Applications are invited for a  post-doctoral  position to undertake research into the foundations of Global Computing.  The post is within the Software Systems Lab  of the Department of Computer Science at Trinity College Dublin as part of an SFI-funded research project, under the direction of Matthew Hennessy, which seeks to establish a core of research expertise in behavioural theories of distributed systems and to encourage their application to strategically important domains such as Mobile computing, Web services and  Wireless networks.

 Applicants should have a PhD in Computer Science, or a closely related discipline. Candidates with  expertise in following areas are particularly welcome:

- model checking

- verification techniques

- program logics

- formal techniques for web services

 The post is tenable from April 2012 for a period of 12 months, with a possibility of renewal; the post will remain open until filled.  The salary will be commensurate with the successful candidates' qualifications and experience, and in line with HEA guidelines.

Further particulars of the posts may be obtained from the address below, and informal enquiries are also welcomed.

Applications should include

  - detailed curriculum vitae, in pdf format

  - copies of relevant publications, or url-pointers to them

  - the names of three referees

  - a statement outlining  the applicant's suitability to the project.

Applications should be sent/emailed to:

Matthew Hennessy

School of Computer Science and Statistics

The O'Reilly Institute

Trinity College

Dublin 2

Ireland

email: matthew.hennessy@cs.tcd.ie

tel: +353 (01) 8962634

Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at Trinity College Dublin’s Distributed Systems Group to investigate adaptive, agent-oriented/service-oriented middleware for secure, Europe-wide access to electronic health record systems. The project will investigate scalable, adaptive approaches to coordinating communication with heterogeneous systems.

 Applicants should have a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a closely-related discipline and strong middleware development skills. Experience in some combination of service-oriented computing, agent-oriented computing, and distributed systems.

 The project is supported by TRANSFoRm (Translational Research and Patient Safety in Europe), funded under the European Union Framework 7 programme, 2010-2015.

 Please apply by email to siobhan.clarke@scss.tcd.ie quoting “TRANSFoRm Adaptable Middleware” in the subject line. Applications should include a curriculum vitae, in PDF format, giving full details of qualifications and experience, together with the names of two referees. The closing date for applications is the 31^st March, 2012.

 Trinity College is an equal opportunities employer.

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