Swarmchestrate Research Fellow - Cloud/Edge Systems

The School of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment (SCEBE) at Edinburgh Napier University has over 200 academics, and 3,100 campus-based students, and delivers programmes with professional accreditations from the British Computer Society, the Institution of Engineering and Technology, The Chartered Institute of Building and other accreditation bodies.

We have excellent computing, engineering, and construction lab facilities and our Computer Science research is in the top 30 in the whole UK and 3rd best in Scotland (both in power ranking).

Currently, we are undertaking research for the Swarmchestrate project and have an opportunity for a Research Fellow to join us and support development of a novel orchestration solution to facilitate the automated deployment and runtime management of Cloud-to-Edge-based applications.

The Role:

As Research Fellow on the Swarmchestrate project, you will have the opportunity to use your skills in distributed computing, cloud/edge systems, or relevant computational resource management area to assist in the development of the Swarmchestrate solution, following the philosophy of a distributed system while utilising a modern set of technologies such as swarm and distributed intelligence, optimisation, Blockchain, trust mechanisms such as Self-Sovereign Identities (SIS) and Distributed Identifiers (DID).

Your knowledge of orchestration systems, auto-scaling, and automated resource and application management in the cloud/edge ecosystems will serve you well as you work with experienced professionals and researchers from all over the world to build relationships, exchange ideas, and work on an exciting research project that will enable you to learn, develop and grow professionally.

Furthermore, the post will allow you to use your highly developed skills in experimental design, experimental practice, and rigorous data analysis to define research objectives and questions, as well as develop proposals for your own or joint research (with the assistance of a mentor if required).

Should you have relevant PhD and up-to-date expertise in Cloud Edge systems, with a desire to be closely involved and associated with research on the cutting-edge of the discipline, then we would love to hear from you.

What we will need from you:

• A PhD in a relevant research area such as distributed computing, cloud/edge systems, or relevant computational resource management area, or equivalent demonstrable research experience in a relevant area.
• Demonstratable experience in conducting research in the field of Cloud/edge computing and distributed systems.
• Demonstratable experience and or/good knowledge of orchestration systems, auto-scaling, and automated resource and application management in the cloud/edge ecosystems.
• Excellent programming skills (preferably in Python, and Java).
• Experience in carrying out both independent and collaborative research

For a full job description and comprehensive list of duties, please click here.

Benefits we offer:

46 days annual leave (includes bank holidays), generous pension scheme (17.6% of salary), hybrid/flexible working and professional development opportunities.

For more information about our wide range of benefits, click here.

Additional Information:

Contract: Until 31^st December 2026

Hours: Full Time – 35 hrs/wk

Interviews: We will be reviewing and interviewing candidates on an ongoing basis whilst the vacancy is live with final interviews taking place week commencing 14^th April.

The University may be able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. This will depend on several factors. Contact us to discuss individual circumstances on recruitment@napier.ac.uk. If successful, the University will determine the appropriate visa route.

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