Application Deadline:           15 December 2013

Type of Contract:                   Individual Contract

Starting Date:                          01 February 2014

Duration of Contract:             28 months

Key Duties and Responsibilities: Experienced researchers will be hired to help research skills and productivity in the Research Centre for Info-Communication Technologies. The experts should be focused on research activities and should provide technical and innovation support and assistance to other researchers in the Centre. Their work should be focused on:

1. Expert 1: Embedded Computing Systems, with particular focus on programmable and high performance networking platforms, protocols and services.
2. Expert 2: Software and e-services engineering, as well as design and implementation of multimedia applications. 

Criteria: The qualification and experience are important criteria of selection, because the researchers must be able to bring significant knowledge to the project and to contribute towards its sustainability. Another criterion for expert selection will be related to the identified specific research requirements important for achieving the project objectives.

General qualification and experience:

• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Science or a closely related area and in subject relevant to the post 
• An outstanding research record related to the field of interest
• Experience in project proposal building, procedures for funding and work in projects  (preference to EU funding calls and procedures)
• Insight into impact of research in terms of industrial applications, standardization processes, regulatory implications, commercial exploitation, IPR generation
• Record in initiating and fostering collaborations with international research institutes, universities, industry
• Excellent team working skills, and communication skills, including experience in successful leaderships and management of research
• Capability to encircle research results by preparing journal and conference papers
• Fluency in English

Specific qualification and experience:

For the position Expert 1: ICT Researcher and Research Developer specialized for network platforms

• Competencies in Distributed computing and networking
• Competencies in Network virtualization and software defined networks
• Competencies in autonomics/self-management, cognitive networks, green (energy-aware) networking
• Experience in Modelling and simulation tools for high speed info-communication infrastructures

For the position Expert 2: ICT Researcher and Research Developer specialized for e-service engineering

• Excellent programming skills (e.g. JAVA, C++)
• Competencies in software and e-services engineering
• Competencies in High performance active and programmable networks
• Experience in interpretation of network modelling tools

Principal Activities

• Manage the deployment of specific ICT solutions
• Provide knowledge and know-how transfer
• Strengthen cooperation with international research institutes, universities, industry.
• Enhance the efficiency, proficiency, and visibility of the Centre R&D results and capacity of innovation at the EU level 
• Prepare high-quality papers for journals, workshops and international conferences.
• Work on project proposals for funding through EU and other national and international funding mechanisms
• Share and valorize the approaches, methods and tools developed
• Contribute to the development of an international research environment.

Conditions

Employee, location: University of Montenegro

                                 Faculty of Electrical Engineering

                                 Dzordza Vasingtona bb

                                 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro

                                 www.etf.ac.me, www.foremont.ac.me

Salary:                      2.500 Euro gross per month

Application submission: The application must include a full academic CV (including publication record), a statement outlining the activities envisaged during the appointment and two letters of recommendation. The letters of recommendation should be sent directly by the persons recommending the applicant to the address foremont@ac.me.

Following the closing date, within two weeks, applicants will be informed by email whether or not they have been selected and invited to participate in the next stage of the selection process.