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<div><font color="#000000">***APOLOGIES FOR MULTIPLE
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<div><font color="#000000"><b>The Open University, UK<br>
Knowledge Media Institute /</b></font></div>
<div><font color="#000000"><b>Centre for Research in
Computing</b></font><br>
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<div><font color="#000000"><b>Readership / Senior Lectureship
in</b></font></div>
<div><font color="#000000"><b>Knowledge Media</b></font></div>
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<div>***<font color="#000000"><b>DEADLINE
APPROACHING***</b></font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000"><b>Closing date for receipt of applications
is 18 March 2005.</b></font></div>
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</b>This is a permanent appointment as Reader or Senior Lecturer
(depending upon the experience and qualifications of the candidate) at
the Open University¹s Knowledge Media Institute (KMi), a 60-strong
interdisciplinary laboratory founded in 1995, and located in
attractive offices at The Open University¹s main campus in Milton
Keynes, UK. KMi undertakes high-profile advanced research and
development in Knowledge Media: a convergence of the cognitive and
instructional sciences, knowledge technologies, ontological
engineering, artificial intelligence, new media technologies for
learners, human computer interaction, and knowledge management.
We offer a creative and flexible working environment unlike any other
in Europe. The style, impact and content of our work are
described in detail in our Web pages at<u>
http://kmi.open.ac.uk/</u>.<br>
This post is intended to strengthen KMi¹s international research
reputation and contribute to the overall profile of the OU¹s new
Centre for Research in Computing, created as a partnership between KMi
and the Department of Computing. Applicants should have a PhD and at
least 5 years post-doctoral experience in computer science, cognitive
science, human-computer interaction, or knowledge media, with evidence
of an international reputation. It is essential that candidates
can demonstrate a track record of leading innovative research
projects, working collaboratively with other organizations, publishing
widely, and obtaining substantial research income from external
agencies. Candidates should ideally be conversant in
cross-disciplinary knowledge media themes ranging from semantic
technologies to new media solutions for learners. Consistently with
the hands-on¹ ethos of the Knowledge Media Institute, the
candidate should be able to demonstrate evidence of having deployed
real technologies, in real contexts, for real users, a hallmark of
most KMi activities.<br>
We are particularly interested in strengthening our profiles in one of
the following areas (but will be open to strategic guidance from
strong candidates on other related areas): semantic multimedia, smart
devices, language technologies, semantic web, presence, social
software, and hypermedia.<br>
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The appointment will be made on the Reader / Senior Lecturer scale,
£37,558 - £42,573 p.a. This is a permanent post.<br>
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For further details of the vacancy, information on how to apply, and
access details for disabled applicants please see the Further
Particulars for this job at
http://kmi.open.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy-1415.cfm.</font><br>
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<div><font color="#000000">Informal enquiries can be made to the
Director of KMi, Professor Enrico Motta
(<u>e.motta@open.ac.uk</u>).</font><br>
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<b>The closing date for receipt of applications is 18 March 2005.<br>
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</b>THIS POST IS OPEN TO INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL APPLICANTS.<br>
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<b>We promote diversity in employment and welcome applications from
all sections of the community.</b></font><br>
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<div><font color="#000000"><b>Disabled applicants who meet the
essential job requirements will be interviewed. Further particulars
are available in large print, disk or audiotape. (Minicom +44 (0) 1908
654901 for hard of hearing)</b></font></div>
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