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Below is a call for applications to the Basili Postdoctoral Fellowship Program at UMD, which is intended for post-docs working in programming languages and software engineering. We welcome and encourage applicants form the TYPES list. Successful applicants would be able to work with the PLUM lab, lead by Mike Hicks, Jeff Foster, and David Van Horn, as well as the current Basili scholars: Niki Vazou and Thomas Gilray. https://www.cs.umd.edu/basili-postdoc ;; The University of Maryland (UMD) Computer Science Department has a long history of leading research in software engineering and programming languages. To help ensure its continuing success, the UMD Computer Science Department is proud to announce the 2nd call for nominations for the Victor Basili Postdoctoral Fellowship. The fellowship program seeks talented, highly-motivated, post-doctoral computer scientists to conduct research in the area of Applied Software Engineering and Programming Languages, broadly construed. The primary goal of this effort is to build research collaborations and capacity to solve a variety of problems in government and industry by using cutting-edge software engineering and programming languages research. Extending the scope of the software engineering and programming languages programs from their established roots, the new initiative will allow researchers to work with existing faculty sponsors 1/2 time, while also allowing them freedom to being building their own new areas of research. We believe that this fellowship is quite unique in providing a supportive atmosphere, but also according postdocs the freedom to evolve their own research. The program supports multiple two-year postdoctoral appointments each year for several years, allowing new researchers to begin their careers at UMD, perform cutting edge research in applied software engineering and programming languages, and expand our existing CS research community. Professor Emeritus Victor Basili has generously supplied the program’s initial funding. One of last year’s new Basili Fellows, Thomas Gilray (http://thomas.gilray.org) reflecting on this experiences as a Basili Fellow writes: "The Basili fellowship has given me the opportunity to join the fantastic PLUM lab and pursue my interests in a lively and engaging collaborative environment. The fellowship gives me enormous freedom, in an ideal supportive context, to pursue collaborations with students doing exciting work, continuations of my previous efforts, and entirely new lines of research, with autonomy not usually found in a traditional post-doc. The department has accommodated my interests to collaborate on grant writing and to teach a class. It has also been a unique opportunity for me to develop as a programming languages scholar around great people who can help me to broaden myself and reach my potential." If you are interested in applying to the Victor Basili Postdoctoral Fellowship, you can learn more here: https://www.cs.umd.edu/basili-postdoc Review of applications will begin upon receipt and continue until positions are filled. If you have any questions, you are welcome to send an email to basilifel...@cs.umd.edu.