Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position in the Systems Biology Group of the Hamilton Institute at the National University of Ireland Maynooth, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland.  The vacancy is in the area of time-series bio-image analysis. The advertised position is part of a Higher Education Authority (www.hea.ie) investment for a National Biophotonics Imaging Platform (NBIP) for Ireland (www.nbipireland.ie).

The successful candidate will work on a collaborative project between the Systems Biology groups at NUIM and RCSI (systemsbiology.ie and systemsbiology.rcsi.ie). This project focuses on the development of a novel automated monitoring system for live cell imaging (e.g., FRET, FRAP) based on real-time evaluation. The scope is to develop a robust real-time image analysis solution along with its associated development environment that will be capable of automatically segmenting and tracking cells online, detecting morphological changes (cell division/shrinkage, membrane blebbing, etc.) and generating time-series data.

The candidate should hold a PhD in Engineering/Computer Science or a related field, and have a sound scientific record in the area of biological image processing and analysis. Advanced knowledge of Matlab, good communication, interpersonal and presentation skills are required. In addition, the candidate should be a team player who is capable of working together with experimentalists and biologists.

A contract of 1 year duration will be offered to the successful candidate with salary in the band €40,000 to €43,000 per annum. Options for extension of contract may be offered in 2010. The start date is the 1^st February 2010.

The Hamilton Institute is an inclusive, equal opportunity employer offering attractive conditions and a stimulating research environment. For further information on the Hamilton Institute, please refer to the following website: www.hamilton.ie

Further information on the project can be obtained from Dr. Dimitris Kalamatianos (dimitris.kalamatianos@nuim.ie).

To apply, candidates should submit a detailed CV, including a list of publications, motivation letter, a summary of recent projects, scientific interests and expertise, as well as the names and addresses of two referees for letters of recommendation to: hamilton@nuim.ie.

Closing date for applications: 15^th December 2009

Basic Description

Applications are invited for a postgraduate position in the Hamilton Institute at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. The vacancy is in the area of performance measurement for networked applications. The student will work with Professor Doug Leith and Dr David Malone at the Hamilton Institute and also collaborate with industry partners IBM.

Candidate Profile

The candidate should hold a degree in Computer Science/Engineering or a related field. Some degree of familiarity with TCP, IP and measurement-based network management, will be an advantage. Good communication, interpersonal and presentation skills are required.

Stipend

This position carries a stipend of €21,000 (tax free). Appointment commencing by the end of Fall 2009 is highly desirable. The Hamilton Institute is an inclusive, equal opportunity employer offering attractive conditions and a stimulating research environment.

To apply, candidates should submit a detailed CV, transcripts of undergraduate grades, motivation letter and the names and addresses of two referees for letters of recommendation to: hamilton@nuim.ie.

Basic Description

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position in the Hamilton Institute at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. The vacancy is in the broad area of wireless mesh networks. It is expected that the fellow will work on collaborative research with Professor Doug Leith and others at the Hamilton Institute on projects in the area of wireless networks:

The Hamilton Institute has a very active research groups in communication networks and wireless networks in particular. The successful applicant will be expected to work on some or all of the following projects: measurement-based wireless mesh network management, wireless quality of service for multi-player games, distributed optimization of wireless networks.

Candidate Profile

The candidate should hold a PhD in Computer Science/Engineering/Applied Mathematics or a related field, and have a sound scientific record in the area of computer networks. Some degree of familiarity with measurement-based network management, networked games, queueing/information theory will be an advantage. Good communication, interpersonal and presentation skills are required. In addition, the candidate should be a team player who is capable of working with a minimum of supervision.

Contract Duration and Remuneration

A contract of 3 years duration will be offered to the successful candidate, with commencing salary in the range from €45,000 to €60,000 per annum depending on experience and qualifications. Appointment commencing by the beginning of Dec 2009 is highly desirable. The Hamilton Institute is an inclusive, equal opportunity employer offering attractive conditions and a stimulating research environment.

NUIM: Further Information

The successful candidate will be expected to conform to the terms and conditions of employment at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. Details of which are available on the website www.nuim.ie.

Application Requirements and Procedure

To apply for this post, candidates should submit a detailed CV, including a list of publications, motivation letter, a summary of recent projects, scientific interests and expertise, as well as the names and addresses of two referees for letters of recommendation to: hamilton@nuim.ie.

The closing date for applications is 30 September 2009.

Basic Description

Applications are invited for a number of postgraduate positions in the Hamilton Institute at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. The vacancies are in the broad area of wireless mesh networks. It is expected that the student will work on collaborative research with Professor Doug Leith and others at the Hamilton Institute on projects in the area of wireless networks. The Hamilton Institute has a very active research group in communication networks and wireless networks in particular. The successful applicant will be expected to work on some or all of the following projects: measurement-based wireless mesh network management, network coding and joint routing/coding, distributed optimization of wireless networks.

