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<P class=MsoSubtitle style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align=center><STRONG><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE</FONT></STRONG></P>
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align=center><B><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">POSTDOCTORAL OR
GRADUATE POSTS IN <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></B></P>
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align=center><B><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">KNOWLEDGE
REPRESENTATION & ONTOLOGIES FOR THE SEMANTIC
WEB<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">(Ref. no.
336/03)<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></B></P>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt">One
postdoctoral researcher and two graduate or postdoctoral researchers are
required in Manchester to join an international research team working on tools
and technologies for use in the Semantic Web and E-Science Programme</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt"><STRONG>.<o:p></o:p></STRONG></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>The CO-ODE project, an international collaboration
between Stanford’s PROTÉGÉ team and Manchester and Southampton Universities’ OWL
and CommonKADS ontology development teams, aims to harmonise two Knowledge
Representation paradigms: frames and description logics. HyOntUse, a separate
project, will build on CO-ODE’s harmonised platform to produce a robust end-user
ontology authoring environment that will be a key part of the UK and
international Semantic Web infrastructure, particularly for
biomedicine.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B>CO-ODE</B>: we are looking for two
graduate or postdoctoral candidates with experience of all stages of software
development, from requirements analysis through specification, build, test and
document. You should be a fast learner, as comfortable working with poorly
specified problems as with those that are very well understood but highly
complex.</FONT></FONT></P>
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size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B>HyOntUse</B>: one postdoctoral candidate,
or a graduate with suitable experience in lieu of a PhD, is required. You should
be capable of innovative research in a new area and of carrying it through to
practical software.</FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>All applicants should have strong skills in
software engineering and Java programming with a background which includes
knowledge representation, object oriented design, and/or HCI and tool
development. Working familiarity with web technologies (XML, XSLT, XML Schema,
RDF, etc.) is highly desirable. The ability to work in a team and be sensitive
to the controversies that inevitably arise in collaborations is essential.
Knowledge of the biomedical domain would be an advantage but is not
required.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For further information
please see </FONT><A href="http://www.cs.man.ac.uk/"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>www.cs.man.ac.uk</FONT></A></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>All posts are tenable immediately. The CO-ODE
posts are for two years in the first instance, the HyOntUse post for three
years.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Starting salary in the
range: £25451 to £30660 per annum.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Additional PhD studentships are available in
related areas. See </FONT><A href="http://www.cs.man.ac.uk/mig"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>www.cs.man.ac.uk/mig</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3> for details.</FONT></P>
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size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Informal enquiries may be made to Dr. Jeremy
Rogers or Prof. Alan Rector, Medical Informatics Group, Department of Computer
Science, Kilburn Building, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL
tel:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>+44 (0)161 275 6133/6239/6188;
fax:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>+44 (0)161 275 6204; email:
</FONT><A href="mailto:arector@cs.man.ac.uk"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>arector@cs.man.ac.uk</FONT></A><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">
or<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT><A
href="mailto:jrogers@cs.man.ac.uk"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>jrogers@cs.man.ac.uk</FONT></A><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>or Karon
Mee<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>tel +44 (0)161 275 6248; email:
</FONT></FONT><A href="mailto:kmee@cs.man.ac.uk"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>kmee@cs.man.ac.uk</FONT></A></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Application forms and further particulars are
available at </FONT><A href="http://www.man.ac.uk/news/vacancies"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"
size=3>http://www.man.ac.uk/news/vacancies</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3> or from the Office of the Director of Personnel,
The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL tel: +44 (0)161
275 2028; fax: +44 (0)161 275 2471; Minicom (for the hearing impaired): +44
(0)161 275 7889; e-mail: </FONT><A href="mailto:personnel@man.ac.uk"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>personnel@man.ac.uk</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><B>Please quote ref: 336/03</B>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Closing date for applications: 9 May 2003 (Interviews will probably be
held during the week beginning 26 May 2003)</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoBodyText2 style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><STRONG><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>AS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER THE UNIVERSITY
WELCOMES APPLICATIONS FROM SUITABLY QUALIFIED PEOPLE FROM ALL SECTIONS OF THE
COMMUNITY REGARDLESS OF RACE, RELIGION, GENDER OR
DISABILITY.</FONT></STRONG></P></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>