Researcher in Information Technology University of Stavanger, Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering

The University of Stavanger (UiS) has about 10,700 students and 1,560 employees. The university is located in Norway's third largest city region, with a dynamic labor market and exciting cultural and leisure activities. We are the only Norwegian member of the European Consortium of Innovative Universities. The university has great ambitions. We will be a driving force in the region's knowledge development and an international research university with an emphasis on innovation and innovation. Together with our employees and students, we will take a look and dare to think big and new - we will challenge it well-known and explore the unknown.

 

The Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering, which is part of the Faculty of Science and Technology, offers studies and conducts research in computer and electrical subjects. There are currently 40 employees (including fellows and postdoctors) and 520 students affiliated with the department. 

 

Researcher in Information Technology

 

The University of Stavanger has a free time-limited position for 2 years as a researcher in information technology at the Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering with startup as soon as possible.

 

The University of Stavanger's task is to develop "Cloud Data Hub" in a * NIX environment. The work tasks will mainly include the development of the data center infrastructure and network platform. This web-form should be hosted in the Center for IP-based Service Innovation (CIPSI) data center.

 

Applicants at the post must have a minimum of masters degree in computer science, preferably doctorate, and must be able to document solid research experience at a high academic level. Applicants must be able to document solid theoretical knowledge in programming, algorithm theory, logic, formal analysis and design, design and operation of complex computer systems.

 

Furthermore, the candidate must be fluent in English and be able to write high quality technical prose in English. The candidate must be able to co-operate and communicate effectively with colleagues and external partners. The candidate must be able to work both independently and jointly. It is also important that the candidate both wishes and the ability to participate academically and socially with colleagues at the institute.

 

The position is externally financed by funds from the EU Smart Project Project Triangulum. (http: //www.triangulum - project.eu/).

 

The work tasks will be research, dissemination and administrative tasks associated with the research project.

 

It is expected that the employee will contribute to the development of cooperation with society, culture and business.

 

Emphasis will be placed on the ability to initiate and carry out projects.

 

The employee must be able to work independently and in a community, be innovative and creative. Researcher must have good proficiency in English, both written and oral.

 

Qualifications in innovation, innovation and commercialization of research are emphasized by employing academic positions at the university.

 

The research work is carried out at the University of Stavanger.

 

Stillingen lønnes etter statens lønnsregulativ, l.pl 90.400, kode 1108, LR 24,  kr 412 600 - 516 000 bto pr år. I særskilte tilfeller kan høyere avlønning vurderes.

 

Stillingen gir automatisk medlemskap i Statens pensjonskasse som sikrer gode pensjonsrettigheter. Medlemmer kan søke boliglån til gunstige vilkår.

 

Stillingsbetenkningen gjør nærmere rede for fag- og ansvarsområde, arbeidsoppgaver, kvalifikasjonskrav og andre forhold som vil bli vektlagt ved ansettelse.

 

Nærmere opplysninger om stillingen fås ved henvendelse til prosjekt koordinator Russel Wolff, epost: russel.wolff@uis.no eller professor Chunming Rong, epost: chunming.rong@uis.no

 

Opplysninger om ansettelsesprosessen kan fås ved henvendelse til HR-konsulent Anne Karin Rafos, telefon: 51831711, epost: anne.k.rafos@uis.no

 

Universitetet ønsker å rekruttere flere kvinner til forskerstillinger innenfor fagområdet. Dersom flere søkere anses å ha likeverdige kvalifikasjoner vil en kvinne [ev mann] bli stilt foran en mann.

 

Søknaden registreres i et elektronisk skjema på jobbnorge.no. Relevant utdanning og erfaring skal registeres i skjemaet. Vitnemål, attester, publikasjonsliste, inntil 15 publikasjoner og ev annen dokumentasjon som du ønsker det skal tas hensyn til, lastes opp som vedlegg til søknaden i separate filer. Hvis vedleggene overskrider 30 MB til sammen må de komprimeres før opplasting.

 

Stillingsbetenkning

 

Ansettelsen gjelder generelt ved Universitetet i Stavanger. Organisatorisk er stillingen knyttet til Det teknisk -naturvitenskapelige fakultet, Institutt for data- og elektroteknikk

 

Fagområdet for stillingen er datateknikk. Forskning og utvikling av UiS IDE CIPSI Computing Platform for EUs smartbyprosjekt Triangulum. Kandidaten må mestre og ha arbeidserfaring med GNU/Linux, nettskyteknologi, dataintensiv databehandling, distribuerte systemer, distributerte lagringstjenester, konfigurasjonsstyringssystemer, infrastrukturdefinisjonsteknologier, infrastrukturmonitorering, samt nettverk og sikkerhet for datamaskiner. For eksempel burde søkere være bekjente med de følgende teknologiene, eller deres alternativer:

 

  • Nettskybaserte databehandlingsplatformer: OpenStack, OpenNebula, Amazon Web Services.

  • Dataintensiv databehandling: Hadoop File System, HBase, Cassandra, Voldemort, Elasticsearch, Logstash

  • Konfigurasjonsstyringssystemer: Puppet, Chef, Ansible, SaltStack

  • Distributerte lagringstjenester: Ceph, Lustre, Gluster

  • Infrastrukturdefinisjonsteknologier: Foreman, Terraform

  • Monitorering og visualisering: InfluxDB, Grafana, Collectd, NetFlow, SNMP, Kibana

  • Datamaskinnettverk: Ruting, switching, lastbalansering (load balancing), L2 brobygging (bridging), nettverksvisualisering.

  • Informasjons- og kybersikkerhet: Tilgangskontroll, innbruddsdetektering, brannmurer, personvern, kryptografi.

  • Programmeringsspråk: C++/Java, Python, Golang, shell scripting.

 

Den som ansettes skal sammen med det øvrige vitenskapelige personalet forske og bidra i utviklingen av forskningsmiljøet ved UiS. Stillingsinnehaveren skal forske, formidle og ivareta administrative oppgaver tilknyttet forskningsprosjektet.

 

Forskningsprosjektet er tidsbegrenset for 2 år fra tiltredelse med oppstart januar 2018 til desember 2020.

 

Applicants will be assessed by an expert committee on the basis of submitted material. The main emphasis in the expert assessment is based on the assessment of the submitted scientific work. Experience from popularization / dissemination, professional and professional administration work and any other documented qualifications relevant to the position can also be added weight.

 

Information and material to be taken into account in the expert assessment must be registered within the application deadline. Any references given in the application or on request.

 

Current applicants will be called for an interview before the final recommendation is given. In the overall assessment of the applicants, personal fitness will also be given weight.


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