[HiPEAC-announce] Postdoc/research programmer opportunity

[Adve, Sarita V]

The SWAT project at the University of Illinois is looking for a postdoctoral researcher or research programmer. More information follows below.



Sarita Adve



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Sarita Adve
Professor, Computer Science
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign    Email:  sadve at illinois.edu
Siebel Center for Computer Science            Office: 4104 SC
201 North Goodwin Avenue                      Phone:  217-333-8461
Urbana, IL 61801                              Fax:    217-244-7915
                 WWW URL: http://www.cs.uiuc.edu/~sadve
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Search #12307: Visiting Research Programmer
Visiting Research Programmer
Department of Computer Science
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

The SWAT hardware resilience research project led by Prof. Sarita Adve in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is seeking a full-time Visiting Research Programmer. The SWAT project is addressing the problem of system-level reliability for future CMOS technologies, where devices are expected to be unreliable due to a variety of fault sources. The SWAT project has developed novel techniques to design reliable systems from unreliable components at a very low cost (http://rsim.cs.uiuc.edu/swat). The next step is to evaluate these techniques on an FPGA prototype of the SWAT system.

The job duties of the position are as follows:

 *   Implement a multi-core SWAT system running a full operating system (Linux or Solaris) on FPGA boards.
 *   Evaluate the resiliency of the implemented SWAT system to a variety of fault sources.
 *   Create and disseminate information regarding programming results via presentations and other documentation for the sponsors and other stakeholders.
 *   Meet other general programming and research needs of the SWAT group.

The main criteria for the position are the following:

 *   An undergraduate or masters degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent
 *   Experience with programming FPGAs, Verilog, and C++
 *   Some experience in OS kernel (linux/solaris) programming is desirable
 *   Good understanding of Computer Architecture is required
 *   Any experience in hardware fault tolerance is a plus but not required
 *   Good communication skills and the ability to work as a team

This project is partly funded by the Gigascale Systems Research Center and has significant interest from industry.

This position will be available as soon as possible after the closing date, and is a 12-month, temporary, full-time academic professional appointment with standard University benefits with the possibility of becoming permanent at a future date. Salary is commensurate with education and experience. For full consideration, applications must be received by 5/14/09. Applicants may be interviewed before the closing date; however, no hiring decision will be made until after that date.

To apply, please submit your application online at: http://www.cs.uiuc.edu/join/aponlap.html.

If you do not have Internet access, please call Jennifer Dittmar at 217-244-6241 to make other arrangements for submitting your application. Refer to search # 12307 in all communications.

Minorities, women, and other designated class members are encouraged to apply.

The University of Illinois is an Affirmative Action-Equal Opportunity Employer.


SWAT Postdoc Search
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Department of Computer Science
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign<http://illinois.edu>

The SWAT hardware resilience research project led by Prof. Sarita Adve at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate. The SWAT project is addressing the problem of system-level reliability for future CMOS technologies, where devices are expected to be unreliable due to a variety of fault sources. The SWAT project has developed novel techniques to design reliable systems from unreliable components at very low cost (see swat.cs.uiuc.edu). The next step is to evaluate these techniques on a multicore FPGA prototype of the SWAT system running a full operating system and realistic applications, and to generalize SWAT to a broader class of faults, multicore systems, and applications. The Postdoctoral Research Associate will work with the SWAT research group to achieve these goals. This project is partly funded by the Gigascale Systems Research Center and has significant interest from industry.

The position is for one year, extendible to a second year based on performance and funding. Salary is commensurate with experience.

For full consideration, please send a cover letter, resume, and 3 professional references via email to Professor Sarita Adve (sadve at illinois.edu) prior to May 31, 2009. The position will be filled as soon as a suitable candidate is identified.


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