VU University Amsterdam Faculty of Sciences
Amsterdam, 1081 (Noord-Holland), hours per week
Job description
The VU University Amsterdam is one of the leading institutions for higher education in Europe. It is part of international science networks and collaborates with many major universities throughout the world. The Faculty of Sciences consists of four departments, with 650 employees including researchers, lecturers, full- and part-time professors. The group of Computer Systems has a vacancy for a Ph.D. Position.
Summary
The Ph.D. candidate carries out research in the MINIX 3 research project. This project has several funding sources, including NWO and the KNAW grant to Prof, A.S. Tanenbaum as an Academy Professor. The research goal of the project is to determine how to produce an operating system with much better reliability and security than current operating systems. This Ph.D. position will focus on file systems. Current file systems are all basically derivatives of the MULTICS file system dating back to 1965. Since then a lot has changed in how computers are used but file systems have not kept paced. We want to investigate issues such as provenance, longevity, naming, and other issues that relate to how files are now used.
The Ph.D. will be a member of the Computer Systems group. Furthermore, the Ph.D. will be working in The Advanced School for Computing and Imagine. This is a multi-university research organization in which over 200 researchers from all over the Netherlands participate.
Requirements
Required education/skills:University Graduate
Requirements
Applicants should have a M.Sc. in Computer Science or a closely related discipline. Good communication skills, in writing as well as oral are important. The main task will be to do research, but you will be given the opportunity to acquire some teaching experience.
Job type: Research / Advising
Workfield(s):
- Post-doctorates(Scientific discipline: Engineering)
Organization
VU University Amsterdam
Faculty of Sciences
Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, has been a renowned cultural, scientific and commercial centre for many centuries. It was here, in 1880, that the VU University Amsterdam first opened its doors to students. VU stands for 'Vrije Universiteit' (dutch), which means 'Free University'. Here, 'free' refers to freedom of state and church interference. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam was established in 1880 by orthodox protestants. Nowadays it aims to be inspiring, innovative and involved.
Throughout the past century, the university has continued to expand. It now comprises twelve faculties and has teaching facilities for 18,000 students.
Click here for an overview of faculties and institutes: http://www.english.vu.nl/About_the_VU/
The university campus and university hospital are situated in the south-western part of Amsterdam, one of the most dynamic and fast-growing business districts in the Netherlands. The international airport of Schiphol-Amsterdam is 10 kilometres away, just 8 minutes by train. With more than fifty undergraduate (or bachelor’s) programmes and almost a hundred postgraduate (or master’s) programmes, the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam offers a wide choice of study options. The programmes are of a high quality, the atmosphere is very conducive to study, and the teaching staff is easily accessible.
The Faculty of Sciences offers 9 Bachelor’s and 12 Master’s programmes within the disciplines Computer Sciences, Physics & Astronomy, Chemistry & Pharmacochemistry and Mathematics. The education programme is strongly connected to the various research activities. The faculty offers excellent research facilities in highly specialized laboratories as well as unique computing facilities.
Conditions of employment
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: temporary
Additional conditions of employment:
Appointment
The appointment will initially be for 12 months. After a successful evaluation the contract will be prolonged for another 3 years. You can visit our website www.vu.nl/vacatures for a review of working conditions at the VU.
Salary
The gross salary is minimum € 2.000,- in the first year and maximum € 2.558,- in the fourth year, based on a full-time employment. The employment will have to result in a written thesis by the end of this period. You can find information about our excellent fringe benefits of employment at www.vu.nl/vacatures.
Additional Information
Additional information can be obtained through one of the following links:
You can apply for this job before 19-05-2008 (dd-mm-yyyy) by sending your application to:
Vrije Universiteit
Faculty of Sciences
Prof. Dr.A.S. Tanenbaum
De Boelelaan 1083
1081 HV Amsterdam
The Netherlands
E-mail: few-vacatures@few.vu.nl
When applying for this job always mention the vacancynumber 1.2008.00123.