Candidate Profile

The candidate should hold a degree in Computer Science/Engineering/Applied Mathematics or a related field. Some degree of familiarity with information theory, coding theory or measurement-based network management, will be an advantage. Good communication, interpersonal and presentation skills are required. In addition, the candidate should be a team player who is capable of working with a minimum of supervision.

Stipend

This position carries a stipend of €21,000 (tax free). Appointment commencing by the beginning of Fall 2009 is highly desirable. The Hamilton Institute is an inclusive, equal opportunity employer offering attractive conditions and a stimulating research environment.

To apply, candidates should submit a detailed CV, transcripts of undergraduate grades, motivation letter and the names and addresses of two referees for letters of recommendation to: hamilton@nuim.ie.

Basic Description

Applications are invited for an MSc/PhD position in the Hamilton Institute at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. The vacancy is in the application of statistical machine learning techniques to networked systems.

The Hamilton Institute has a very active research group in communication networks. The position is sponsored by a flagship network company and would include active industry interaction including the opportunity for an industry placement in the US. The Hamilton Institute is committed to research excellence and this post offers an exciting opportunity for successful candidates to tackle fundamental research problems within a stimulating multi- disciplinary research environment with state of the art facilities and strong links to the international research community.

Candidate Profile

Good numerate and analytic skills will be essential. Applicants should have a good understanding of machine learning and time-series analysis, and some degree of familiarity with IP networking is desirable. Good communication, interpersonal and presentation skills are required. In addition, the candidate should be a team player who is capable of working within a larger research group.

Duration and Remuneration

This position carries a stipend of €21,000 (tax free). Appointment commencing by the beginning of May 2009 is highly desirable. The Hamilton Institute is an inclusive, equal opportunity employer offering attractive conditions and a stimulating research environment.

To apply, candidates should submit a detailed CV, transcripts of undergraduate grades, motivation letter and the names and addresses of two referees for letters of recommendation to: hamilton@nuim.ie.

Basic Description

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position in the Hamilton Institute at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. The vacancy is in the broad area of wireless mesh networks. It is expected that the fellow will work on collaborative research with Professor Doug Leith and others at the Hamilton Institute on projects in the area of wireless networks:

The Hamilton Institute has a very active research groups in communication networks and wireless networks in particular. The successful applicant will be expected to work on some or all of the following projects: measurement-based wireless mesh network management, network coding and joint routing/coding, distributed optimization of wireless networks.

Candidate Profile

The candidate should hold a PhD in Computer Science/Engineering/Applied Mathematics or a related field, and have a sound scientific record in the area of computer networks. Some degree of familiarity with information theory, coding theory or measurement-based network management, will be an advantage. Good communication, interpersonal and presentation skills are required. In addition, the candidate should be a team player who is capable of working with a minimum of supervision.

Contract Duration and Remuneration

A contract of 3 years duration will be offered to the successful candidate, with commencing salary in the range from €60,000 to €80,000 per annum depending on experience and qualifications. Appointment commencing by the beginning of May 2009 is highly desirable. The Hamilton Institute is an inclusive, equal opportunity employer offering attractive conditions and a stimulating research environment.

NUIM: Further Information

The successful candidate will be expected to conform to the terms and conditions of employment at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. Details of which are available on the website www.nuim.ie.

Application Requirements and Procedure

To apply for this post, candidates should submit a detailed CV, including a list of publications, motivation letter, a summary of recent projects, scientific interests and expertise, as well as the names and addresses of two referees for letters of recommendation to: hamilton@nuim.ie.

The closing date for applications is 28 January 2009.

Applications are invited by well-qualified applicants for a research associate position in the area of quality of service provisioning in networks to support multi-player games.

Online gaming is one of the most rapidly increasing sources of traffic in the modern internet. This project aims to investigate fundamental issues relating to achieving the required quality of service for peer-to-perr multi-player games traffic in modern networks, including those with wireless mesh infrastructure. The project will also explore issues such as detection of network configurations associated with cheating.

Excellent numerate and analytic skills are essential, and familiarity with dynamics and control and/or queueing theory would be beneficial.

The Hamilton Institute is committed to research excellence. This post offers an exciting opportunity for successful candidates to tackle fundamental research problems within a stimulating multi-disciplinary research environment with state of the art facilities and strong links to the international research community.

Salary Scale: EUR 45,704-63,094

To apply, candidates should submit a detailed CV, motivation letter, and the names and addresses of two referees for letters of recommendation to Prof. Douglas Leith (doug.leith@nuim.ie).

