Postdoctoral position in the area of Compilers for Massively Parallel Architectures

KTH in Stockholm is the largest and oldest technical university in Sweden. No less than one-third of Sweden’s technical research and engineering education capacity at university level is provided by KTH. Education and research spans from natural sciences to all branches of engineering and includes architecture, industrial management and urban planning. There are a total of just over 15,000 first and second level students and more than 1,600 doctoral students. KTH has almost 4,300 employees.

The school of Information and Communication Technology, ICT, conducts research and education at leading international level in material physics, photonics/optics, electronic systems, integrated devices and circuits, as well as communication systems. Our research activity encompasses both basic and applied level. We offer a wide spectrum of educational programs at undergraduate, masters and doctoral level. The ICT School fosters close collaboration with Swedish and international companies and research institutes as well as surrounding associations such as Kista Science City.

Description of the position

A research group within the Department of Electronic Systems, School of ICT, has been focusing on massively parallel domain customized coarse grain reconfigurable fabrics and compilers. The effort has primarily focused on streaming architectures for digital signal processing. More recent effort has targeted computational biology with focus on bio-informatics and computational neuroscience. The ambition is to further increase effort in this domain with neuromorphic computing for embedded systems.

The group is looking for a postdoctoral that has relevant competence in compilers for massively parallel architectures. Background in one or more of these areas - bio-informatics, brain simulation models and control theory - would be considered a clear advantage; interest to work in these areas is a must. The CV should clearly identify the areas of expertise.

Duties would include close supervision of 2-3 PhD students working on these topics, helping write high-impact papers and funding applications in these areas.

Qualifications

The applicant should have a PhD degree in VLSI Design, Computer Architectures and Compilers for parallel architectures. Experience in computational neuroscience, bioinformatics, control theory would be a significant advantage. The applicant must be strongly motivated, able to work independently and perform critical thinking and analysis. Good command of English, in writing and speaking, is a prerequisite for presenting research results in international periodicals and at conferences.

Conditions of contract:

Form of the employment: Time limited, one year contract with a possibility of extension with one more year
Start date: According to the agreement, preferably as soon as possible
Salary: According to the agreement and to the general level for postdoctoral salary
Work time: Full time

Application

The application should include the following documents:

• Full curriculum vitae
• Publication record (pinpoint the most important papers and describe your contributions)
• Motivation letter describing your experience and professional interests
• Degree certificates and transcripts from university and graduate studies
• Two reference letters, which should contain the contact information of the referee (email and phone number)

Application deadline:  June 3, 2013
Employer's reference number: I-2013-0220

Please write the reference number I-2013-0220 in the email subject. The attached documents should be written in English, except documents which are originally in Swedish, and sent preferably as PDF-files. Do not send any compressed files.

Send the application to: [email protected]

We also accept applications via ordinary post sent to:

KTH – ICT, Registrator
Forum 105
S-164 40 Kista, Sweden

Contact

Queries concerning the project content can be directed to:
Ahmed Hemani, Professor
Phone: +46 (0) 8 790 44 69
Email: [email protected]

Queries concerning the recruitment and the hiring conditions can be directed to:
Gun Hjertsson, ICT HR-manager
Phone: +46(0)8 790 44 11
Email: [email protected]

Union representative

Hans Edin, SACO
Phone: +46 (0)8 790 76 39
Email: [email protected]

Niclas Carlsson, ST
Phone: +46 8 790 8416
E-mail: [email protected]

Per-Ove Öster, SEKO
Phone: +46 8 790 8382
E-mail: [email protected]