Job Opportunities
The REVAMMAD project
The REtinal VAscular Modeling, Measurement And Diagnosis (REVAMMAD) project will train a new generation of scientists able to effectively translate the latest vascular modeling theory and computerized image analysis techniques into effective interventions for some of the most important chronic medic conditions afflicting the EU, including hypertension and diabetes. It will particularly ensure that there is rich clinical and industrial involvement to ensure that the training is focused with end-users and exploitation in mind. The vasculature undergoes changes in response to early stages of these diseases, reflecting fundamental physiological processes within the vessels. The retina provides a unique “window onto the vasculature”, allowing it to be viewed and measurements made in vivo, and advances in imaging technologies make it increasingly possible to measure subtle changes using computer vision algorithms, including through routine medical checks such as eye tests. The field is currently fragmented, with many excellent pockets of collaboration focused on defined specialisms, particularly between clinicians and modelers, or clinicians and measurement specialists, but lacking overall structure. Despite the importance and incidence of the diseases and the evidence for the possibility of better diagnosis through imaging, there has been relatively little translation of theory into clinical practice. Integrative action is required to train researchers who understand the medical, clinical, technological and commercial aspects of the problem domain and to establish common working methodologies and tools across the field. REVAMMAD will train early careers researchers who combine these skills in order to motivate the introduction of high impact interventions in the future.
REVAMMAD Early Stage Researchers will each be employed on a 36 month contract, and will be expected to enrol on a PhD at one of the partner institutions. Marie Curie Fellows receive an extremely generous rate of pay, including mobility support, and together with the associated training events and placements this provides a unique opportunity for outstanding PhD candidates to study for their doctorates. Applicants at FORTH may also enroll at the University of Crete.
The REVAMMAD project will train 13 young researchers, across 10 partner sites, in 6 European countries (France, UK, Denmark, Germany, Italy, and Greece). The positions have all been advertised on the European Commission Euraxess website in: http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/index.cfm/jobs/jobDetails/33850901
The Institute of Computer Science of the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (ICS-FORTH) will host the subproject Hypertension, which is related to the “Measurement of retinal microcirculation for the early diagnosis of hypertension and the assessment of its treatment”. At the time of recruitment by the beneficiary , the researcher must not have resided or carried out his/her main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the beneficiary for more than 12 months in the 3 years prior to his/her recruitment under the project. Compulsory national service and/or short stays such as holidays are not taken into account. Early stage researcher means a researcher who at the time of recruitment by the beneficiary, has not yet been awarded the doctorate degree and is in the first 4 years (full time equivalent) of his/her research career.
The project aims to provide novel diagnostic tools for the assessment of microcirculation, based on retinal image analysis that models symptoms of hypertension on the retinal microvasculatory system. Its objectives are to:
- develop anatomically aware algorithms for automatic identification of retinal vessels for clinical parameters related to hypertension,
- develop reliable algorithms for automatic registration of retinal images acquired at different time periods (follow up examinations),
- compare dimensions and clinical parameters in healthy and hypertensive patients, in order to provide a predictive test for hypertension from retinal images, and
- develop software towards a user-platform that facilitates diagnostic procedure.
In this context the successful applicant will be involved in the development of software that extracts clinical parameters from vessels, and correlates them with hypertension and, also, registers retinal images in order to assess variations of these parameters along time.
Applicants must have:
- a MSc degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related field,
- good programming skills (including C/C++ and MATLAB),
- experience in computer vision, or image processing, or medical image processing and, preferably, in retinal image processing,
- english communication skills.
