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Open Positions for the EUBrazilCC Project at LSD/UFCG

We are seeking talented people motivated to take part in a large R&D project involving a multidisciplinary team in 13 institutions spread across Europe and Brazil. The two-year project entitled EU!Brazil Cloud infrastructure Connecting Federated Resources for Scientific Advancement (EUBrazilCC, http://www.eubrazilcloudconnect.eu) is funded by the European Commission and CNPq/Brazil, and is executed by the following partners: In Brazil: Federal University of Campina Grande in Campina Grande/PB (coordinator) National Laboratory for Scientific Computing in Petropolis/RJ Reference Center for Environmental Information in Campinas/SP Oswaldo Cruz Foundation in Rio de Janeiro/RJ Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro in Rio de Janeiro/RJ IBM Research Brazil in Rio de Janeiro/RJ and Sao Paulo/SP In Europe: Polytechnic University of Valencia in Valencia, Spain (coordinator) Barcelona Supercomputing Center in Barcelona, Spain University of Newcastle in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change in Lecce, Italy University of Amsterdam, in Amsterdan, The Netherlands Carlo III Health Institute in Madrid, Spain Trust-IT Services Ltd Trust-IT, in Enfield, United Kingdom The main goals of the project are: The creation of a federated e-infrastructure for research using a usercentric approach. The adaptation of existing applications to tackle new scenarios emerging from the cooperation between Europe and Brazil; use cases are relevant for both continents and address topics with high social impact and innovation. Leverage scientific gateways and frameworks to address not only the requirements from the 3 use cases but a potentially much larger user community as well as tools that have already been demonstrated as suitable for large-scale computing. The positions are opened for the team based at the Federal University of Campina Grande (UFCG). This team will work at the Distributed Systems Lab (LSD) under the supervision of Prof. Francisco Brasileiro (see http://www.informatik.uni-trier.de/~ley/pers/hd/b/Brasileiro:Francisco_Vilar for a list of most relevant publications). The monthly remuneration for the open positions ranges from R$3.000,00 to R$5.000,00, depending on the experience of the applicants. Considering the average cost of living in Brazil in general (see http://www.numbeo.com/cost-ofliving/country_result.jsp?country=Brazil for a rough idea), and Campina Grande in particular (see http://www.numbeo.com/cost-ofliving/city_result.jsp?country=Brazil&city=Campina+Grande for a rough idea), these are competitive salaries.

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We are seeking for a range of different candidates, from junior researchers (with completed MSc or PhD) to experienced software engineers (at least 2 years of experience after been awarded an undergraduate degree). The following requirements apply: Fluency in English (or fluency in Portuguese and good knowledge of English); Knowledgeable in the area of distributed systems (desirable experience in cloud computing); Experience in teamwork; Availability to relocate to Campina Grande; Availability for short trips to attend project meetings and work missions in Rio de Janeiro, Petropolis, Campinas and Europe. The main activities of the UFCG team are related with the development of a cloud middleware that will allow the federation of private cloud computing infrastructures, following a bartering model. The work will be inspired in the experience that LSD/UFCG has gained in the design and implementation of the OurGrid middleware (http://www.ourgrid.org/), and the operation of the OurGrid Community (http://status.ourgrid.org/). New mechanisms will need to be designed and implemented to address the opportunities and challenges that a cloud setting brings. The positions are opened from February 1st 2014 for an up to two-year contract. Applications should be sent to opportunities@lsd.ufcg.edu.br by December 31st. Please, include in your application the following items: A short introduction letter (up to one page) that states your motivation to apply and main interests, relating them to your previous experience; Resum/CV;

Academic transcript;

When you will be available to move to Campina Grande; The contact details for a reference (e.g., previous employer, supervisor).

The Distributed Systems Lab is located in a new building with 550 sqm and modern facilities providing an enjoyable working place. A number of projects are currently being executed by approximately 50 people, including 5 faculty members of UFCGs Computer Science Department, around 30 graduate and undergraduate students, 10 associated researchers, an infrastructure support team, as well as support for administration matters. Other past projects related to the EUBrazilCC project include EELA-2, GISELA (http://www.gisela-grid.eu/), EUBrazilOpenBio (http://www.eubrazilopenbio.eu), and the JiT Clouds project (http://jitclouds.lsd.ufcg.edu.br/). Campina Grande (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campina_Grande) is the second largest city in the state of Paraiba, with approximately 400 thousand inhabitants, and is located 120 km from the coast. Its location, together with an altitude of 600 meters, provides a stable and pleasant temperature all year around (with an average temperature ranging from 18, in winter, to 30 degrees Celsius in summer). Campina Grande is internationally known as being a technology oasis and has (as of 2011) the highest density of PhDs per inhabitant in Brazil.

For more information!contact: Francisco Brasileiro (fubica@dsc.ufcg.edu.br).!