[TYPES/announce] PhD / Research Assistant Positions at TUD/Darmstadt

[Klaus Ostermann]

===========================================
PhD / Research Assistant Positions

Computer Science Department
Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany
===========================================

Description of the Positions

Several Ph.D. student positions are available in areas involving
research in aspect-oriented programming, domain-specific languages,
model-driven development, and feature-oriented programming.

It will be helpful to have a background in one or more of the following
knowledge areas:

* Aspect-Oriented Programming, in particular areas such as 
  language design and implementation
* Advanced module constructs such as mixins, traits, 
  virtual classes, or type classes
* Feature-oriented programming
* Architecture and language design for software product lines
* Model-driven development and code generators
* Domain-specific languages, in particular embedded 
  domain-specific languages
* Formal type systems

The usual duration of Ph.D. studentships in Germany is 3 years.  Some of the
positions are available immediately; others are available in October '06.
Please indicate in your application when you could start. 

Speaking German is not a prerequisite, but the applicant should be willing
to learn German once he is appointed. 

Remuneration will be according to age and qualification, following the
German public service payment scheme (BAT IIA). The exact salary depends on
various factors, but typically the net salary (after all deductions
including social insurances) is about 1700 Euro per month.

Contact Information

Inquiries can be directed to Klaus Ostermann, see 
www.aop.informatik.tu-darmstadt.de/staff/Ostermann/ 
for contact details.

Applying for the Positions:

GENERIC "DEAR SIR/MADAM"-STYLE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
If you want to apply, please tell us about your research experience and how
it relates to the topics we are interested in. What have you done in this
direction (e.g., in a masters thesis), which works did you read and have
been influenced by, what are your ideas? If you already have research
publications (this is not required) or a masters thesis in one of the areas
we are interested in, it can be helpful to include them in your application.

Please also include in your application a CV and copies of degree
certificates.