Programmer Position at the Vrije Universiteit in the Group of Prof. Andrew S. Tanenbaum
We are looking for a programmer with experience in embedded systems to work in the Computer Systems Section in the
Computer Science Dept. at the Vrije Universiteit
in Amsterdam.
The vacancy is open immediately and will last until it is filled. The appointment will be for 1 year.
The programmer will join the MINIX 3 team, which
consists of the project leader,
Prof. Andrew S. Tanenbaum,
three full-time professional programmers, 1 postdoc, and six Ph.D. students.
The project is funded by a European Research Council Advanced Grant of 2.5 million euro and a second European Research Council grant of 150,000 euro.
The programmer will work on helping enhance MINIX 3 for (ARM-based) embedded systems.
You can find out more about MINIX 3
here. A good place to start is with this
paper. It is a little bit old, but
this article
will bring you more up to date after you have read the first one.
Here is what we expect from the programmer:
- A university (or similar) degree in computer science or engineering or something close to it
- Extensive experience with the C programming language
- Experience in systems programming (as opposed to application programming)
- Experience working in a software team with other programmers
- Experience with embedded systems using the ARM or similar embedded processor is a big plus
- Experience with operating systems internals (Linux, FreeBSD, Windows, etc.) is a big plus
If you want to stand out from the crowd and greatly increase your chances, download and install MINIX 3 and then contribute something to the project,
for example, porting a program, driver, or library we don't already have. Or write a new program from scratch.
Or add some documentation to the MINIX wiki.
This will give you the opportunity to showcase your ambition and skills. But this is certainly not a requirement for applying.
Salary depends on education and experience of the candidate and is determined by civil service regulations.
Amsterdam is a lovely city to work and live in. It has numerous cultural, historical,
musical, touristic, and other attractions, restaurants with every imaginable cuisine, and much more.
To apply, please send your resume as a PDF file to Prof. Andrew S. Tanenbaum at ast@cs.vu.nl.
Please include the names and (email) addresses of three professional references.
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