Contact person for ICS-FORTH:
Xenophon Zabulis, Principal Researcher
Institute of Computer Science
Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH)
N. Plastira 100, GR-700 13 Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Phone: +30 2810391696
Fax: +30 2810391601
Email: zabulis@ics.forth.gr
Webpage: http://www.ics.forth.gr/~zabulis/
Institute of Computer Science (ICS)
Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH)
Position: Postdoctoral in Computer Architecture and Parallel Algorithms
Start Date: asap
Duration: 12 months, extensible
Salary: Competitive, including benefits
Description: The CARV Laboratory of the Institute of Computer Science at FORTH, Crete Island, Greece, offers a full-time Postdoctoral Researcher position in the areas of Computer Architecture and Parallel Algorithms, and in particular in any of the following topics:
- Memory and Cache Architectures
- Low Power Computer Architecture
- Distributed Data Structures
- Java Concurrency Library
- Energy optimized Data Structures
The position will be supported by a recently funded national project which is being executed from October 2012 to September 2015. The goal of the project is to develop a power-efficient Java Virtual Machine and Runtime Environment and Concurrency Library for a prototype non-cache-coherent manycore architecture. The selected applicants will be offered a contract for one year, with possibility of renewal.
Applicants must have:
- A PhD in computer science, computer engineering, or related field;
- Documented research record in Computer Architecture or Parallel Algorithms and, preferably, in some of the topics listed above;
- Excellent verbal and written English communication skills;
- Willingness and ability for cooperative work in the context of a research team.
Desired skills:
- Good knowledge of memory architectures; and/or
- Experience with low-power hardware development; and/or
- Parallel and distributed programming; and/or
- Experience with Java/Concurrency; and/or
- Strong mathematical background.
Applicants must submit their Curriculum Vitae, including a statement of purpose, qualifications, and research interests by e-mail to faturu@ics.forth.gr (cc your message to liana@ics.forth.gr).
The Bioinformatics Laboratory of the Institute of Computer Science, Foundation for Research and Technology, Hellas (FORTH) announces an opening for a Research / Technical Staff (Συνεργαζόμενου Ερευνητή) position for contractual work as part of the the funded research programme titled “Development of Interdisciplinary Research Activities towards System Biology (BIOSYS)”. The project is funded through the call for proposals “Ανταγωνιστικότητα και Επιχειρηματικότητα και Περιφερειών σε Μετάβαση” (ΕΣΠΑ 2007-2013) and specifically for the Greek national actions for «ΑΝΑΠΤΥΞΙΑΚΕΣ ΠΡΟΤΑΣΕΙΣ ΕΡΕΥΝΗΤΙΚΩΝ ΦΟΡΕΩΝ- ΚΡΗΠΙΣ». The laboratory solicits applications to scientists and researchers that fulfill the requirements below to apply for the position.
Job Description
The assigned tasks include the development of methods and technologies for data analysis (machine learning, data mining, knowledge discovery, statistics, pattern recognition) as well as their application to biomedical data, emphasizing clinical and omics data (gene expression micro-array data, next generation sequencing data, SNP data, etc.)
Requirements
- A Masters degree from an acknowledged institute in Greece or internationally in fields that are related to the job description, e.g,. computer science and informatics, engineering, statistics, bioinformatics, optimization, applied mathematics, biology, biotechnology.
- Fulfilled military obligations (for Greek males).
Additional Optional Qualifications
- A Ph.D. in a related field
- Experience with analysis of multi-variate biological data-analysis
- Experience with the development of machine learning methods and systems
- Experience in the following specialized fields is appreciated: Bayesian Networks, Causal Discovery methods, Variable Selection methods, Optimization Theory, Time-course data analysis, Modeling of Dynamic Systems
- Knowledge and experience with using, developing or adapting software tools related to the job description as well as a general aptitude for research
Location: Heraklion, Crete – Vassilika Vouton
Contract Duration: The specific contract duration is for 1 year between 1/6/2013 until 31/5/2014 possibly renewable until the end of the research grant. While the specific contact length is for only a year, the Bioinformatics Laboratory emphasizes that wishes to collaborate with researchers on a long term basis. Thus, based on mutual interest, there exists the possibility of renewing the contract as part of other funded research grants in which the Institute of Computer Science participates.
Salary: The salary depends on the experience of the researcher and it is competitive in the current market.
