[fg-arc] Ph.D. position in Software Engineering - University of Groningen, The Netherlands

[Paris Avgeriou]

About the research group

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The Software Engineering & Architecture group at the University of
Groningen is committed to advancing the state of the art in the field of
software architecture. The group aims to achieve that by carrying out
joint research projects with universities, research institutes, and
industrial partners, thus combining academic know-how with industrial
practice. The research group’s core business is software architecture,
with strong emphasis on architecture modeling, knowledge, evolution,
patterns and technical debt.

For more information please check our website (http://search.cs.rug.nl/
and http://www.cs.rug.nl/~paris/) or email us (paris at cs.rug.nl).

Project description:

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The PhD position will be part of an H2020 project entitled SDK4ED -
Software Development toolKit for Energy optimization and technical Debt
elimination.

The vision of SDK4ED is to minimize cost, time and complexity of
low-energy software development processes, by providing tools for
automatic optimization of both software quality and non-functional
requirements such as energy efficiency, dependability and performance,
with the capacity to tackle the interplay between design quality and
run-time constraints.

Through its envisaged toolbox, SDK4ED will comprise a set of software
programming add-ons for preventing the degradation of run-time qualities
and especially energy consumption, while allowing for efficient
measuring of the accumulated Technical Debt during the development of
new low-energy computing software applications, including embedded
systems and IoT products.

How to apply

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The position is immediately available and will be open until a suitable
candidate is found. Applications for the position should include a full
CV (name, address, degree(s), dates, etc.) and the names and email
addresses of three professional references. Please include theUniversity
and GPA of your BSc and MSc, as well as any awards, distinctions,
andpublications within the body of your email. Please send your
application to the following contact person and feel free to make
informal requests about the position.

Prof.dr.ir. Paris Avgeriou (http://www.cs.rug.nl/~paris/)

Head of the Software Engineering & Architecture (SEARCH) group

Tel: +31 50 3637057

E-mail: paris at cs.rug.nl

http://www.cs.rug.nl/~paris/

Required profile

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- You should have a M.Sc. or equivalent in computer science, software
engineering or a related discipline.

- You are expected to have an excellent academic record (transcripts
from your university degree) and be curious, creative and ambitious.

- You should be able to write scientific articles and reports (proven by
your graduation thesis or another comparable report) and be fluent in
English.

- You should have affinity to research with an industrial focus, be a
team player, open-minded and actively participate in knowledge sharing.

Conditions of employment

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The University of Groningen offers the PhD candidate a salary of € 2,222
gross per month in the first year, up to a maximum of € 2,840 gross per
month in the final year (based on a full-time employment of 1.0 fte).

The position requires residence in Groningen, 38 hours per week research
and research training, and must yield a PhD dissertation. The candidate
will first be appointed for 1 year. After nine months, an assessment
will take place of the candidate's results and the progress of the
project to decide whether the employment will be continued to a total of
4 years.