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PhD student position in shared memory parallel algorithms, data structures and their programming

Organization: Chalmers University of Technology

Location: Göteborg, Sweden

Field: Computer Science

Requirements:

Applicants shall have a Master’s Degree or corresponding (Sw. civilingenjörsexamen) in Computer Science, Computer 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 and testing analytical techniques, good programming skills are important. A successful candidate should have a profound interest in data structures and algorithms for shared memory and many-core architectures.

It will be very useful if your application includes parts of your own work, such as theses and articles that you have authored or co-authored. Please notice also that it is highly recommended that you include or e-mail letters of recommendation; we typically get a large number of applications, and it is not feasible for us to request individual letters.
You may apply even though you might not have completed your degree yet, but expect to do so before the position starts. Knowledge of Swedish is not a prerequisite for applying since English is our working language for research, and we publish internationally. Both Swedish and English are used in undergraduate courses. Half of our researchers and PhD students at the department come from more than 30 different countries.

Abstract:

The research focuses on shared memory parallel algorithms, data structures and their programming.

Description:

The research focuses on shared memory parallel algorithms, data structures and their programming. The project’s context is on fine-grain synchronization and memory consistency in parallel programming, aiming also at balancing the trade-off between the cost of synchronization and ease of programming. This involves work on shared data structures/primitives that allow concurrent data access and exhibit scalability on different types of shared-memory/multi-core architectures, as well as on deriving methodologies for developing such components.
The employment is expected to start early autumn 2011 (small deviations are negotiable). As a Ph.D. student you are employed by Chalmers and will receive a salary according to current salary agreements (starting salary at present: approx. 25000SEK before taxes). A maximum of 20% of your time will be devoted to other duties at the department, mainly teaching. The remaining time will be devoted to your own courses and research within the project and you are expected to obtain a Ph.D. within a maximum of 5 years.

The application shall be written in English and include the following items:

  1. An application of a maximum of one A4 page containing your specific qualifications for the position
  2. Attested copies of education certificates, including grade reports and other documents
  3. Curriculum Vitae
  4. Letters of recommendation and name of reference persons (optional)

 
The application shall be sent electronically as pdf or zipped documents. If any material is not available electronically or cannot be transferred to pdf format, the material can be sent as a hard copy to Registrar. The applicants name and the reference number (2011/49) must be written on the first page of the application.
Address:
Registrar
Chalmers University of Technology
SE-412 96 Göteborg
Sweden
 

It will be very useful if your application includes parts of your own work such as theses and articles that you have authored or co-authored. Please notice also that it is highly recommended that you include or e-mail letters of recommendation; we typically get a large number of applications, and it is not feasible for us to request individual letters.
If you have questions, please feel free to contact us:
Research level: Marina Papatriantafilou
e-post: ptrianta@chalmers.se
Doctoral education level: Jan Jonsson
e-post: janjo@chalmers.se
Division level: Peter Lundin
e-post: peter.lundin@chalmers.se

Union representatives

  • SACO: Jan Lindér
  • ST: Marie Wenander
  • SEKO: Johan Persson

All reachable via Chalmers exchange: +46 31 772 10 0

Deadline: 30-04-2011

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