Information about the Program

The objective of the program is to attract young talented researchers at IMT.An IMT Research Fellow is a resident researcher pursuing advanced studies beyond the doctoral level in preparation for an independent career. Research Fellows are appointed for a fixed term, from one year up to three years. All contracts may be renewed once, for up to six years. The successful candidate will participate to IMT research projects and will have a limited teaching load, in the context of the graduate programs of the school.The successful candidates will work in close contact with other young resident researchers, PhD students and senior professors/researchers.IMT offers a multicultural, collegial and international research environment. IMT is an international and equal opportunity institution and believes that the diversity of its staff contributes to excellence.

Duties
The Postdoctoral Fellow will be asked- to conduct research on:
- Scheduling algorithms for Quality of Service (QoS) guarantees in Internet
- Routing algorithms for mobile computing environments
- contribute to IMT teaching activity at Ph.D level (lectures, seminars, tutorship).Required Qualifications
- Ph.D in Information Engineering or Computer Science
- Excellent knowledge in the design and analysis of QoS scheduling and/or of computer algorithms
- Good capabilities in performance evaluation
- Ability to work in multidisciplinary teams
- Strong communications skills in written and spoken English
- Goal-oriented and creative team player, ability to work in a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural team

Preferred Qualifications
Experience as visiting student/researcher abroadExperience in support to educational activitiesIMT offers a multicultural, collegial and international research environment with competitive salary and excellent services. IMT is an international and equal opportunity institution and believes that the diversity of its staff contributes to excellence.

DETAILS AND APPLICATIONS
DEADLINE: 30th November 2005

IMT Alti Studi Lucca
Postdoctoral Fellow
Via San Micheletto, 3
55100 Lucca
ITALY
www.imtlucca.it

contact (for general info): r.zelari@imtlucca.it

Online application:
http://www.imtlucca.it/research_positions/research_fellows/application.php