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Managing Complex Cloud Systems

Cloud computing is a novel paradigm where services and resources availability scales dynamically on demand. Due to reduced maintenance costs, more and more software solutions are provided as services within cloud systems, and first adoption of cloud concepts is proving successful, e.g., Google App Engine or Amazon S3. Still, there is a lot of space for improvement. For example, consider complex software systems, with sophisticated user interfaces, possibly built on top of legacy systems. And one notices that cloud computing does not provide necessary support. This is even more evident if we consider applications within highly dynamic environments with changing requirements on-the-fly, unpredictable failures, with limited or no control over execution. This is especially important in the domains where maintaining single version of the software system satisfying all potential customers is either unfeasible or cost-ineffective. One of the possible solutions is to apply Read more…

PhD position in Computer Science at the Univ. of Groningen (NL)

About the MyCare Project
The MyCare project is a joint initiative of the Computer Science Department of the University of Groningen and of the Department of Psychiatry of the Groningen University Medical Hospital. MyCare aims at building information technology tools to support patients with schizophrenia for personal recovery and risk assessment. The tools are tested with actual patients in a controlled environment. This exciting PhD project combines the creation of innovative software tools with actual medical field work.

The position is financed in the context of the Dutch ZonMW program for medical innovation. Another PhD student will be hired to work on the MyCare project in the field of Psychiatry.

The position is open in the Distributed Systems unit lead by Prof. Marco Aiello in close collaboration with the Intelligent Systems unit lead by Prof. Nicolai Petkov . The University of Groningen is in its 395 year of existence and is ranked among the top 200 worldwide.

Required profile
-You should have a M.Sc. or equivalent in computer science or a related discipline
-You are expected to have an excellent academic record (list of examination marks from your university degree) and be curious, creative and ambitious.
-You should be able to write scientific articles and reports (proven by your graduation thesis or another comparable report) and be fluent in both written and spoken English.
-You should enjoy programming and designing medium/large size (Web-based) information systems.

Conditions of employment
The University of Groningen offers outstanding candidates a Ph.D. position. The position is for a period of four years which should result in the Ph.D. defense of the candidate. The salary starts from about 1500 euros per month in the first year and will be adjusted to general price movements once a year. After one year, the performance of the candidate will be evaluated to decide whether there is sufficient progress to expect a successful completion of the Ph.D. thesis within the remaining three years. A training program is part of the agreement to support the Ph.D. candidates in their professional and personal development as well as their career planning. The University of Groningen strives to offer an inspiring environment for research providing generous technical and financial support in order to motivate young researchers. The positions are immediately available and applications should be sent by August 31st, 2009. The positions will remain open until suitable candidates are found.

How to apply
Applications for the position should include a Curriculum Vitae (name, address, degree(s), date, etc.) and the names and (email) addresses of at least two references. Please send your application in PDF format indicating in the subject “Application for PhD position MyCare” to Marco Aiello – Tel: +31 50 3633948 – E-mail: aiellom@cs.rug.nl – Web: http://www.cs.rug.nl/~aiellom

PhD position in Computer Science at the Univ. of Groningen (NL)

About the MyCare Project
The MyCare project is a joint initiative of the Computer Science Department of the University of Groningen and of the Department of Psychiatry of the Groningen University Medical Hospital. MyCare aims at building information technology tools to support patients with schizophrenia for personal recovery and risk assessment. The tools are tested with actual patients in a controlled environment. This exciting PhD project combines the creation of innovative software tools with actual medical field work.

The position is financed in the context of the Dutch ZonMW program for medical innovation. Another PhD student will be hired to work on the MyCare project in the field of Psychiatry. Read more…

Ph.D. Position in Computer Science at the University of Bourgogne (France)

Description : The Institute for Spatial Information and Measurement (I3mainz) at the University of Applied Sciences (Mainz, Germany) and its partner the Laboratory of Computer Science, Electronics and Imaging (Le2i – UMR 5158 CNRS) at the University of Bourgogne (Auxerre, France) are seeking applications from qualified individuals to fill an available Ph.D. position in the field of Computer Science commencing September, 2009. The successful candidate will be expected to hold a Master’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science or a related field and will be enrolled in the doctoral program at the University of Bourgogne. The candidate’s work will be carried out in part at I3mainz in Germany and in part at the Le2i in France. His research will be within I3mainz’s WiDOP project which benefits from a three-year funding support (~ 27 000 EUR per year for this position) granted by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Germany). WiDOP (Wissensbasierte Detektion von Objekten in Read more…