Application Procedure. The applicants should submit their application by 30/4/2013 and 14:00 in the afternoon. Their application should contain the following material:
- Short CV
- Copies of requested degrees
- Recommendation letters, certifications of past employment certifying the requested work experience, or any other certificates that the applicant wishes to submit and could make the application more competitive.
The applicants should submit the applications to the following address:
Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas
Institute of Computer Science (Ms Liana Kefalaki)
Plastira 100, Vassilika Vouton
Τ.Κ. 700 13 Heraklion Crete, GREECE
Attention: in case of mail submission, the applicant must ensure the receipt of the application by the deadline above.
Alternatively, the applicants can submit their material by the deadline above to the email address: liana@ics.forth.gr.
Review of Applications:
- Among all the applications that are submitted within the deadline above, the one that is fits better the description above will be selected.
- Applications are considered in time if they are received to the mail or email addresses mentioned above by the deadline of the application.
- If it is deemed necessary, applicants may be called for a personal interview.
- It is noted that, the solicitation for applications for contractual work is not a public competition, while accepting the offer does not mean that the applicant is “hired”, but contracted for the job description above.
- The applicants selected will be notified personally for the acceptance of the contract as well as for submitting the original certifications (or certified copies of them). In case the original documents do not match the copies that have been submitted with the application, the applicant is dismissed from the application procedure.
- FORTH reserves the right to accept or not the submitted applications.
Contact
For more details regarding the submission procedures, please contact Mrs. Liana Kefalaki, e-mail: liana@ics.forth.gr.
The Institute of Computer Science of the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH)
On the basis of:
- Law 1514/85 (Official Gazette of the Hellenic Republic 13/Α/85)
- P.D. 432/87 (Official Gazette of the Hellenic Republic 204/Α/87)
- FORTH’s Board of Directors Decision 267/18-5/13-10-2012
Invites applications for one (1) vacancy for a Principal Researcher position (Grade B)
in the area of "Design for All in Human - Computer Interaction".
Description:
The position aims at strengthening the existing research team and enriching the research activities of the Institute of Computer Science – FORTH, in the areas of Universal Access and Design for All in Human – Computer Interaction. Applicants should demonstrate:
- Consolidated experience in the elaboration and application of innovative methodologies, techniques and tools fostering Design for All, accessibility, usability and enriched user experience in the development of interactive applications, services, and ambient intelligence environments.
- Ability of designing, organizing, coordinating and supervising research and development projects targeted to improving the quality of life for a variety of target user groups, based on the principles and methods of Universal Access and Design for All.
- Ability in innovative approaches’ promotion, research results’ dissemination and know-how transfer in the development of universally accessible technologies.
- Related publications in internationally recognized scientific journals and international conferences.
For participation in the selection process, the following documentation should be submitted:
- Application
- Detailed Curriculum Vitae
- Description of Scientific Work and Research Interests
- (Electronic) Copies of Publications
- Certified copies of educational degrees
Submission of documentation:
- Electronically to the email address chrys@ics.forth.gr and
- By post (enclosing a CD with the necessary documents in electronic format) to:
Mrs Chrysoula Iliaki
Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH)
Institute of Computer Science
N. Plastira 100
Vassilika Vouton
GR 70013 Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
Contact telephone: +30-2810-391603
Deadline for applications and documentation submission: Friday 15 March 2013
ANNOUNCEMENT
The Institute of Computer Science of the Foundation for Research & Technology – Hellas (FORTH)
On the basis of:
- Law 1514/85 (Official Gazette of the Hellenic Republic 13/Α/85)
- P.D. 432/87 (Official Gazette of the Hellenic Republic 204/Α/87)
- FORTH’s Board of Directors Decision 267/18-5/13-10-2012
Invites applications for one (1) vacancy for an Assistant Researcher position (Grade C)
In the area of "Knowledge Representation and Reasoning".
Description:
One (1) position for an Assistant Researcher (Grade C)* in the area: “Knowledge Representation and Reasoning”.
