Grants & Positions

Tenure-track position at HPCN-UAM

Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (UAM) is a Spanish university renowned for its excellence in research. Over the last 15 years, it has been ranked in the top among all Spanish universities by several international well-known rankings (QS, ARWU). The campus is conveniently located at the north of Madrid, and it offers outstanding facilities for research and teaching, in a unique environment for researchers to develop their ideas within a multinational team of highly-reputed faculty members.

At this university, the High-Performance Computing and Networking research group is inviting applications for a tenure-track position (Profesor Ayudante Doctor), open to outstanding candidates with a Ph.D. interested in carrying out vanguard research in reconfigurable computing, high-performance computing and networking technologies.

Applicants are required to have:

  • A Ph.D. or equivalent degree in Computer Engineering, Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Telematics, or a related field.
  • Accredited for “Profesor Ayudante Doctor” position by the ANECA (Spanish Quality Accreditation Agency), which requires excellent publication record in top scientific peer-reviewed journals and some experience in university teaching.
  • A strong motivation to carry out a career in academic or industrial research and university teaching.

Successful candidates will enjoy:

  • Access to state-of-the-art resources and facilities for high-performance reconfigurable computing and networking research.
  • Interactions with leading academic and industrial partners in the context of research projects.
  • Teaching duties in computer architecture or computer networks subjects at both bachelor and master levels.
  • A collaborative and multi-cultural environment.
  • The prospect to present the results of their research at top-tier venues.
  • Support to take innovations to market.
  • A competitive salary at the European level, above 27,000 EUR/year before taxes during the tenure track, with a good value with respect to the cost of life in Spain.
  • Benefits that include access to comprehensive public healthcare and unemployment compensation, fully paid social security and pension contributions.
  • Very good opportunities to promote to a tenured position.
  • The unrivaled quality of life of Madrid and Spain.

Inquiries or applications for the position can be directed to the faculty.hpcn @ uam.es (remove spaces in the address). UAM is an equal employer, and encourages qualified candidates of any gender to apply.

Madrid, 13th January 2022.