POST-DOCTORAL POSITION

CONTEXT:

The fruit processing industry is experiencing a surge in its growth with Quebec ranked tenth in North America. The growth has generated huge quantities of “fruit pomace” as solid waste (25–30% of the total processed fruits) obtained after the extraction of fruit juice. The objective is to carry out value-addition of pomace to produce ligninolytic enzymes; extract polyphenols; and use the fermented mass as animal feed by using a white rot fungus, Phanerochaete chrysosporium.

The fruit pomace residues are generally rich in carbohydrates, especially cell wall polysaccharides and other functionally important bioactive molecules, such as proteins, minerals and natural antioxidants. Owing to the high carbohydrate content, fruit pomace can be used as a substrate for the microbial production of enzymes and extraction of other high-value added products, such as anti-oxidants. Further, the high protein enriched residue can serve as animal feed. Read more…

Post Doctoral Position Available

Department of Psychology

University of Waterloo, Canada

The Department of Psychology at the University of Waterloo (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada) invites applications for a Post Doctoral Position within the EEG-eye tracking Lab of Dr. Roxane Itier. The Fellowship is supported by a research grant (CIHR) and is a two-year full time contract position with the possibility of a one-year renewal appointment.

The candidate should have a PhD in psychology or neuroscience, a demonstrated strong background in EEG-ERPs as well as in fMRI analyses and interests in the field of face and eye gaze processing. Expertise in modeling or in eye tracking methodology is also desirable. The candidate’s duties will be to help integrating EEG and fMRI data collected in several face/gaze processing studies. The candidate will also help in designing research experiments and in writing research articles. In addition, the candidate will have the possibility of conducting his/her own research projects using the Lab facilities. Collaborations with other members of the department are encouraged.

The psychology department at the University of Waterloo is a dynamic research environment which currently holds two new EEG labs (Biosemi, 72 channels), access to a 1.5T scanner and several eye tracking devices. In addition, access to patients, clinical and developmental populations is also possible. For more details on the department, visit: http://www.psychology.uwaterloo.ca/index.html

The city of Waterloo is a small university town, located just 1.5h west of Toronto where Dr. Itier holds major collaborations with the Rotman Research Institute and the Hospital for Sick Children.

The start of this appointment is flexible but should occur within the fall 2009 and at the earliest on September 1st, 2009. Applications will be reviewed as received until the position is filled. The University of Waterloo encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including women, members of visible minorities, native peoples, and persons with disabilities. There are no citizenship restrictions.

University of Waterloo Post Doctoral Guidelines can be reviewed at the following link:

http://www.grad.uwaterloo.ca/postdoc/guidelines.html

Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, a statement of research interests, three letters of reference and samples of scholarly work to:

Dr. Roxane J. Itier

Department of Psychology

University of Waterloo

Waterloo, On. Canada N2L 3G1

Email: ritier-at-uwaterloo.ca

Phone: (519) 888-4567, extension 32629

Fax: (519) 846-8631

Webpage: http://www.psychology.uwaterloo.ca/people/faculty/ritier/index.html

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 30.06.2009

A 3 year PhD student position is now available at the Department of Neurology (Clinical Neurobiology).
Requirements for the position: a completed diploma (on a master level) in medicine or biology (or related subjects within the natural sciences). We expect basic knowledge of cell culture, strong interest in neuroscience and motivation to perform a research project on Neuroinflammation in Parkinsonism. You will join the research team of the Section of Clinical Neurobiology and will have the chance to enrol for the PhD Program in Neuroscience at the Innsbruck Medical University.

Please send your application (letter of intent; CV; proof of your degree) for the position
by email to nadia.stefanova-at-i-med.ac.at
Assoc.-Prof. Nadia Stefanova Clinical Neurobiology Department of Neurology Innsbruck Medical University Anichstrasse 35 6020 Innsbruck Austria

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 30.06.2009