Applications are invited by well-qualified applicants for a postdoctoral post and an MSc
position in application of statistical machine learning techniques to anomaly detection in software appliances (firewalls etc).

The current state of anomaly detection for many software appliances relies on manual setting of threshold values for a few variables. Recognizing the desirability of automating this process, and the fact that simple thresholds are insufficient, this project will investigate mathematical and statistical frameworks for the discernment of “normal” operating conditions, and the subsequent detection of “anomalous” or “fault” conditions. Supported by a major manufacturer, initial work in the area has made use of linear predictive models and real-time monitoring of CPU utilisation. This has achieved good success but we now want to extend consideration to monitoring of more sophisticated measurements (including per process discrete state information) in order to encompass a wider range fault and operation conditions. The project will involve the development of new approaches for predictive modelling of measured signals, adaptive learning and inference of fault conditions. The project is supported by a dedicated hardware testbed and as part of the project the developed detection approaches will be implemented in order to evaluate performance in realistic environments.

For the MSc post good numerate and analytic skills will be essential. Applicants should have a good understanding of machine learning and time-series analysis, and a basic understanding of IP networking. Some familiarity with the configuration and use of Linux or BSD systems will be helpful.

The Hamilton Institute is committed to research excellence. This post offers an exciting opportunity for successful candidates to tackle fundamental research problems within a stimulating multi- disciplinary research environment with state of the art facilities and strong links to the international research community.

MSc Stipend: €21000 (tax free)
Postdoctoral scale: €45704-€63094

To apply, candidates should submit a detailed CV and the names and addresses of two referees for letters of recommendation o: hamilton@nuim.ie. MSc applicants should also include transcipts of undegraduate grades, motivation letter. Informal enquiries to Prof. Doug Leith (doug.leith@nuim.ie)

Basic Description

Applications are invited from well-qualified applicants for a postgraduate position in the Hamilton Institute at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. The vacancy is in the area of wireless networks. The project’s aim is to to gain a better fundamental understanding of Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) through both mathematical modelling and experimental investigation, to achieve better network deployment and performance.

Candidate Profile

The candidate should hold a bachelors degree in Engineering/Applied Mathematics/Computer Science or a related field. An interest in mathematical modelling and/or networking is needed. Good communication and interpersonal skills are required.
Remuneration

Stipend: 21,000 Euro (tax free) per annum plus university fees.

Hamilton Institute: Further Information

The Hamilton Institute is committed to research excellence. These posts offer an exciting opportunity for successful candidates to tackle fundamental research problems within a stimulating multi-disciplinary research environment with state of the art facilities and strong links to the international research community.

Application Procedure

To apply, candidates should submit a detailed CV, motivation letter, and the names and addresses of two referees for letters of recommendation to: Dr Ken Duffy (ken.duffy@nuim.ie) and Dr David Malone (david.malone@nuim.ie).

HAMILTON INSTITUTE

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer

Applications are invited from well qualified candidates for a Lectureship/Senior Lectureship position at the Hamilton Institute.

The successful candidates will be outstanding researchers who can demonstrate an excellent international research track record. A strong commitment to research excellence, developing research partnerships, and the ability to establish a dynamic and world class research programme, including competitive grant funding are essential

The Hamilton Institute seeks to genuinely bridge the gap between mathematics and its applications in ICT and Biology. Current areas of strength include:

• Networked systems. This includes application of dynamical systems and queueing theory to routing, scheduling and congestion control in wired and wireless networks as well as to related areas such as security and privacy.
• Systems biology and Computational physiology. This includes the application of mathematical methods and dynamical systems theory to the understanding and analysis of metabolic and cell signaling pathways, pharmacological processes in drug development and underlying biological principles.
• Fundamental Mathematics. This includes switched and hybrid systems, analysis of feedback control systems, applied probability and queueing systems.

We are seeking to build new activity that complements existing strengths. This includes not only applications in networking and biology, but also mathematical applications in new domains such as energy and sustainable systems, financial mathematics, optimisation and logistics.

Successful candidates will be expected to assume leadership positions within the Institute and to take-up their posts no later Oct 31st, 2008. Appointments will be on the national university scales: Lecturer/Senior lecturer €51509-96796. Informal enquires regarding the posts can be made to Douglas Leith (doug.leith@nuim.ie). Applications with cv including contact details of three referees and two significant papers should be sent (electronically or otherwise) to :

Professor D. Leith
Hamilton Institute
NUI Maynooth
Co. Kildare
Ireland
email: hamilton@nuim.ie

to be received no later that May 15th, 2008.