<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV><DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><DIV class="MsoNormal">Applications are invited for the position of researcher on the EPSRC funded project “Evolutionary ontologies for open agent environments”. </DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <O:P></O:P></DIV>The position is part of a research project that aims to investigate ways of supporting ontology evolution and adaptation in dynamic, distributed social environments, where software agents and their ontologies are not considered in isolation, but within the social fabric determined by their interactions. </DIV><DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">The ideal candidate should have experience in one or more of the following topics: ontology engineering and OWL, Semantic Web Technologies, Agent-based software engineering, Description logics, and Artificial Intelligence.</DIV><DIV>A PhD (submitted or obtained) in computer science (or related discipline) or equivalent relevant research experience are highly desirable.</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">The appointment will be on a fixed term contract for 36 months.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The post is available from 1 September 2006, or a later date by negotiation.</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Salary: Up to 28,009 Pounds p.a.</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Full details: </DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><A href="http://uniwww.connect.org.uk/jobs/jb311503.html">http://uniwww.connect.org.uk/jobs/jb311503.html</A></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><A href="http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/~valli/Ev-Ont.html">http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/~valli/Ev-Ont.html</A></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Informal enquiries: </DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Dr. Valentina Tamma, email: <A href="mailto:V.A.M.Tamma@csc.liv.ac.uk">V.A.M.Tamma@csc.liv.ac.uk</A> </DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; 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