[Tccc] Research Associate/Assistant in Configurable Platforms for Network Research

Andrew Moore Andrew.Mooreatcl.cam.ac.uk
Tue Oct 30 17:41:43 EDT 2012



 
Research Associate/Assistant in Configurable Platforms for Network Research  

The funds for this post are available for 12 months (with extension subject to 
grant renewal)

Quote Reference: NR22142,Closing Date: 21 November 2012

Ad link http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/-22142/


We are seeking candidates to participate in the NSF-funded NetFPGA, 
EPSRC-funded INTERNET, and DARPA-funded MRC2 projects, which are investigating 
fundamental revisions to current network hardware and protocols in support of 
improved performance, energy efficiency, security, and resilience. These 
projects involve collaborations between the University of Cambridge, Stanford 
University, and SRI International, and are parts of larger research programmes 
in next-generation networking.

NetFPGA 10G is an exciting new research and teaching platform based on 
high-performance Xilinx FPGAs and multiple 10G PHYs, which will become the 
foundation for several different research projects:

* developing network and transport layers that reduce energy consumption in 
data centres,

* as a development platform for software defined networking,

* a teaching platform for undergraduate and graduate degree programs,

* workload-defined, hardware-accelerated, datacenter architectures, and

* alternative approaches to host and server network offload.

The position will be an integral part of an international team of researchers 
spanning multiple institutions across academia and industry.

The successful candidate will engage in the design and implementation of new 
network designs, as well as their validation and evaluation.

A suitable candidate must

- be comfortable using a UNIX environment

- have at least 2 years of experience in hardware description languages (HDLs) 
such as Verilog or some equivalent hardware expertise

An ideal candidate will have

- expertise in computer and network system design, the design of digital systems

- at least 2 years of experience programming C/C++

- experience programming scripting languages such as Perl, Python, etc.

Good interpersonal and organisational skills and the ability to work in a team 
are also essential.

A publication record is desirable although a track record of relevant 
experience will be prioritised over prior publication experience. An ideal 
candidate will hold (or be close to finishing) a PhD in Computer Science, or 
Computer Engineering. This is not mandatory, a candidate without a PhD may be 
appointed at Research Assistant level on the salary scale 23,811 - 26,779. 
The position is available from January 2013 but a mutually convenient start 
date can be negotiated.

Applications should include:

- A CV

- A completed form CHRIS6: http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/hr/forms/chris6/ 
(parts 1 and 3 only)

Applications should be sent, preferably by email, to 
personnel-ad... at cl.cam.ac.uk with a copy to andrew.mo... at cl.cam.ac.uk. Postal 
Address: Personnel-Admin, University of Cambridge, Computer Laboratory, 15 JJ 
Thomson Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 0FD.


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