Research Assistant/Research Associate

1 week ago


Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom University of Cambridge Full time

Job Title: Research Associate in Computer Architecture at the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory

  • The Computer Architecture Group at the University of Cambridge is working on developing innovative approaches to enhance application performance through parallelisation.
  • In the ParaSol project, we aim to create architectures that can effectively utilize task-level parallelism in future microprocessors.
  • We are looking for a candidate who can develop new analyses to be integrated into the core and hardware, collaborating with a team of PostDocs, PhD students, and Arm, our project partner.
  • The role involves investigating performance, reliability, and security in many-core systems, with opportunities for interaction with Arm and working from their offices in Cambridge during the project.
  • We are seeking individuals with a solid Computer Science background, a keen interest in computer architectures and compilers, and experience in program analysis for identifying parallelism.
  • Experience in developing microarchitectures for high-performance processors and familiarity with tools like gem5 are essential.
  • Applicants should be adept at working in teams with strong engineering practices and possess knowledge of challenges and solutions related to parallelism extraction.
  • Appointment as a Research Associate requires a PhD, while those awaiting their PhD will initially be appointed as Research Assistants.
  • The University promotes equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.
  • Eligibility to work in the UK is a requirement for all employees.

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