Lakeside Labs is a non-profit organization for scientific research and further development of self-organizing networked systems based in Klagenfurt, Austria, Europe. Our goal is to apply and improve methods of self-organization in the fields of IoT, robotics, production, transportation, and energy.
Lakeside Labs is located at the Lakeside Science & Technology Park, adjacent to the university campus and international IT companies. We offer a nice working atmosphere in beautiful southern Austria close to the Lake Wörthersee – a place where others come for vacation. We are committed to work-leisure-balance and gender equality. For most positions, we are flexible regarding the weekly working hours in the contract (20 to 40 hours/week). Business language is English.
We have the following job openings (last update: July 23, 2023):
Senior Researcher in Complex Systems Engineering
with Emphasis on Production Plants or Energy Systems
Posted July 23, 2023. Ongoing application and interview process.
We are searching for a senior researcher (or researcher) to drive the development and integration of concepts of self-organization and swarming within European or national funded projects with different applications in the domain of production plants or energy systems. This comprises research in the field of distributed swarm algorithms, adaption of algorithms to application-specific requirements, as well as the integration of distributed intelligence. On top of this, you will acquire research projects with industry and other research institutions.
The candidate is expected to have a doctoral degree (or master degree for the researcher position) in complex systems, engineering, computer science, physics, or applied mathematics.
Experience in at least two of the following fields is mandatory:
- Networks, network dynamics, graph theory
- Distributed algorithms, swarm algorithms
- Genetic algorithms, evolutionary design
- Model-based development, agent-based modeling
- Concepts and methods for production plants or smart grids
Experience all of the following skills is mandatory:
- Good knowledge in Python
- Very good English language skills
Experience in some of the following skills is welcome:
- Simulation tools (e.g., Netlogo, Mesa)
- Proposal writing for funding projects on national and EU level
- German language skills
The contract will be based on a permanent-term employment (30-40 h/week) with a gross salary depending on job experience and qualification. Lakeside Labs GmbH is committed to increasing the number of female scientific staff and specifically asks female researchers to apply for this job.
Applications should include a letter of interest, CV, academic certificates and courses with grades, list of publications, and contact details of two references. Please submit your documents as a single PDF file to applications@lakeside-labs.com. Selected candidates will be invited for personal interviews.
Senior Researcher in Mobile Robot Systems
We are searching for a senior researcher to drive the development and integration of concepts of self-organization and swarming within European or national funded projects with different applications in the domain of cyber-physical systems and swarm robotics. This comprises research in the field of distributed swarm algorithms as well as the integration of distributed intelligence. On top of this, you will acquire research projects with industry and other research institutions.
The candidate is expected to have a doctoral degree in engineering, computer science, applied mathematics, physics, or complex systems.
Experience in at least one of the following fields is mandatory:
- Robotics
- Distributed algorithms, swarm algorithms, agent-based modeling
- Networks and communications
Experience in all of the following skills is mandatory:
- Good knowledge of C/C++ and/or Python programming
- Experience in working in international teams
- Very good English language skills
Experience in some of the following skills is welcome:
- ROS, simulation tools (e.g. MESA, Gazebo, Netlogo)
- Proposal writing for funding projects on national and EU level
- German language skills
The contract will be based on a permanent-term employment (40h/week) with a gross salary depending on job experience and qualification. Lakeside Labs GmbH is committed to increasing the number of female scientific staff and specifically asks female researchers to apply for this job.
Applications should include a letter of interest, CV, academic certificates and courses with grades, list of publications, and contact details of two references. Please submit your documents as a single PDF file to applications@lakeside-labs.com. Selected candidates will be invited for personal interviews.
Senior Researcher in Edge Computing and Data Centers
We are searching for a senior researcher to drive the development and integration of concepts of self-organization and swarming within European or national funded projects with different applications to edge/cloud computing, IoT, and cyber-physical systems. This comprises research in the field of distributed swarm algorithms as well as the integration of distributed intelligence. On top of this you will acquire research projects with industry and other research institutions.
The candidate is expected to have a PhD in engineering, computer science, applied mathematics, physics, or complex systems.
Experience in at least two of the following fields is mandatory:
- Networks, network dynamics, graph theory
- Distributed algorithms, swarm algorithms
- Genetic algorithms, evolutionary design
- Model-based development, agent-based modeling
- Concepts and methods for edge and cloud computing
- Microservices (-orchestration)
- Virtualization/containerization (docker containers)
- Machine learning, reinforcement learning
- Micro data centers
Experience in all of the following skills is mandatory:
- Good knowledge of C/C++ programming
- Experience in working in international teams
- Very good English language skills
- Proposal writing for funding projects on national and EU level
Experience in some of the following skills is welcome:
- Java programming
- Simulation tools (e.g. Netlogo, Mesa)
- Proposal writing for funding projects on national and EU level
- German language skills
The contract will be based on a permanent-term employment (40h/week) with a gross salary depending on job experience and qualification. Lakeside Labs GmbH is committed to increasing the number of female scientific staff and specifically asks female researchers to apply for this job.
Applications should include a letter of interest, CV, academic certificates and courses with grades, list of publications, and contact details of two references. Please submit your documents as a single PDF file to applications@lakeside-labs.com. Selected candidates will be invited for personal interviews.