[ecoop-info] Marie Curie Postdoctoral Researcher Position in Cloud Computing at SEERC (Thessaloniki, Greece)

[Dimitrios Kourtesis]

Postdoctoral Researcher Position in Marie Curie Initial Training Network 
RELATE

South-East European Research Centre (SEERC), City College – International 
Faculty of the University of Sheffield (Thessaloniki, Greece)

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Overview
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The South-East European Research Centre (http://www.seerc.org) invites 
applications for one Marie Curie Postdoctoral Researcher position in the 
frame of the FP7 Marie Curie Initial Training Network RELATE (Trans-European 
Research Training Network on Engineering and Provisioning of Service Based 
Cloud Applications). The RELATE network (http://www.relate-itn.eu) provides 
an opportunity for researchers in early stages of their research careers to 
study the latest advancements in the field of cloud computing.

The post holder will conduct research in the area of quality management in 
service-based systems and cloud applications. The duration of the post is 2 
years. Research activities will be carried out at the premises of SEERC, in 
Thessaloniki, Greece, but in close collaboration with other researchers from 
the RELATE network as well as researchers from the University of Sheffield – 
the Computer Science Departments of the Faculty of Engineering and the 
International Faculty (City College). The post includes two research visits 
to Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and CAS Software AG in Karlsruhe, 
Germany for a total period of 6 months.

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Candidate profile
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Applicants should already be in possession of, or close to obtaining, a 
doctoral degree in Computer Science or a closely related area. Previous 
research experience in the fields of service-oriented computing, cloud 
computing, quality of service, or software quality management will be 
evaluated positively.

The post holder is expected to have an outstanding research record, be 
highly motivated and proactive, have excellent organisation and 
communication skills, and be eager to disseminate research results by 
preparing journal articles and papers and presenting at international 
conferences and seminars. Fluency in English is a prerequisite.

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Terms
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Post duration: The post is fixed-term for 24 months starting September 2011 
(or later).

Terms and conditions of employment: Will be those for Experienced 
Researchers under Marie Curie rules.

Salary: 41,840 € per annum (gross estimate before deduction of taxes and 
employee's insurance contributions under current Greek regulations). The 
post holder will additionally receive mobility, travel, and career 
exploratory allowances as per Marie Curie ITN rules.

Closing date: 31 May 2011.

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Further information
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For additional information, including eligibility criteria and application 
submission instructions, please refer to the full job description: 
http://www.seerc.org/docs/vacancies/relate_postdoc.pdf 

Please circulate to anyone who you think might be interested.