The School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science is advertising two research posts in the area of programming languages, run-times and operating systems for data-intensive applications.
These posts are jointly funded by three Horizon 2020 projects: VINEYARD, UniServer and OPRECOMP. These projects investigate techniques and policies, implemented in operating systems, programming languages and runtime systems, that control the trade-off between performance and energy-efficiency.
For one post, the ideal candidate will have experience in operating systems research and virtualisation with knowledge of the internals of Linux, KVM and Xen. For the other post, the ideal candidate will have experience in programming language implementation and user-level runtime systems.
These positions are available immediately, one for 15 months and the other on a preliminary 6-month contract with potential extension depending on funding.
The post holders will be members of the Queen's Global Research Institute on Electronics, Communication and Information Technology (ECIT). They will join a vibrant research group of 25 researchers at all career stages, underpinned by a GBP 10m research grant portfolio and a state of the art computing systems research facility. The post holders will have access to world class teaching and research facilities and opportunities to work with vibrant engineering and commercial teams to translate their research to impact.
Queen's is ranked in the top one per cent of Universities worldwide and is placed first in the UK for intellectual property commercialisation. We are dedicated to achieving excellence in research and innovation and to driving forward initiatives which have a positive impact on society. Queen's is also a member of the Russell Group of 24 leading UK research-intensive universities.
With its global outlook, Belfast is a vibrant city with a fast-growing economy and significant international investment. It is one of Europe's most friendly and fashionable regional capitals. With the lowest cost of living in the UK (Mercer.com 2014), Belfast offers a variety of cultural, sporting, educational and social opportunities.
Queen's is well established as a leading university for promoting good employment practice, offering excellent terms and conditions, a substantial starting package, a wide range of benefits and facilities, and a family friendly working environment. The School of EEECS holds an Investors in People accreditation, a Health and Wellbeing Good Practice Award and a Silver Athena SWAN Award.
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