Description: The position aims at strengthening the existing research team and enriching the research activities of the Institute of Computer Science – FORTH, in the areas of Knowledge Representation and Automated Reasoning. Emphasis will be given on topics related to the representation of different types of knowledge through logical formalisms and on knowledge dynamics, as well as to the study of related problems, such as inconsistency resolution, change detection, argumentation and distributed (non-monotonic) reasoning.
Applicants should demonstrate internationally recognized research work in the aforementioned fields. It is required that they be able to coordinate research activities, grant proposal writing, as well as to supervise research staff and students at the postgraduate and undergraduate level.
*(at the level of Assistant Professor)
For participation in the selection process, the following documentation should be submitted:
- Application
- Full Curriculum Vitae
- Description of Scientific Work and Research Interests
- (Electronic) Copies of Publications
- Certified copies of educational degrees
Submission of documentation:
Electronically to the email address chrys@ics.forth.gr and
By post to:
Mrs Chrysoula Iliaki
Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH)
Institute of Computer Science
N. Plastira 100
Vassilika Vouton
GR 70013 Heraklion, Crete
Greece
(Enclosing a CD with the necessary documents in electronic format).
Contact telephone: +30-2810-391603
Deadline for applications: Friday 15 March 2013
The Institute of Computer Science, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (ICS-FORTH) announces one Graduate Research Assistant position in the area of Telecommunications and Networks to start in 2012-2013. The position addresses early stage researchers willing to pursue graduate studies at the Department of Computer Science, University of Crete. The Department of Computer Science, University of Crete maintains a strong collaboration with the ICS-FORTH. The duration of the appointment for this graduate research assistant position is 1 year with possibility of extending to 3 years.
We would like to invite motivated and talented candidates to apply for this position, which is fully funded by the CoRLAB project, a GSRT research excellence, investigator-driven grant. Research topics include wireless networking, software-defined radios, and geo-databases. The areas of wireless access and spectrum markets, software-defined radios, and user-centric networking are rapidly evolving, opening exciting possibilities for research.
Required Qualifications:
Candidates are expected to have a B.Sc. degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent, and a broad range of skills including an in-depth understanding of computer networks, very good programming skills, and fluency in English.
Applicants must submit the following documents:
- Detailed Curriculum Vitae
- Statement of purpose
- Official transcripts of grades from all academic institutions of higher education listed in his/her application, certified copies of degrees, or/and certifications of fulfillment of the required obligations for entering a graduate programme
- Copies of titles in English language
- Names of three referees who, upon request, can provide recommendation letters
- Copies of any research papers or other significant work by the applicant
Additional information about the positions:
Email to Prof. Maria Papadopouli
The Institute of Computer Science, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH) announces one position for an engineer/developer/programmer with competitive salary in the area of wireless networks.
Research topics include wireless networking, software-defined radios, and geo-databases.
We would like to invite motivated candidates to apply for this position, which is fully funded by the CoRLAB project, a GSRT research excellence,investigator-driven grant.
Required Qualifications:
The position require an in-depth understanding of wireless networks and strong programming and systems development expertise.
Candidates should have a M.Sc. (or be near completion) in a relevant field. Experience on security, databases, and geographical information systems will be a plus.
Employment:
The successful candidate will be offered a contract for one year (with the possibility of renewal). The position can start immediately.
Competitive salary.
Application:
Interested candidates should submit by email a curriculum vitae, with an emphasis and detailed description of their programming/development skills and experience, and two references.
The consideration of the applications will start immediately.
Additional information about the position:
Email to Prof. Maria Papadopouli
http://www.ics.forth.gr/mobile/
The Telecommunications and Networks Lab of the Institute of Computer Science, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH) announces 3 Positions for Postdoctoral Researchers with competitive salary in the area of wireless networks. Research topics include spectrum and wireless access markets, software-defined radios, spectrum geo-databases, QoE in wireless networks, and network economics.
We would like to invite talented and motivated candidates to apply for these post-doctoral positions, which are fully funded by the CoRLAB project, a GSRT research excellence, investigator-driven grant.
