[TYPES/announce] Postdoc position announcement

[Stijn Vansummeren]

Given the recent interest of applying PL & types principles for 
constructing
and implementing data processing languages, I believe that the
position below may also be of interest to PL & types researchers.

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POSTDOC ANNOUNCEMENT


The Laboratory for Web and Information Technology at the Free
University of Brussels (Université Libre de Bruxelles, ULB), Belgium,
is recruiting a post-doctoral researcher.

We are looking for highly qualified candidates
interested in designing and developing novel information
infrastructures to manage big data, within the context of a project
geared towards security analytics funded by the Brussels Institute for
Research and Innovation (Innoviris)

In particular, the position concerns the design and development of
next-generation complex event and stream processing systems. Its
research includes, but is not limited to: the design of new, highly
expressive languages for querying complex events, approximation,
adaptive processing and optimization of complex event patterns, as
well as scheduling and executing complex events languages in
multi-core and distributed environments. Skills in any of the
following are particularly valuable: theory, logic, algorithms,
distributed computing, as well as systems building
experience. Depending on the applicant's research interests, the
position can focus more on the practical or more on the theoretical
aspects of complex event processing.

Whilst the position is primarily open to database researchers with a
promising publication record, all applicants who have, or expect to
have, a PhD in computer science or closely related field will be
considered.

Candidates must be autonomous, have strong analytical skills, a good
command of the English language, and a genuine interest in designing,
building and publishing innovative approaches and systems for data
management. Candidates will be encouraged to supervise PhD students,
as well as apply for future research grants.

The positions are immediately available, for a period of three years.

For enquiries, please send email to Stijn Vansummeren
(svsummer at ulb.ac.be).

To apply, please send a detailed research CV, motivation letter, and
future research statement to Stijn Vansummeren.(svsummer at ulb.ac.be)
Deadline for application is 26 April 2015.


We offer you:

- A stimulating research environment in an expanding group.

   The Laboratory of Web and Information Technologies (WIT) is a young
   but fast-growing research group which does cutting-edge research in
   data management systems and business intelligence, both in classical
   settings (e.g., relational databases, data warehouses), as well as
   the context of Big Data and data on the Web. The WIT lab is hosted
   in the Engineering school of the Université Libre de Bruxelles
   (ULB), one of the leading French-speaking universities in the world.

   The group presides the EU Erasmus Mundus Master and Doctoral
   Consoritum on Information Technologies for Business Intelligence,
   and has, as such, an expanding number of master students, PhD
   students, and postoctoral researchers.

- An exciting project that is practically relevant. The project itself
   is driven by case studies provided by a number of industrial
   partners, hence offering opportunities for innovative contacts with 
industry.

- The possibility to supervise PhD students; to gain teaching
   experience (if desired, this is not mandatory)

- An interesting city to work in.  The ULB is located in Brussels,
   Belgium --- the Capital of Europe. Bustling with activity and
   undeniably multilingual, Brussels offers both the advantages of a
   culturally rich capital and the comforts of a friendly, accessible,
   city. Accommodation is reasonably priced compared to Paris or
   London, and the city boasts an extensive public transport
   network. It is home to the offices of the European Union and NATO
   and innumerable multinational companies, and is also at the heart of
   Belgium’s economic, political and cultural life. Located 1 hour 25
   minutes from Paris, 1 hour 30 minutes from Amsterdam and 1 hour 51
   from London, Brussels offers all the advantages of a cosmopolitan
   city on a human scale.  In this green city, a true crossroads and
   place of exchange, where the cuisine and music of the whole world
   meet and mix, culture enthusiasts will have almost too much choice
   in terms of music and cinema festivals, Brussels overflows with
   museums, concert halls and theatres.