[HiPEAC-announce] Research position in Technical University of Valencia, Spain

[Federico Silla]

The Parallel Architecture Group (GAP) at Technical University of
Valencia (UPV), Spain, is looking for applicants that hold a master or
equivalent degree in computer engineering for developing modifications
to existing motherboard BIOS.

The work to carry out is part of a larger project that aims building a
prototype for a shared-memory cluster leveraging the HyperTransport
technology. This prototype is being developed by several European
universities with the support of the HyperTransport Consortium.

The duration of this position is estimated to be one year, although it
is not discarded that the selected candidate could stay in our group
longer working in other tasks related with the mentioned prototype.

It is desirable that candidates are knowledgeable about BIOS internals
and Linux internals. Knowledge of the HyperTransport technology is also
recommended.

Salaries will be around 18200 euros per year (including taxes).

Applications can be submitted (preferably by email) until June 21.
Please direct questions and your application (your CV) to:

Prof. Dr. Federico Silla
Departamento DISCA
Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Informática
Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
46020 Valencia
Spain
Tel: +34 963879704
Fax: +34 963877579
Email: fsilla at disca.upv.es


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