The Complex Cyber Infrastructure (CCI) research group at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) conducts research in the area of complex infrastructure services provisioning including cloud resource, optical and hybrid networking for high performance and data intensive application (also referred to as Big Data). CCI research also include Big Data architecture, trusted data exchange and federated infrastructure services, network and application security, microservices and programmable networks for the Future Internet and Internet of Things (IoT). The CCI group is involved in a number of national and EU funded project contributing to the development of the novel concepts in the area of new and emerging technologies.

The CCI group is looking for a Postdoc Researcher to work on the EU funded project SLICES-DS that will conduct the design study for the future SLICES Research Infrastructure (RI) that will create European infrastructure for research on the future computer and network technologies to support European data intensive research. The CCI will focus on the SLICES-RI architecture development, heterogeneous services interoperability and integration framework. Special attention will be given to data management infrastructure complying with the FAIR data principles, interoperability with EOSC and international testbeds. at the University of Amsterdam conducts research in the area of complex infrastructure services provisioning including cloud resource, optical and hybrid networking for high performance and data intensive application (also referred to as Big Data). CCI research also include Big Data architecture, trusted data exchange and federated infrastructure services, network and application security, microservices and programmable networks for the Future Internet and Internet of Things (IoT). The CCI group is involved in a number of national and EU funded project contributing to the development of the novel concepts in the area of new and emerging technologies.

The CCI group is looking for a Postdoc Researcher to work on the EU funded project SLICES-DS that will conduct the design study for the future SLICES Research Infrastructure (RI) that will create European infrastructure for research on the future computer and network technologies to support European data intensive research. The CCI will focus on the SLICES-RI architecture development, heterogeneous services interoperability and integration framework. Special attention will be given to data management infrastructure complying with the FAIR data principles, interoperability with EOSC and international testbeds.

What are you going to do

The SLICES-DS project will design architecture and infrastructure services for the future research infrastructure on digital technologies including smart infrastructure operation and management, design and validation of new Cloud/Edge/Fog infrastructure, 5G end-to-end slicing including radio and terrestrial network infrastructure, advanced wireless networking, infrastructure and data security and trust management. It is expected that the candidate is familiar with variety of modern networking technologies, Big Data infrastructure services and platform, cloud computing, edge computing and microservices, programmable networks, data management process and applications, at the level to be capable to identify trends and propose a solution for the project infrastructure and testbed. Knowledge and experience with the Data Analytics and cloud based tools for services provisioning and data management is an advantage.

What do we require

We are looking for a candidate who meets the following requirements:

• An MSc in Computer Science, Information Management or closely related field and Doctorate in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, Machine Learning.
• An interest to new research domain of the future digital and hyperconverged infrastructures, understanding general 5G architecture and cloud native networks design.
• Good knowledge of and sufficient experience with cloud based Big Data platforms and services, cloud based development process and tools; experience with DevOps and tools is an advantage.
• Ideally experience with research data management and intrinsic understanding of the FAIR data principles.
• Ability to communicate with large number of cooperating senior and junior researchers, advise them on coordinated actions and share experience.
• Good communicative skills in English, both written and oral.

Fixed-term contract: nine months.

A temporary contract for 38 hours a week for the duration of negen months, preferably starting as soon as possible but no later than on 1 December 2021. 

The salary, depending on relevant experience before the beginning of the employment contract, will be €2,836 to €4,474 (scale 10) gross per month, based on a fulltime contract (38 hours a week). This is exclusive 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% end-of-year bonus. A favourable tax agreement, the ‘30% ruling’, may apply to non-Dutch applicants. The Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities is applicable.

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University of Amsterdam

With over 6,000 employees, 30,000 students and a budget of more than 600 million euros, the University of Amsterdam (UvA) is an intellectual hub within the Netherlands. Teaching and research at the UvA are conducted within seven faculties: Humanities, Social and Behavioural Sciences, Economics and Business, Law, Science, Medicine and Dentistry. Housed on four city campuses in or near the heart of Amsterdam, where disciplines come together and interact, the faculties have close links with thousands of researchers and hundreds of institutions at home and abroad.  

The UvA’s students and employees are independent thinkers, competent rebels who dare to question dogmas and aren’t satisfied with easy answers and standard solutions. To work at the UvA is to work in an independent, creative, innovative and international climate characterised by an open atmosphere and a genuine engagement with the city of Amsterdam and society.

Faculty of Science – Informatics Institute

The Faculty of Science has a student body of around 7,000, as well as 1,600 members of staff working in education, research or support services. Researchers and students at the Faculty of Science are fascinated by every aspect of how the world works, be it elementary particles, the birth of the universe or the functioning of the brain.

The mission of the Informatics Institute is to perform curiosity-driven and use-inspired fundamental research in Computer Science. The main research themes are Artificial Intelligence, Computational Science and Systems and Network Engineering. Our research involves complex information systems at large, with a focus on collaborative, data driven, computational and intelligent systems, all with a strong interactive component.

The Complex Cyber Infrastructure (CCI) research group at the University of Amsterdam conducts research in the area of complex infrastructure services provisioning including cloud resource, optical and hybrid networking for high performance and data intensive application (also referred to as Big Data).