Job description
The VU University Amsterdam is one of the leading institutions for higher education in Europe. It is part of international science networks and collaborates with many major universities throughout the world. The Faculty of Sciences consists of four departments, with 650 employees including researchers, lecturers, full- and part-time professors. The group of Computer Systems has a vacancy for a Ph.D. Position.
Summary
The Ph.D. candidate carries out research in the MINIX 3 research project. This project has several funding sources, including NWO and the KNAW grant to Prof, A.S. Tanenbaum as an Academy Professor. The research goal of the project is to determine how to produce an operating system with much better reliability and security than current operating systems. This Ph.D. position will focus on file systems. Current file systems are all basically derivatives of the MULTICS file system dating back to 1965. Since then a lot has changed in how computers are used but file systems have not kept paced. We want to investigate issues such as provenance, longevity, naming, and other issues that relate to how files are now used.
The Ph.D. will be a member of the Computer Systems group. Furthermore, the Ph.D. will be working in The Advanced School for Computing and Imagine. This is a multi-university research organization in which over 200 researchers from all over the Netherlands participate.
Requirements
Required education/skills:University Graduate
Requirements
Applicants should have a M.Sc. in Computer Science or a closely related discipline. Good communication skills, in writing as well as oral are important. The main task will be to do research, but you will be given the opportunity to acquire some teaching experience.
Job type: Research / Advising
Workfield(s):
- Post-doctorates(Scientific discipline: Engineering)
Organization
VU University Amsterdam
Faculty of Sciences
Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, has been a renowned cultural, scientific and commercial centre for many centuries. It was here, in 1880, that the VU University Amsterdam first opened its doors to students. VU stands for 'Vrije Universiteit' (dutch), which means 'Free University'. Here, 'free' refers to freedom of state and church interference. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam was established in 1880 by orthodox protestants. Nowadays it aims to be inspiring, innovative and involved.
Throughout the past century, the university has continued to expand. It now comprises twelve faculties and has teaching facilities for 18,000 students.
Click here for an overview of faculties and institutes: http://www.english.vu.nl/About_the_VU/
The university campus and university hospital are situated in the south-western part of Amsterdam, one of the most dynamic and fast-growing business districts in the Netherlands. The international airport of Schiphol-Amsterdam is 10 kilometres away, just 8 minutes by train. With more than fifty undergraduate (or bachelor’s) programmes and almost a hundred postgraduate (or master’s) programmes, the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam offers a wide choice of study options. The programmes are of a high quality, the atmosphere is very conducive to study, and the teaching staff is easily accessible.
The Faculty of Sciences offers 9 Bachelor’s and 12 Master’s programmes within the disciplines Computer Sciences, Physics & Astronomy, Chemistry & Pharmacochemistry and Mathematics. The education programme is strongly connected to the various research activities. The faculty offers excellent research facilities in highly specialized laboratories as well as unique computing facilities.
Conditions of employment
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: temporary
Additional conditions of employment:
Appointment
The appointment will initially be for 12 months. After a successful evaluation the contract will be prolonged for another 3 years. You can visit our website www.vu.nl/vacatures for a review of working conditions at the VU.
Salary
The gross salary is minimum € 2.000,- in the first year and maximum € 2.558,- in the fourth year, based on a full-time employment. The employment will have to result in a written thesis by the end of this period. You can find information about our excellent fringe benefits of employment at www.vu.nl/vacatures.
Additional Information
Additional information can be obtained through one of the following links:
- About the organization (http://www.vu.nl)
- About the department (http://www.few.vu.nl/en/index.php)
- About the function (http://www.vu.nl/vacatures)
You can apply for this job before 19-05-2008 (dd-mm-yyyy) by sending your application to:
Vrije Universiteit
Faculty of Sciences
Prof. Dr.A.S. Tanenbaum
De Boelelaan 1083
1081 HV Amsterdam
The Netherlands
E-mail: few-vacatures@few.vu.nl
When applying for this job always mention the vacancynumber 1.2008.00123.
