From: reed@bugle.cs.uiuc.edu (Daniel A. Reed)
Subject: Parallel System SW/Industry Liaison (Illinois) 
Keywords: Parallel systems, supercomputing, Illinois
Reply-To: reed@cs.uiuc.edu
Organization: University of Illinois Picasso Group
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 20:00:08 GMT

		    Research Software Developer
	      Parallel Performance Analysis Software

		Department of Computer Science
          University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
		 Urbana, Illinois  61801

Although it is now architecturally feasible to construct scalable,
parallel computer systems that contain thousands of processors, there
is no discipline or set of standard software tools for evaluating the
performance of these systems or their application programs.  The
DARPA-sponsored Pablo project is developing a flexible software
performance data analysis and presentation environment to meet this
need.  This interactive, ``plug-and-play'' environment will allow users
to graphically interconnect and configure performance data analysis and
data presentation modules to form an acyclic, directed data analysis
graph.  The data analysis modules will provide common statistical
analyses, transformations, and data reductions, and the data
presentation modules will include both high-resolution, dynamic X
windows displays and time-varying sonic output.  The environment is
being written in the object-oriented language C++ using the X window
system and the Motif toolkit.

Job Description:

As a part of a small academic software development team, you will work
in concert with a major parallel computer systems vendor to evaluate
and test the Pablo project's performance analysis software and its
functionality on a massively parallel supercomputer.  Responsibilities
would include creation of evaluation plans and tests, running and
evaluating software, problem tracking, software development, and acting
as a liaison between an academic research group and a commercial systems
vendor.

Qualifications:

A bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a
related scientific field, and at least two years of relevant experience
with the Unix operating system, the C or C++ programming language, the
X window system, and software evaluation methods are the minimum
requirements.  Ability to clearly communicate orally and in writing
required.  In addition, familiarity or experience with supercomputers
or large-scale parallel systems (e.g., the Intel iPSC/860 or Paragon
XP/S systems) is highly desirable.

How to Apply:

This is a full-time academic professional position.  The salary is open
and will be competitive and appropriate to the qualifications and
experience presented.  The position is available immediately.  To
insure full consideration, applications should be received by November
1, 1992.  Interviewing may take place during the application period,
but a final decision will not be made until after the deadline for
applications.  Interested persons should send a complete resume and
three letters of reference to:

		Professor Daniel A. Reed
		ATTN: AAA #3520
		Department of Computer Science
		University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
		1304 West Springfield Avenue
		Urbana, Illinois 61801

		Telephone:      (217) 333-3807
		Email:          reed@cs.uiuc.edu
		Fax:            (217) 333-3501

The University of Illinois is an Affirmative Action -- Equal
Opportunity Employer.


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Professor				COMPMAIL: d.a.reed
Department of Computer Science		Phone:    (217) 333-3807
University of Illinois			Fax:	  (217) 333-3501
Urbana, Illinois 61801