Postdoc position in computer systems, VU University Amsterdam

High Performance Distributed Computing Group

The High Performance Distributed Computing group has decades of experience with programming methods for parallel, distributing, and mobile computing. In the past, it produced systems like Orca, MagPIe, Satin, JavaGAT, Ibis, Cuckoo, and SWAN. The group has very strong links to application domains such as machine learning, distributed reasoning, radio astronomy signal processing, digital forensics, e-health, economy, and many others.

An important topic of current research is how to program clusters with many-core accelerators, such as Graphics Processing Units and the Xeon Phi. Another topic is programming environments for distributed mobile applications, such as distributed smartphone-based sensing and Internet-of-Things. Also, combinations of high-performance and mobile computing (e.g., parallel processing on streams of sensor data) are of great interest.

Tasks

The postdoc should do experimental research on programming environments or challenging applications in one of the areas described above. We have a unique distributed experimental testbed (DAS-5) available, consisting of 6 geographically distributed clusters, including a 68-node cluster at the VU with different types of many-cores. In addition, we have a testbed for mobile computing. The work is experimental by nature. We also expect the postdoc to help with education, for example by supervising master projects.

Requirements
Candidates must have a PhD in Computer Science (or a related area) and experience with high performance or mobile computing. The candidate must be proficient in English.

Further particulars

The appointment will be for a period of 1 year. You can find information about our excellent fringe benefits of employment at www.workingatvu.nl such as:

• Remuneration of 8,3% end-of-year bonus and 8% holiday allowance;
• Participation in a solid pension scheme (ABP);
• A minimum of 29 holidays in case of full-time employment;
• A generous commuting allowance (65%) based on public transport.

Salary
The salary will be in accordance with university regulations for academic personnel, and depending on experience, range from a minimum of € 3,168 gross per month up to a maximum of € 3,997 gross per month (salary scale 10) based on a full-time employment.

Information
For additional information please contact:
Prof. dr. ir. Henri Bal
e-mail: h.e.bal@vu.nl
phone: +31 20 59 87733

You may find the following websites useful: 

• Department of Computer Sciences http://www.cs.vu.nl/
• High Performance Distributed Computing Group http://www.cs.vu.nl/en/research/computer-systems/hpdc/index.aspx

Application

Applicants are requested to write a letter in which they describe their abilities and motivation, accompanied by a curriculum vitae and two or three references.

Please send your application to informatica.secretariaat.few@vu.nl and mention the vacancy number in the e-mail header.

Any other correspondence in response to this advertisement will not be dealt with.

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