PhD student position in Computing Science, autonomous distributed systems - Befattningen är under tillsättning eller redan tillsatt, och det är inte längre möjligt att lämna in en ansökan

Umeå University, the Department of Computing Science, is seeking candidates for a PhD student position in Computer Science with focus on Software Technology and Resource Management Systems. Deadline for application is January 31, 2020.

The position is within the Distributed Systems group at Umeå University, which is a large, dynamic, and well-recognized research group comprised of more than 20 people from about 10 different countries. The group’s research focuses on the autonomous management of resources and applications to support the future digitized society. Target infrastructures range from single large-scale cloud datacenters to the mobile edge clouds. The research spans from basic research to applied research, and even innovation via spin-off companies. Collaborations are performed with industries like Google, IBM, Intel, Red Hat, and Ericsson, as well as universities and institutes such as Princeton University, Imperial College London, Lawrence Berkeley Lab, Nanyang, Technological University (NTU), Singapore, and many more.

See www.cloudresearch.org for a presentation of the group as well as an overview of ongoing research projects and publication lists.

Project description
Applicants with interest in computer systems and large-scale distributed systems at large, as well as intelligent systems and autonomous management of resources and applications will be considered. Relevant topics include, but are not limited to, data science and analytics, virtualization, accelerators for datacenters and edge clouds, approximate algorithms, distributed algorithms, anomaly detection, machine learning, resource allocation and management, service differentiation, performance modelling and engineering, workload modelling and prediction, software and systems aspects, e.g., for operating systems, virtual machines, container-based systems, etc. We are looking for a candidate to tackle any research challenge that is of interest to the group.

Admission requirements

The general admission requirements for doctoral studies are an undergraduate degree and completed courses corresponding to at least 240 higher (ECTS) education credits, at least 60 ECTS credits of which were awarded in the second-cycle, or substantially equivalent knowledge otherwise acquired in Sweden or abroad.

To fulfill the specific entry requirements to be admitted for studies at third-cycle level in Computing Science, the applicant is required to have completed at least 90 ECTS credits in Computing Science, or in subjects considered to be directly relevant for the specialization in question. Applicants who otherwise have acquired skills that are deemed equivalent to these are also eligible.

Experience in distributed systems or machine learning is expected. The research is to a large extent interdisciplinary, and a broad competence profile and experience from other relevant areas (such as control theory, discrete optimization, and statistical methods) is considered a merit.

Important personal qualities are, beside creativity and a curious mind, the ability to work both independently and in a group and experience in the scientific interaction with researchers from other disciplines and in other countries. Good skills in both spoken and written English are a requirement for the position.

Terms of employment

The position is aimed for PhD studies and research during four years, leading to a PhD exam. The doctoral student position is mainly devoted to postgraduate studies (at least 80% of the time), but may include up to 20% department service (usually teaching). If so, the total time for the position is extended accordingly (up to maximum five years). The employment will start as soon as possible, or as otherwise agreed.

The procedure for recruitment for the position is in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance (chapt. 12, 2 §) and the decision regarding the position cannot be appealed.

Submitting your application

A complete application should contain the following documents:

• A cover letter including a description of your research interests, your reasons to apply for the position, and your contact information
• A curriculum vitae
• Copies of degree certificates
• Reprints / copies of Bachelors / Masters thesis, and other relevant publications, if any
• Contact information for three reference persons
• Documentation and description of other relevant experiences or competences, such as from software development and work in or with industry.

The application must be written in English or Swedish, and attached documents must be written in or translated to English or Swedish. Documents must be in Word or pdf format. Applications must be submitted electronically using the e-recruitment system of Umeå University, and be received no later than January 31, 2020. Log on to the system and apply via the button at the bottom of the web page.

The Department of Computing Science values ​​the qualities that an even gender distribution brings to the department, and therefore we particularly encourage women to apply for the position.

For further information, please contact Professor Erik Elmroth (elmroth@cs.umu.se) or Dr. Ahmed Ali-Eldin Hassan (ahmeda@cs.umu.se).