Required Qualifications:
The positions require an in-depth understanding of wireless networks and communications. In addition, the candidates should have a strong background in at least one of the following areas:
- systems development
- network economics
- mathematical modeling and performance analysis (e.g., game-theory, queuing theory, stochastic networks)
Employment:
The successful postdoctoral candidates will be offered a contract for one year, with the possibility of renewal for a second year. The first two positions will start within 2012/2013. The third will start within 2013/2014. Competitive salary.
Application:
Interested candidates should submit by email a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, a list of three references, and their two most significant scientific publications to Prof. Maria Papadopouli (mgp@ics.forth.gr).
The consideration of the applications will start immediately.
Additional information about the positions:
Email to Prof. Maria Papadopouli (mgp@ics.forth.gr)
Start date: Immediately after the signature of the contract
Duration: 1-3 years
Location: Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Date of Announcement: September, 2012
Description:
A 3-year Graduate Research Assistant position in the areas of Computer Architecture and/or Parallel Algorithms, to start in 2012-2013, is now available in the CARV Laboratory of the Institute of Computer Science, at FORTH, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. The position is associated with the project “GreenVM”, funded by the NSRF. The position addresses early stage researchers willing to pursue graduate studies at a University (e.g. Univ. of Crete).
The goal of the project is to develop a Java Virtual Machine for manycore non cache coherent architectures. Specifically, research will involve the design and implementation of a library of locality-conscious concurrent data structures built on top of such architectures, and/or power-aware metrics and counters which will be used to evaluate the energy efficiency of the system.
Candidates are expected to have a degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent, and a broad range of skills including understanding of theoretical computer science, good programming skills, language implementation skills, and fluency in English.
Applicants must submit the following documents:
- Detailed Curriculum Vitae
- Statement of purpose
- Official transcripts of grades from all academic institutions of higher education listed in his/her application, certified copies of degrees, or/and certifications of fulfilment of the required obligations for entering a graduate programme
- Copies of titles in English language
- Names of three referees who, upon request, can provide recommendation letters
- Copies of any research papers or other significant work by the applicant
FORTH-ICS: http://www.ics.forth.gr
CARV: http://www.ics.forth.gr/carv/index.html
For more information or to apply, please contact:
Prof. Panagiota Fatourou
Foundation for Reasearch and Technology - Hellas (FORTH)
Institute of Computer Science (ICS)
N. Plastira 100, Vassilika Vouton
GR-70013 Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Email: faturu AT ics DOT forth DOT gr
Tel.: +30 2810 391727
Start date: January 1st 2013
Duration: 1-3 years
Location: Heraklion, Crete Island, Greece
Date of Announcement: September, 2012
Description:
A 3-year Graduate Research Assistant position in the areas of Programming Languages and Parallelism, to start in 2012-2013, is now available in the CARV Laboratory of the Institute of Computer Science, at FORTH, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. The position is associated with the project “GreenVM”, funded by the NSRF. The position addresses early stage researchers willing to pursue graduate studies at a University (e.g. Univ. of Crete).
The goal of the project is to develop a Java Virtual Machine for manycore non cache coherent architectures. Specifically, research will involve a JVM implementation, building bare-metal runtime to manage scheduling and memory traffic, porting and testing benchmarks, measuring the energy efficiency of the system, developing formal semantics for the VM and studying its theoretical properties.
Candidates are expected to have a degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent, and a broad range of skills including understanding of theoretical computer science, good programming skills, language implementation skills, and fluency in English.
Applicants must submit the following documents:
- Detailed Curriculum Vitae
- Statement of purpose
- Official transcripts of grades from all academic institutions of higher education listed in his/her application, certified copies of degrees, or/and certifications of fulfilment of the required obligations for entering a graduate programme
- Copies of titles in English language
- Names of three referees who, upon request, can provide recommendation letters
- Copies of any research papers or other significant work by the applicant
FORTH-ICS: http://www.ics.forth.gr
CARV: http://www.ics.forth.gr/carv/index.html
For more information or to apply, please contact:
Dr. Polyvios Pratikakis
Foundation for Reasearch and Technology - Hellas (FORTH)
Institute of Computer Science (ICS)
N. Plastira 100, Vassilika Vouton
GR-70013 Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Email: polyvios@ics.forth.gr
Tel.: +30 2810 391949
Position (Α) Post Doctorate: Responsibilities include the development of computer code, the analysis of biological data, the development of novel algorithms, participating or leading the writing of project deliverables and scientific papers, as well as active participation in proposal writing and management. In addition, participation in the laboratory's educational activities is also desired (e.g., supervising M.Sc. students, presenting tutorials, etc.).
