One full-time PhD position is available at Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, Vilnius University (Lithuania) in the framework of Marie Curie Network SAGA (ShApes, Geometry, and Algebra).

Topic: Mathematics of surfaces with applications to geometric modeling.

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The Biotechnology Centre is setting up a Bioinformatics Service Unit. We are now offering postdoc job positions for 3 Postdoctoral Fellows who will conduct research and development in collaboration with other scientists at the Biotechnology Center in Germany. The life-sciences campus in Dresden offers a very competitive research setting including a 3,000 node supercomputer at the university as well as strong local partners applying latest experimental technologies. The interdisciplinary Biotechnology Center provides a stimulating, international environment for leading research. The computing hardware at the Institute includes cutting edge database servers and a cluster for parallel computation. The positions are initially offered for two years and further extension will be possible. The period of employment is governed by the Fixed Term Research Contracts Act (WissZeitVG) .

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Up to ten 4 year PhD Studentships available in an exciting cross-disciplinary programme: “Creating Innovative People for Radical Change in the Digital Economy”

Are you interested in technology, its relationship to creative practices or business and in acquiring the necessary skills to lead innovation in the exciting world of the digital economy? We are currently recruiting exceptional students with backgrounds in computing, design and management to join HighWire from October 2009.

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The Microsoft Jim Gray Systems Lab (GSL) in Madison, Wisconsin has several positions open at the Ph.D. or M.S. levels for exceptionally well-qualified individuals with significant experience in the design and implementation of database management systems. Organizationally, GSL is part of the Microsoft SQL Server Division. Located on the edge of the UW-Madison campus, the GSL staff collaborates closely with the faculty and graduate students of the database group at the University of Wisconsin. We currently have several on-going projects in the areas of parallel database systems, advanced storage technologies for database systems, energy-aware database systems, and the design and implementation of database systems for multicore CPUs.

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