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+title="PhD offering to work on Garage and Distributed Systems"
+date=2024-01-10
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+*Deuxfleurs and IMT Atlantique are partnering to fund a PhD student to work on
+Garage and distributed systems theory during three years.  The recruitment
+process is open and we are currently looking for candidates.  Read for
+details.*
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+Deuxfleurs and IMT Atlantique are partnering to fund a PhD student to work on
+Garage and distributed systems theory, as part of the SEED PhD program, and we
+are looking for a candidate. This is a French PhD so the program duration is 3
+years (starting in September 2024) and the student is expected to already have
+a master's degree. The PhD will take place mostly at IMT Atlantique in Nantes
+(France) within the STACK team, with a three-month stay at Deuxfleurs and a
+three-month stay abroad (probably in the US). Ideally we are looking for a
+candidate that already has solid Rust coding skills and a good understanding of
+distributed systems theory, however both skills can be learnt during the
+program. Dr. Alex Auvolat from Deuxfleurs will be supervising the student along
+with Dr. Daniel Balouek from IMT Atlantique.  This is a great opportunity to
+improve your Rust coding skills, learn distributed systems theory, travel to
+France, meet the great people behind Deuxfleurs and, incidentally, obtain a
+diploma. Feel free to apply or pass the information to anyone you know who
+might be interested.
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+- Read the [PhD topic proposal](https://www.imt-atlantique.fr/sites/default/files/recherche/doctorat/seed/research-topics/6-consensus-algorithms.html)
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+- For more context, also read the following blog posts:
+
+  - [Thoughts on "Leaderless Consensus"](@/blog/2023-11-thoughts-on-leaderless-consensus/index.md)
+  - [Maintaining read-after-write consistency in all circumstances](@/blog/2023-12-preserving-read-after-write-consistency/index.md)
+
+- [Apply here](https://www.imt-atlantique.fr/en/research-innovation/phd/seed/application)
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+- Read about [the SEED PhD program](https://www.imt-atlantique.fr/en/research-innovation/phd/seed)
+
+A webinar will be held on Friday, Jan 10, 2024, at 11:00 CET, to introduce
+  the PhD subject and the context. See details at [this
+  address](https://www.imt-atlantique.fr/en/research-innovation/phd/seed/events#webinars) (we are subject 6-consensus-algorithms).
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+The PhD topic is open for applications until Jan 31, 2024.