ken@gvax.cs.cornell.edu (Ken Birman) (12/18/89)
POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH POSITION -- ISIS PROJECT, CORNELL UNIVERSITY The ISIS project has funds for a renewable 1 to 2 year post-doctoral research position starting in summer or fall of 1990. Applications from qualified candidates are invited. The project is concerned with the development of software tools for building robust distributed software, and applications taking advantage of these tools. Our work combines theory and practice, hence the successful candidate should have a good background in both areas of distributed systems research. As a member of the ISIS group, the candidate will also consult with other group members and participate in setting the longer-term directions for the project. The candidate will be expected to participate in the ongoing activities of the project and/or to define a new research direction that balances the implementation of an idea with a more abstract treatment of the issues. Presentation of the results in conferences and papers is expected. Current interests of the effort include development of very high performance and large scale versions of the ISIS Toolkit, distributed application management, large-scale distributed database integration, and realtime sensor and actuator management. There is also some interest in applying ISIS to closely-coupled MP environments. ISIS supports a variety of programming languages, including C, C++, and several dialects of LISP. The candidate should have extensive familiarity with, and enjoy, developing software using one or more of these languages. This position is nominally intended for a recent PhD who wishes to gain additional experience in an academic setting before taking a permanent position in academics or an industrial research lab. However, the ISIS Project currently employs one full time Research Associate, and it may be possible to convert this new post-doctoral position into a longer-term appointment upon expiration of the initial term. Replies, including vita, statement of research interests and objectives, copies of relevant publications, and names of 2 references to: Prof. Kenneth P. Birman Dept. of Computer Science 4105 Upson Hall, Cornell University Ithaca, New York, 14853 (607) 255-9199 Cornell University is an equal opportunity employer.