Requirements
- A Ph.D. degree in the fields of bioinformatics, computational biology, computer science, machine learning, data mining, statistics, biostatistics, applied mathematics, operations research, or related fields.
- Basic biological, bioinformatics and machine learning skills are also required, along with a strong mathematical background.
- Proven research record in one of the above fields is a prerequisite.
Requirements
- An M.Sc. degree in the fields of bioinformatics, computational biology, computer science, machine learning, data mining, statistics, biostatistics, applied mathematics, operations research, or related fields.
- Basic biological, bioinformatics and machine learning skills are also required, along with a strong mathematical background.
- Proven research record in one of the above fields is a prerequisite.
Knowledge and skills in any of the fields below is highly valued during applications' consideration:
- Computational Causal Discovery methods (e.g., Causal Bayesian Networks, Maximal Ancestral Graphs, Structural Equation Models, etc.)
- Relational learning methods
- Time-series analysis, particularly with Causal-based methods
- Method for learning systems of Ordinary differential equations
- Curriculum Vitae
- Statement of research qualifications and interests
- Contact details of at least three referees
The evaluation of applications is ongoing and will continue until the positions are filled; no decision will be made before Sep. 15th 2012.
For submission or further details please contact:
Ioannis Tsamardinos
Head of Bioinformatics Laboratory
Institute of Computer Science, Foundation for Research and Technology, Hellas
email: tsamard@ics.forth.gr
Tel: +30 2810 391617
URL: www.mensxmachina.org and http://www.ics.forth.gr/bil/index_main.php?l=e&c=472
On the basis of:
- Law 1514/85 (Official Gazette of the Hellenic Republic 13/Α/85)
- P.D. 432/87 (Official Gazette of the Hellenic Republic 204/Α/87)
- FORTH’s Board of Directors Decision 264/18-5/25-6-2012
“Bioinformatics or Computational Biology”
The Institute of Computer Science of FORTH aims to strengthening its human resources and research activities of in the areas of Bioinformatics and/or Computational Biology. Emphasis will be given to topics related to the analysis of biological data and knowledge bases, as well as the development of new, novel, and general methods for analyzing data and knowledge, that fall within the areas of Machine Learning, Statistics, Biostatistics, Data Mining, or Pattern Recognition.
Applicants should demonstrate internationally recognized research work in the above fields. It is required that they are able to coordinate research activities, grant proposal writing, funded research implementation, as well as to supervise research staff and students.
* (Equivalent to the level of Assistant Professor)
For participation in the selection process, the following documentation should be submitted:
- Application
- Full Curriculum Vitae
- Description of Scientific Work and Interests
- (Electronic) Copies of Publications
- Certified copies of educational degrees
Electronically to the email address chrys@ics.forth.gr
and
By post to:
Mrs Chrysoula Iliaki
Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH)
Institute of Computer Science
N. Plastira 100
Vassilika Vouton
GR 70013 Heraklion, Crete
Greece
(Enclosing a CD with the necessary documents in electronic format).
