Menu
Warning This job advert has expired and applications have closed.

Postdoctoral Research Fellows

Job details
Posting date: 01 October 2024
Salary: £42,632 to £46,485 per year
Additional salary information: on Grade F, depending on qualifications and experience.
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 22 October 2024
Location: Exeter, Devon
Remote working: Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week
Company: University of Exeter
Job type: Contract
Job reference: P93572

Summary

Two new full time posts are available from 1 December 2024 on a fixed term basis until 31 March 2027.

The post
The Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy wishes to recruit two Postdoctoral Research Fellows to support the work of Prof. G. Min. These posts are available from 1 December 2024 to 31 March 2027. The successful applicants will be working on the architecture design, resource allocation, and performance optimization of distributed cloud-edge computing systems.

The post will undertake research as appropriate to the field of study, develop research objectives and proposals, extend, transform and apply knowledge acquired from scholarship to research and appropriate external activities for impact generation.

The main purpose is to design the new architecture and methods for resource allocation and performance optimization to enhance the quality-of-service, reliability, and energy-efficiency of distributed edge-cloud computing systems. The candidates will develop theoretical models, propose effective algorithms, and conduct simulation experiments to evaluate the performance of the proposed solutions.

About you
The successful applicants will be able to develop research objectives, projects and proposals; identify sources of research funding and contribute to the process of securing funds and make presentations at conferences and other events.

Applicants will possess a relevant PhD or equivalent qualification/experience in a related field of study. The successful applicant will be a nationally recognised authority in a related field of study and possess sufficient specialist knowledge in the discipline to develop research programmes and methodologies. The successful applicant will also be able to work collaboratively, supervise the work of others and act as team leader as required. Applicants will be able to conduct theoretical analysis and simulation experiments with good programming skills.

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.

Further information
For further information please contact Prof. G. Min, e-mail g.min@exeter.ac.uk or telephone (01392) 725184

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.