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Sunday, 27 January 2013

[pakgrid] Job Announcement: Senior Researcher in Mobile Computing

SENIOR RESEARCHER IN MOBILE COMPUTING

CREATE-NET is seeking a well motivated Senior Researcher in the area of mobile computing.�
This position requires a good balance of both theoretical and technical/hands-on experience�
in the design and implementation of applications for mobile systems that make use of mobile data sensing,�
collection and analysis technologies, in combination with communication technologies for the mobile domain.
With specific respect to the main tasks assigned to the candidate, she/he will be involved in an European project�
for the development of a platform that will offer a collaborative marketplace for creating innovative applications�
and services combining   Internet of Services and Internet of Things, physical and virtual objects.�
The main duties of the candidate will be the technical supervision and direct contribution of activities pertaining�
requirements analysis, design and realization of mobile services to be deployed on mobile devices to make them accessible,�
interoperable and integrated with all objects and services offered by the whole marketplace platform,�
and the implementation of specific mobile application scenarios foreseen in the project.�
Focusing on a prototyping approach and working in collaboration with other researchers,�
she/he will have the responsibility to design and develop the necessary software components�
(both for mobile devices and backend systems) of the marketplace platform.
The ideal candidate should have meaningful experience in identifying and designing technical solutions in the mobile   field,�
coordinating and contributing to the related development activities.�
Successful candidates must be highly self-motivated individuals, who seek to establish a dynamic and creative team environment�
in which problem solving is complemented with modern creative and innovative approaches.�
A candidate with positive bias towards developing her/his research skills and able to show�
positive attitude towards implementation of developed solutions will indeed be preferred.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Technical supervision of the analysis, design and implementation activities for the realization of mobile computing services and internal coordination of project technical team;
2. Design and implementation of mobile data gathering and analysis services, communication and security functionalities;
3. Definition and implementation of business logic and open interfaces for exposure and integration of mobile   services into a SOA environment;�
4. User requirements collection and analysis, design, implementation and testing of specific use cases pertaining the implemented services.

Technical skills:�
- Fundamentals of: telecommunication engineering, algorithms, solid quantitative evaluation capabilities and analytical insight.
- Mobile development: Android, IoS; Java: Spring, Hibernate, JDBC, SQL, Servlet, JSP, Web Services, REST (C/C++ programming)�
- Experience in Web development and technologies: Javascript, XHTML, php, ajax.
- Working experience and knowledge of Object-Oriented programming familiarity with development environments (such as Eclipse, ANT, JUnit, Doxygen, log4j) and versioning systems (SVN, CVS).

Organization skills:�
- Technical project management expertise
- Good communication skills (both oral/written);
- Autonomous thinking and problem solving skills;
- Prioritization, time   management skills and capability to adapt to dynamic environments;
- Hands-on software development with other collaborators;
- Minimum 5 years information technology experience;
- Master Degree or equivalent experience.

Previous experiences in working in EU projects is a meaningful additional record.

Working place: Trento, top ranked Italian city for quality of life and known for hosting a large number of cutting-edge worldwide recognized research institutions.

Languages:� Excellent command of the English language is essential; knowledge of the Italian language is considered as a plus.�

Working schedule:� Full-Time�

HOW TO APPLY:�
Please send your resume/CV in English to careers@create-net.org
specifying in the email subject: "SENIOR RESEARCHER IN MOBILE COMPUTING - CN".