Careers @
IBM Research – Zurich

Ref. 2016-03

About the position

The cloud storage & security research team at IBM Research – Zurich is looking for outstanding graduate students in the area of systems security.

Candidates should have a good understanding of Operating Systems architecture, distributed systems and C/C++ system programming skills. Knowledge of memory corruption prevention and fuzz testing techniques is beneficial.

During the six-month internship the successful candidate will develop novel strategies for fuzz testing of complex OS components and evaluate them on actual software such as distributed file systems.

 

Diversity

IBM is committed to diversity at the workplace. With us you will find an open, multicultural environment. Excellent, flexible working arrangements enable both women and men to strike the desired balance between their professional development and their personal lives.

How to apply

If you are interested in this opportunity please send your CV to
Matthias Neugschwandtner
IBM Research – Zurich
eug@zurich.ibm.com

Ref. 2015-19

Project description

To further increase the functionality of silicon photonics, IBM is establishing III-V on silicon photonics technology for monolithically integrated light sources, optical amplifiers, modulators and detectors.

For this project, PhD and Post Doc openings are available in the Photonics and Materials Integration Nanoscale Devices groups at IBM Research – Zurich. These positions are related to Horizon 2020 projects, starting in early 2016. The focus will be on integrated III-V on silicon light sources such as laser arrays, tunable lasers and directly modulated lasers.

Requirements

Openings are available for PhD and Post Doc candidates with a strong background and interest in one or more of the following areas:

• III-V materials growth and characterization
• Processing of silicon photonics and III-V structures
• Integrated optical device simulations and design
• Laser design and characterization
• High-speed optical link measurements

Profile

Candidates should have recently obtained a master or doctoral degree in physics or electrical engineering with outstanding grades.

Duration

PhD positions have a duration of three years. Post-Doc positions have a duration of 18 months.

Diversity

IBM is committed to diversity at the workplace. With us, you will find an open, multicultural environment. Excellent, flexible working arrangements enable both women and men to strike the desired balance between their professional development and their personal lives.

How to apply

For more information please contact Dr. Bert Offrein at the address indicated below.

Applications including a motivation letter and CV should be sent by email preferably before November 16, 2015, to

Dr. Bert Jan Offrein
Manager Photonics
Phone: +41 44 724 8572
ofb@zurich.ibm.com

Ref. 2015-18

Project description

A postdoctoral research position is available at IBM – Zurich Research Laboratory to develop computational methods to support personalized medicine in cancer. This highly interdisciplinary project involving the collaboration of several institutions across Europe and USA will focus on prostate cancer, a leading cause of cancer death amongst men, but also prone to over-treatment.

The project aims to develop computational models that can exploit molecular and clinical data in order to improve our understanding of cancer disease mechanisms and predict optimized strategies for therapeutic intervention. The models will be based on the exploitation of genomic, transcriptomic, proteomic, and clinical data in primary and metastatic tumors, prospective cohorts of well characterized prostate cancer patients, drug screenings in cell lines, and the use of the Watson technology, a last-generation cognitive computer developed at IBM.

The successful candidate will analyze molecular data in order to characterize tumor heterogeneity, and will develop methodologies to integrate disparate types of data into models that can help risk-stratify patients.

Requirements

Candidates should have a strong background in computer science, mathematics or physics and be interested in cancer-related research. Strong programming skills are necessary. Experience in machine learning, Big Data analysis, and high-performance computing is a plus.

About the group

The group of systems biology at IBM aims to develop new mathematical and computational approaches for the analysis and exploitation of the latest generation of biomedical data. In the context of cancer, the group focuses on the integration of high-throughput molecular datasets to build comprehensive molecular disease models; the development of new approaches to reconstruct signalling protein networks from single-cell time-series proteomic data; and the application of Bayesian approaches and high-performance computing to the problem of network reconstruction.

Diversity

IBM is committed to diversity at the workplace. With us, you will find an open, multicultural environment. Excellent, flexible working arrangements enable both women and men to strike the desired balance between their professional development and their personal lives.

How to apply

Interested candidates, please send an application including CV and reference letters to:

Dr. María Rodríguez Martínez

Ref. 2015-16

Project description

A postdoctoral position is available in the Advanced Micro Integration team at IBM Research – Zurich for the development and thermodynamic characterization of adsorption heat exchangers. The research will take place in the context of an international project involving academia and industry, and targets applications for improved energy efficiency.

Requirements

The successful candidate will have a strong interdisciplinary background in physics, mechanical engineering, chemistry or materials science (Ph.D.) and experience in experimental laboratory work. Past experience in temperature-swing adsorption systems as well as evaporation and condensation processes is advantageous.

The highly motivated individual will join our multi-disciplinary research team to advance sorption technology for energy-efficient datacenters and sustainable energy technologies. The position will focus on the design, experimental realization and characterization of innovative adsorption heat exchangers. These activities will take place in collaboration with international partners and support IBM’s efforts in energy-efficient datacenters.

Diversity

IBM is committed to diversity at the workplace. With us, you will find an open, multicultural environment. Excellent, flexible working arrangements enable both women and men to strike the desired balance between their professional development and their personal lives.

How to apply

Please send your CV including contact information for three references to:

Dr. Bruno Michel
IBM Research - Zurich
Mgr. Advanced Micro Integration
IBM Research GmbH
Säumerstrasse 4
CH - 8803 Rüschlikon, Switzerland

We support motivated candidates who are willing to apply for competitive personal fellowships. Interested candidates please contact María Rodríguez Martínez.