Lab Director for Storage Systems

11 Jan 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Huawei Research Center Zurich

Research Field

Computer science » Other

Researcher Profile

Established Researcher (R3)

Country

Switzerland

Application Deadline

30 Mar 2024 – 00:00 (UTC)

Type of Contract

To be defined

Job Status

Negotiable

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

Huawei is a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider. Through our constant dedication to customer-centric innovation and strong partnerships, we have established leading end-to-end capabilities and strengths across the carrier networks, enterprise, consumer, and cloud computing fields. Our products and solutions have been deployed in over 170 countries serving more than one third of the world’s population.

With 28 sites across Europe and 2000 researchers, Huawei’s European Research Institute (ERI) oversees fundamental and applied technology research, academic research cooperation projects, and strategic technical planning across our network of European R&D facilities. Huawei’s ERI includes the new Zurich Research Centre (ZRC), located in Zurich, Switzerland. A major element of ZRC is a new research laboratory focused on research in the area of computing systems (new computing and storage hardware, new software, new algorithms).

The research work of the lab will be carried out not only by Huawei’s internal research staff but also by our academic research partners in universities across Europe. The lab will provide an “open research environment” where academics will be encouraged to visit and work on fundamental long-term research alongside Huawei staff in an environment that, like the best universities and research institutes, is open and conducive to such scientific work.

For the new ZRC Laboratory, we are seeking for the Lab Director in Future Storage Systems.

Responsibilities

Conduct research on new directions in Storage OS/Software/Platform for new applications (high performance computing, artificial intelligence, big data, etc.), and on new emerging computing and storage hardware.
Take a leading role in the team and work with internal research colleagues and academic research partners to achieve new breakthroughs in future storage system research and be responsible for critical prototype design and development.
Produce and present research papers at internationally leading conferences and white papers on current developments and future directions in storage systems.
Develop academic research partnerships and cooperation with leading universities and professors in the area. Where appropriate, contribute insight and research expertise to committees and other organizations that are looking to establish new industry standards and platforms.
Contribute to the research and academic community through service such as conference program committee membership, membership of journal editorial boards etc.

Requirements

PhD/Master in an area related to computer architecture and more than 5 years’ experience on storage architecture design/research in related large companies or in academia.
Record of publishing research papers in the area of computer systems.
Candidates should have research experience in computer and storage architecture, and be familiar with at least two of the following areas:

Memory-centric architecture and algorithm innovation.

Converged Infrastructure (CI).

Composable Disaggregated Infrastructure (CDI).

Near Data Processing (NDP).

In-Memory Computing (IMC).

Data Processing Units (DPUs).

Research interests in Hardware-software co-design, Data-Driven systems, Intelligent computing and storage system, etc. would also be highly relevant.
Excellent intercultural communication, coordination, presentation and reporting skills and ability to work productively in a research environment.
Excellent interpersonal skills, team-work spirit and independent working capabilities.

What we offer:

At the future storage research group at the Huawei Zurich Research Center, the successful candidate will become part of a multicultural team of leading European researchers with expertise spanning from microarchitectures to mathematics. We believe such breadth in the research domains we cover is crucial to succeed in our mission to drive new research and achieve new, innovate breakthroughs for future computing and storage systems. If this speaks to you, do be sure to apply!

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Additional Information

Website for additional job details

https://www.hipeac.net/jobs/14467/lab-director-for-storage-systems/

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Huawei Research Center Zurich

Country

Switzerland

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

City

Zurich

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED