 00
Fax registrar: +46 31 772 49 22
Please, don’t send your application to the above mentioned professor or head of department.
Union representatives
SACO Jan Lindér
ST-ATF Marie Wenander
SEKO Ralf Berndtsson
All reachable via Chalmers exchange: +46 31 772 10 00

4 positions in compilation, optimisation or parallel programming at University of Edinburgh

* 1 Assistant Professor
* 1 Postdoctoral Researcher
* 2 PhD positions

Edinburgh’ is the UK’s leading centre for research in computer science and wishes to make appointments to the following positions.

Assistant Professor (lecture in UK terms) in any of the above areas

Salary: 36,532 – 43,622 pounds.
Closing date 17th April 2009
Further details:

www.jobs.ed.ac.uk/vacancies/index.cfm?fuseaction=vacancies.detail&vacancy_ref=3010631

Postdoctoral Researcher

Salary: 29,704 – 35,469 pounds.
Closing date 17th April 2009

Closing date 17th April 2009
Further details:

www.jobs.ed.ac.uk/vacancies/index.cfm?fuseaction=vacancies.detail&vacancy_ref=3010632

2PhDs

Salary: Tuition fees plus at least 13,290 pounds per year tax free
Closing date: 17th April
For further details:
homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/mic/phdplace.html
www.dcs.ed.ac.uk/home/mob/phdplace.html

For further details or informal enquiries, please contact Michael O’Boyle mob@inf.ed.ac.uk

Applications are invited for two PhD positions in Communication Systems/Computer Architecture at Simula Research Laboratory in Oslo, Norway. The positions will be funded jointly by Simula and Sun Microsystems. Simula collaborates closely with Sun Microsystems in order to undertake fundamental research in interconnection networks and high performance computing. This cooperation is aimed at meeting the network technology requirements for the next generation of supercomputers. Research methods includes simulations of network performance and prototyping of promising algorithms on an InfiniBand cluster running the OpenFabrics software stack.

The PhD positions last for three years and the final degree will be awarded by the University of Oslo, Norway. Candidates should have a strong background in computer networks and computer architecture. In particular, we look for candidates with experience from high performance computing and interconnection networks. Eligible applicants are people with:

* A Master of Science in computer science or a related area.

* A strong background in computer networks and/or computer architecture.

* Strong programming skills (C/C++/Java).

* 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 scientific problems that have a large potential for important applications in society.

About Sun Microsystems, Inc. Sun Microsystems Inc., (NASDAQ: JAVA) develops the technologies that power the global marketplace. Guided by a singular vision — “The Network is the Computer” — Sun drives network participation through shared innovation, community development and open source leadership.

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 svenar@simula.no. The subject of the email must contain JOBS:

860 PhD ICONPRO. Applications will be processed successively.