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Research Job in Compositional Reasoning and Analysis @ Heriot-Watt Univ., Scotland, UK
Research Position
Useful Logics, Types, Rewriting, and their Automation (ULTRA) Group
Computing and Electrical Engineering Department
Heriot-Watt University
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Description of the Position
A research position is available on an EC-funded project working under
the supervision of Joe Wells. The position is in the ULTRA (Useful
Logics, Types, Rewriting, and their Automation) group in the
Department of Computing and Electrical Engineering at Heriot-Watt
University in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. The work will be
done in close coordination with the DART (Dynamic Assembly,
Reconfiguration, and Type-checking) consortium (Genova Univ., HWU,
Imperial Coll., and Torino Univ.) as well as the Church Project
(Boston Coll., Boston Univ., Harvard Univ., HWU, Wellesley Coll.,
etc.).
The researcher will probably help with some of the following tasks:
* Designing new type systems for compositional (modular) analysis of
systems that may involve one or more aspects of concurrency,
mobility, modularity, objects, run-time code generation, etc.
* Designing analysis algorithms for the new type systems.
* Designing theories (e.g., "calculi") for reasoning about the
meaning of dynamic software assembly, i.e., doing in a
non-traditional order one or more of type checking, code
generation, linking, loading, etc.
* Making software systems incorporating the new type systems,
algorithms, and calculi.
* Writing scientific reports on the work done.
The position is initially for 1 to 2 years, with extensions up to 3
years total possible depending on salary, experience, performance, and
funding. Applications to spend a shorter period (e.g., the sabbatical
leave of an established academic) will be considered, but the research
area is pretty much predetermined. The salary will be commensurate
with qualifications and experience in the range from 21290 GBP to
26229 GBP per year. It is preferred that the researcher will start in
the period from 2002-01-01 to 2002-03-01. It is preferred that before
starting the researcher will have completed a Ph.D. in a relevant
discipline within Computer Science. Applicants from outside the
European Economic Area (EEA) will be considered.
The researcher will probably use some of the following knowledge
areas:
* Formal calculi for reasoning about the meaning of computer systems
(including computer programs), especially those with aspects of
(a) modules, linking, and loading, (b) concurrency, (c) mobility,
(d) staged compilation, (e) objects, (f) resource usage, etc.
* Analysis of systems represented in formal calculi.
* Constraint solving and unification.
* Type systems, especially those with intersection and union types.
* Programming languages used for any of the above.
Applying for the Position
To formally apply for this position, please do the following before
the closing date of 2001-11-02:
* Arrange for 3 letters of reference to be sent as soon as possible.
If (by mistake) someone tells you the letters are not needed yet,
please have the letters sent anyway, because no one will be chosen
for an interview until after we see the letters. See below for
what we hope to see in a letter of reference.
* Send the following yourself as soon as possible:
+ your complete curriculum vitae,
+ a brief statement (one paragraph is enough) explaining why
you think your research accomplishments and interests would
be a good match for the job,
+ web pointers to or paper copies of from 0 to 3 publications
of yours which you think are relevant, and
+ contact details for the people writing your letters of
reference.
* Contact the Heriot-Watt Personnel Office and get them to send you
an "application pack". This contains an application form, an equal
opportunities monitoring form, information for applicants with
disabilities, and some additional information about Heriot-Watt
and the position.
* Fill out and return the application form and the equal
opportunities monitoring form. (If your curriculum vitae is well
constructed, then some of the information requested on the
application form will be redundant, in which case it is reasonable
to just write "see c.v." in the blanks.)
* Although not required, it will be appreciated if you inform Joe
Wells as soon as possible that you are applying so that he knows
to ask our personnel office for your application materials
immediately after they arrive.
* Anyone who might need a work permit if hired (usually someone who
is not a citizen of an EEA country) should also do the following.
In addition to possibly being e-mailed or faxed, each letter of
reference should also be sent by post on official-looking
stationery paper and should include details on your whereabouts
over the last two years. A work permit application also needs
copies of any degree certificates, so it is a good idea to send
those also.
Please include the reference code 133/01/L in all communications to
help prevent your application from getting mixed up. Please convert
Microsoft Word documents to a public, standard, and non-proprietary
format, e.g., PDF, HTML, or PostScript. PDF is best, because some of
our staff will encounter difficulties with HTML or PostScript.
Please ask the people writing letters of reference for you to include
details of:
* the capacity in which they know you,
* your skills, abilities and performance in relation to the post
applied for,
* your employment record including details of your role and service
dates,
* your record in terms of attendance, timeliness, and discipline,
* their view of your suitability for the post as a whole, in light
of the attached details and their knowledge of your experience and
abilities,
* any further relevant information which would assist us in making
an appointment.
Informal inquiries should be directed to Joe Wells at:
web: http://www.cee.hw.ac.uk/~jbw/
e-mail: jbw@cee.hw.ac.uk
fax: +44 131 449 3834
Formal applications and/or requests for materials for completing a
formal application should be directed to the Heriot-Watt Personnel
Office at:
web: http://www.hw.ac.uk/personnel/
e-mail: personnel@hw.ac.uk
voice mail: +44 131 451 3475
fax: +44 131 451 3475
minicom: +44 131 451 8212
post: The Personnel Office
Lord Balerno Building
Heriot-Watt University
EDINBURGH
EH14 4AS
GREAT BRITAIN