Research Vacancy at Sharp in Oxford

Research Vacancy at Sharp in Oxford

[Andrew Kay]

(functional programmer required for hardware compilation)

Sharp Laboratories of Europe Ltd was established at Oxford 
in 1990 as Sharp Corporation's first overseas basic R&D Centre.  
The total number of staff is currently about 70 and the plan 
is to increase the number to 120 in the next few years.  
Located in a prime location on the Oxford Science Park, 
Sharp Laboratories undertake research in liquid crystal 
displays, optoelectronics, imaging and information systems 
technologies.
 
You will be working as part of a growing team which is 
working on hardware design and hardware / software co-design 
using a hardware compilation approach.  Ideally you will 
have an excellent first degree in Computer Science or other 
relevant fields; further postgraduate research and/or 
industrial experience would be preferred.  The successful 
candidate will have a strong track record and interest in 
some of the following areas :
 
- - functional languages such as ML and CAML
- - compiler technology
- - software / hardware co-design
- - EDA (electronic design automation) tools, eg VHDL
 
The position is available immediately.  Please send your
application (ref : ACIS-903) together with your CV, your 
long term research interest and the names of 2 referees to :

Vee Reid, Personnel Administrator
Sharp Laboratories of Europe Ltd
Oxford Science Park, Oxford OX4 4GA
Tel : +44 (0)1865 747711 
Fax : +44 (0)1865 747717        
Email : vee@sharp.co.uk