I-2324 Postdoc in Language Engineering for Low Code

**Are you passionate about research? So are we Come and join us**:

- The Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) is a Research and Technology Organization (RTO) active in the fields of materials, environment and IT. By transforming scientific knowledge into technologies, smart data and tools, LIST empowers citizens in their choices, public authorities in their decisions and businesses in their strategies.**You ‘d like to contribute as a researcher? Join our IT for Innovation Services department**:

- The IT for Innovative Services (ITIS) department, with its 100 researchers and engineers, focuses on the digital transformation of operations in organizations with traditional environments and digital ecosystems, with the aim of improving their performance and innovation capacity. The common thread throughout ITIS is to develop the most efficient use of big data to ensure the most appropriate decision-making processes.
- The department relies on the Data Analytics Platform: a hybrid infrastructure covering the entire range of data analytics activities. The platform is based on three pillars: a high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure, a cognitive analytics pillar and an interactive visualization wall (Viswall).

**RESPONSIBILITIES**

**How will you contribute?**:

- You will be contributing to the development of new domain-specific languages (DSLs) to facilitate the specification of smart software systems as part of the BESSER project, aimed at building better smart software faster.
- In particular, you’ll be working on designing new DSLs for different vertical domains, including cyber-physical systems. You’ll be studying the integration of DSLs for cross-domain platforms and the right modelling primitives to enable the specification of smart requirements as part of such DSLs.

**You will be in charge of**:

- Developing both the grammar/metamodel and the concrete syntax for the DSLs
- Integrate them into the BESSER platform
- Evaluate the usability and expressiveness of the DSLs by conducting empirical studies with end-users
- Test existing language workbenches
- Extend existing language workbenches to facilitate the implementation of the DSLs
- Lead the writing of research papers and other dissemination materials around the new DSLs
- Implement code-generators that transform models created using the DSLs to executable smart software components

**MUST HAVE**
**REQUIREMENTS**

**Education**
- PhD in Computer science

**Experience and skills**
- Experience in defining and implementing DSLs
- Experience in building code-generators
- Experience in conducting and publishing research in these topics
- Experience in conducting user studies
- Knowledgeable in Internet of Things and cyber-physical systems in general

**Language skills**
- Good level both written and spoken English. Luxembourgish, German or French would be considered as an asset.

**WE OFFER**

**Your LIST benefits**:

- An organization with a passion for impact and strong RDI partnerships in Luxembourg and Europe that works on responsible and independent research projects;- Sustainable by design, empowering our belief that we play an essential role in paving the way to a green society;- Innovative infrastructures and exceptional labs occupying more than 5,000 square metres, including innovations such as our Viswall, high-scale incubators and top of the range 3D/4D printings that are part of our toolkit for excelling in all we do;- Multicultural and international work environment with more than 45 nationalities represented in our workforce;- Diverse and inclusive work environment empowering our people to fulfil their personal and professional ambitions;- Gender-friendly environment with multiple actions to attract, develop and retain women in science;- 32 days’ paid annual leave, 11 public holidays, flexible working hours, 13-month salary, statutory health insurance and access to lunch vouchers;- Personalized learning programme to foster our staff’s soft and technical skills;- An environment encouraging curiosity, innovation and entrepreneurship in all areas.-
- A motivation letter oriented towards the position and detailing your experience;
- A scientific CV with contact details;
- List of publications (and patents, if applicable);
- Contact details of 2 references.

**Application procedure and conditions**:

- Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis until the position is filled;
- The main criteria for selection will be the correspondence of the existing skills and expertise of the applicant with the requirements mentioned above.

**REQUIRED**LANGUAGES**:
To be considered for this position it is crucial that you have knowledge of the following languages

**English**

**Read** C1 Advanced
- **Write** C1 Advanced
- **Speak** C1 Advanced
- **OPTIONAL** **LANGUAGES**:
The following languages are optional but are considered a plus.

**French**

**Read** B1 Intermediate
- **Write** B1 Intermediate
- **Speak** B1 I