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Santosh_Shrivastava@newcastle.ac.uk (Santosh Shrivatava) (07/28/88)

                Research in Highly Reliable Distributed Systems
                        Computing Laboratory
                     University of Newcastle upon Tyne
                        Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU
                              England

                   One, possibly two, posts of  Research Associate are available

in the Laboratory for conducting research with a strong experimental flavour in

 the above area, with emphasis on Realtime systems.  If the buzzwords like Byzantine

Agreement, Atomic Broadcasts, Clock Synchronization, Active Replication, Replicated

Invocations, Time Critical Computations excite you then read on...

                 We are embarking on a project to build a multi-Transputer system

to support replicated execution of concurrent programs. The system is intended for

mission and life critical applications.  Since such applications are usually time

 critical, our task is to design a responsive system capable of functioning

undisturbed in the presence of failures. We are looking for Computer Scientists

with research experience and interests in distributed computing and operating systems.

One post, funded by the SERC is avilable immediately and is  for three years; a second

ESPRIT funded post is likely to become available soon. Standard UK University salary

scales apply: from 9865 to 15720 Pounds Sterling, with starting point determined

by qualifications, experience etc.

               The Laboratory is known internationally as a centre of excellence for

research in distributed and fault tolerant computing. Interested persons are

requested to apply in writng, naming two referees, to Prof. S.K. Shrivastava

at the above address by 19 August 1988. For informal enquires contact him

on +44 91-2228038, or by e-mail: santosh_shrivastava@uk.ac.newcastle --janet

                              santosh_shrivastava%newcastle.ac.uk@nss.cs.ucl.ac.uk

                                                                  -- arpa