Contact telephone: +30-2810-391603
Deadline for applications: Thursday 1 November 2012
Start date: Immediately
Duration: 12 months – extendable
Salary: Highly competitive and commensurate with qualifications
Date of announcement: August 4, 2011
Description:
The Institute of Computer Science of FORTH (http://www.ics.forth.gr) at Heraklion, Crete, Greece, has immediate openings for two full-time positions at the post-doctoral level, to work in the area of computer vision and, in particular, in any of the following topics:
- Markerless hand tracking
- Hand posture/gesture recognition
- Visual interpretation of object grasping and manipulation activities
- Markerless human tracking, both in indoor and outdoor environments
- Human posture and activity recognition
The positions will be supported by three recently funded EU projects which will be executed from November 2011 to January 2016. In the context of these projects, the goal of our research group is to develop visual capabilities for robotic assistants and for humanoid robots learning by demonstration. The selected applicants will be offered a contract for one year, with the possibility of renewal.
Applicants must have:
- A PhD in computer science, computer engineering, or related field
- Documented research record in computer vision and, preferably, in the topics listed above
- Strong computing skills (including C/C++ and MATLAB)
- Strong mathematical background
- Excellent verbal and written English communication skills
- Willingness and ability for cooperative work in the context of a research team
Desired skills:
- Parallel programming with emphasis on GPU-programming, CUDA
- Experience with computer graphics techniques and physics-based modeling
Applicants must submit the following documents:
- Curriculum Vitae
- Statement of research qualifications and interests
- Contact details of at least three referees
The evaluation of applications is ongoing and will continue until the positions are filled.
Links:
FORTH-ICS: http://www.ics.forth.gr
CVRL: http://www.ics.forth.gr/cvrl
Crete: http://www.uoc.gr/crete/CRETE.html
For more information or to apply, please contact:
Prof. Antonis Argyros
Institute of Computer Science, FORTH
N. Plastira 100, Vassilika Vouton
GR-70013 Heraklion, Crete, Greece
e-mail: argyros@ics.forth.gr,
URL: http://www.ics.forth.gr/~argyros
Position: Post-doctoral positions
Start date: Immediately
Duration: 12 months
Date of Announcement: December 11, 2011
Description:
The Institute of Computer Science of FORTH (www.ics.forth.gr) in Heraklion, Greece, has immediate openings for two full-time technical staff positions, preferably at the post-doctoral level, to work in the context of soft-bodied robotic systems in aquatic environments.1. Control:
The first research associate will focus on the development of bio-inspired control strategies for continuous and compliant robotic systems. Candidates are expected to have professional expertise relevant to robotic locomotion and manipulation, nonlinear control, mechanics, computational modeling and simulation, and implementation of robotic systems. Experience relevant to processing and use of sensory information, as well as to neural networks, both in the context of robot control, is also desirable.
2. Elastodynamics:
The second research associate will focus on the development of finite element methods for nonlinear elasticity, targeting the accurate simulation of forced motion for robotic arms consisting of rubber-like materials with complex structure. The aim is the development of control strategies for such robotic systems. Candidates are expected to have professional expertise relevant to dynamic motion of continuous media, to the underlying theory of governing equations and to computational methods used for their numerical solution. Experience relevant to the control of such robotic systems is also desirable.
We are looking for highly motivated young scientists, able to work in a team, in the framework of funded research projects. Good computing skills are necessary for both positions (including C/C++ and MATLAB/Simulink), as well as excellent verbal and written English communication skills.
The successful candidates will be offered a contract for one year, with the possibility of renewal.
Interested candidates should submit by email a curriculum vitae, a statement of research qualifications and interests, a list of at least 3 references and a few representative publications to Dr. Dimitris Tsakiris (tsakiris@ics.forth.gr). Candidates should indicate which position they are applying for. Consideration of applications will begin immediately.
Institution: Institute of Computer Science (ICS), Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH)
Start date: Immediately
Duration: 1-3 years
Location: Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Date of Announcement: February 13, 2012
Description:
The CARV laboratory of the Institute of Computer Science at the Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas, is seeking applicants for postdoctoral positions in scalable compute and storage systems. This area is currently under significant change due to developments in underlying technologies that open exciting possibilities. The ideal candidates would be experts in computer systems and parallel computer architecture, with a strong publication record, and proven experience in developing systems software (e.g. OS kernel programming, device drivers, network protocols, distributed middleware, or firmware).
