PhD on Microservice Architecture

Are you fascinated by the field of Software Defined Vehicle and are eager to contribute to distributed system’s performance and scalability?

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The Interconnected Resource-aware Intelligent Systems (IRIS) cluster at the Eindhoven University of Technology has a Ph.D. position on developing mechanisms to meet the quality-of-service requirements of microservice-based applications. As part of contribution to the Chips JU-funded project (Shift2SDV), this position will explore system architectures that enable time-constrained microservice execution in distributed environments. This position will specifically focus on designing mechanisms to analyze the latency of the various components involved in microservice execution, scheduling the microservices according to their time constraints, and enhancing resource utilization and overall system performance.

The successful candidate for the PhD position is expected to:

• Perform scientific research in the field of Software Defined Vehicle and Microservice Architectures
• Publish results at high-quality venues
• Collaborate with other group and faculty members
• Collaborate with selected academic and industrial partners
• Attend project meetings and contribute to deliverables and project outcome
• Assist with educational tasks (e.g. assist courses, co-supervise Master students)

Requirements:

• You have a master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• You have a strong background in distributed systems and computer networking. Ideally, you have experience with microservice orchestration.
• You have strong programming skills and experience (C, C++, Go, Python, Rust). Experience with container orchestration tools/frameworks, such as Kubernetes or Docker is a plus.
• You have good communication skills and are eager to work as part of a research team.
• You are creative and ambitious, hard-working and persistent.
• You are fluent in spoken and written English (C1 level), (knowledge of Dutch is not required).

Salary Benefits:

• A meaningful job in a dynamic and ambitious university, in an interdisciplinary setting and within an international network. You will work on a beautiful, green campus within walking distance of the central train station. In addition, we offer you:
• Full-time employment for four years, with an intermediate assessment after nine months. You will spend a minimum of 10% of your four-year employment on teaching tasks, with a maximum of 15% per year of your employment.
• Salary and benefits (such as a pension scheme, paid pregnancy and maternity leave, partially paid parental leave) in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities, scale P (min. € 2,901 max. € 3,707).
• A year-end bonus of 8.3% and annual vacation pay of 8%.
• High-quality training programs and other support to grow into a self-aware, autonomous scientific researcher. At TU/e we challenge you to take charge of your own learning process.
• An excellent technical infrastructure, on-campus children's day care and sports facilities.
• An allowance for commuting, working from home and internet costs.
• A Staff Immigration Team and a tax compensation scheme (the 30% facility) for international candidates.

40 hours per week

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