1. Five Research Fellowships
Centre for Software Research and Innovation
Faculty of Computer and Information Science
Southwest University, Chongqing, China
Southwest University is building a research intensive centre for Software Research and
Innovation. The Centre is searching for Five Research Fellows. The Centre is to be led
by Professor Zhiming Liu (http://www.bcu.ac.uk/zhiming-liu), who was recently
appointed under the National Recruitment Programme of Thousands of Experts.
The successful candidates will be part of the Centre and conduct independent and/or
supervised research related to the core areas of the Centre, including theories,
techniques and tools of software modeling, design, validation and verification, as
well as theirapplications.
A successful candidate should a have a PhD in Software Engineering or Computer
Science with interest in one or more of the followingtopics:
 Theories of programming and programming languages
 Techniques and tools for modelling, analysis, simulation validation and
verification
 Application of the above mentioned theories, techniques and tools in the areas of
Healthcare, Environment Management, Networked Critical Infrastructures, ICT
in Agriculture and Modern Workflow and ProductsManagement.
In addition the candidates are expected to show excellent verbal and written
communication skills and also a good track record of publications in international
journals and conferences.
Along with these five appointments, the Centre is also recruiting three researchers at
the level of professor/associate professor. The appointed research fellows will work
closely with each other and with the professors/associate professors, and should
therefore be proficientat workingin a team.
The posts are contract based and carry competitive annual salaries in the range of
100,000 – 300,000 RMB. In addition, the Centre will provide good staff development
opportunities, including funding for research visits to designated collaboration partners
abroad.
To apply, please include along with your cover letter a personal statement on your
research plan and how you wish the research profile of the Centre to be developed, a CV
listing your publications and copies of up to five selected publications; and names and
contact details of two referees. The application, as well as informal enquires, should
be sent to
 Professor Zhiming Liu, zhiming.liu88@gmail.com, +44 1509 265669 (home),
+44 77043 52728 (mobile).
 Professor Zili Zhang, zhangzl@swu.edu.cn, telephones: +86-23-68367746, +86-
13983873999 (mobile).
Thepositionsareopennowandwill remainopenuntil they are filledin.

2. TheCentrefor Software
The Centre for Software Research and Innovation (SRIC) at Southwest University1 is
planned as a center for intensive research and technology innovation in the area of
software engineering. It will work in the area of both empirical and formal software
engineering, and the combination of the two. Interdisciplinary research is encouraged.
The research will strive to further a strong interplay between theories of software and
engineering practice. It conducts teaching and knowledge transfer activities to enhance
the impact of its research findings. The general themes of research and innovation at the
Centre cover:
 Theories, techniques and tools of software requirements, specification,
modelling, analysis, design, testing, and verification.
 New modeling and programming paradigms and languages, including object-
oriented component-based, and service-based programming, evolutionary
digital ecosystems (IoT and Smart Cities) and cyber-physical component
systems.
 Knowledge based and deep learning based engineering.
 The applications of the above researched methods to real world problems in
trustworthy computing system development.
The technology transfer aims at solving pressing problems in areas like healthcare,
environment management, disaster management, maintenance of networked critical
infrastructures, modern workflow and products management, and ICT in agriculture.
These applications share common or similar evolving “systems of systems architectures”
with cyber-components managing big data, transmitting information, and controlling
and coordinating physical components. They all contain components with dependability
requirements of safety, security, real-time and fault-tolerance. The research supporting
these application areas is thus multidisciplinary, needing collaboration with experts in
database system and big data, communication and networks,and domain experts.
The Centre will play an important role in consolidating and collaborating with other
groups and centres at Southwest University, as well as with research centres and
companies inside and outside China.
The Centre has strong supports from the central government and municipality
government of Chongqing, as well as the University and the Faculty. In particular, we
have a seed funding of 10 million RMB for the first five years and a comfortable 100
square metres of lab space. The Centre will also enjoy a wide network of active national
and international collaborations.
1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwest_University