- Required skills:
Documented research experience in computer systems and parallel computer architecture. Ability to build systems software (kernel modules, firmware). - Desired Skills:
Experience in some of storage architectures, filesystems, storage device protocols, interconnection networks, network interface architectures, communication protocols, high-level communication abstractions, scalable distributed middleware. - Education:
A Ph.D in computer science, computer engineering, or related field is required.
Links:
FORTH-ICS: http://www.ics.forth.gr
CARV: http://www.ics.forth.gr/carv/index.html
Crete: http://www.uoc.gr/crete/CRETE.html
To apply, please send a cover letter and a CV to Prof. Angelos Bilas (bilas@ics.forth.gr).
For further technical inquiries, please contact Prof. Angelos Bilas (bilas@ics.forth.gr).
Institution: Institute of Computer Science (ICS), Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH)
Start date: Immediately
Duration: 1-3 years
Location: Crete, Greece
Date of Announcement: February 14, 2012
Description:
Two junior R&D positions in the area of storage systems are available in the CARV Laboratory of the Institute of Computer Science (ICS), Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH), Heraklion, Greece (http://www.ics.forth.gr). The area of storage systems is currently under significant change due to changes in underlying technologies that open exciting possibilities. Candidates should typically be pre-PhD researchers or engineers. The ideal candidates would hold a Master's in computer science, computer engineering or related field, would have developed familiarity in computer systems and computer architecture, and good systems building skills in low-level systems software (e.g. kernel modules, network protocols, file-systems, block-level storage systems, controller firmware). The duration of the appointment is 1 year with possibility of extending to 3 years. Applications for smaller periods will also be considered
Applicants must submit the following documents:
- Detailed Curriculum Vitae
- Statement of purpose
- Official degrees and transcripts showing all courses attended by the applicant and grade for each course
- Three recommendation letters
- Copies of any research papers or other significant work by the applicant
These positions can be combined with graduate studies in the Computer Science Department at the University of Crete that has an established graduate program.
Links:
FORTH-ICS: http://www.ics.forth.gr
CARV: http://www.ics.forth.gr/carv/index.html
For more information or to apply, please contact:
Prof. Angelos Bilas
Foundation for Reasearch and Technology - Hellas (FORTH)
Institute of Computer Science (ICS)
N. Plastira 100, Vassilika Vouton
GR-70013 Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Email: bilas@ics.forth.gr
Institution: Institute of Computer Science (ICS), Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH)
Start date: Novemver 1, 2010 (the latest)
Duration: 3 years, with a possibility of extension funded from other sources (applications for shorter periods will also be considered)
Location: Crete, Greece
Date of Announcement: September 16, 2009
Description:
Two Early Stage Researcher (ESR) positions are available at the ICS FORTH. These positions are funded by the European Commission under the Marie Curie Initial Training Network Programme (project TransForm). We address (pre-PhD) researchers aiming at significantly improving their career perspectives from both the PUBLIC and PRIVATE sector. The duration of the appointment is 3 years. Applications for smaller periods will also be considered (but applicants interested to join the project for 3 years will be given priority). Applicants may also request to be considered as candidates for the PhD program at the Department of Computer Science, University of Crete, Greece. The ESRs will pursue research on the area of theoretical distributed computing and more specifically on theoretical foundations of transactional memory.
Applicants must submit the following documents together with an application:
- Detailed Curriculum Vitae
- Statement of purpose
- Official transcripts of diplomas and grades from all academic institutions of higher education listed in his/her application (after high-school)
- Three recommendation letters (as described in more detail below)
Links:
More information:
FORTH-ICS: http://www.ics.forth.gr
CARV: http://www.ics.forth.gr/carv/index.html
Crete: http://www.uoc.gr/crete/CRETE.html
For more information click here or to apply, please contact:
Prof. Panagiota Fatourou
Foundation for Reasearch and Technology - Hellas (FORTH)
Institute of Computer Science (ICS)
N. Plastira 100, Vassilika Vouton
GR-70013 Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Email: faturu@csd.uoc.gr
