Subject: JOBS: Senior permanent positions in Computing/Knowledge Media From: Enrico Motta Hi all, Folks in the knowledge technologies/semantic web areas may be interested in these senior permanent positions - Chair in Computing - Chair in Human Computer Interaction - Senior Lecturer in Knowledge Media Please feel free to get in touch with me if you are interested in applying for one of these jobs or simply if you would like to have more information. Enrico Motta Director, Knowledge Media Institute The Open University, UK PS Full text of the advert is below ===================================================== Strategic Research Investment, 2 Chairs and a Senior Lecturer Centre for Computing Research, The Open University (UK) closing date for applications : 3rd September 2004 Renowned as an international authority on supported open learning and for the quality of its teaching, the Open University also has a strong research tradition and record of achievement across a wide range of disciplines. To develop and enhance key research and curriculum areas the University is making a major investment in new posts, most of which are at senior level. Many of the posts are within new interdisciplinary Research Centres that bring together some of the best researchers from across the University. The posts offer outstanding academics the opportunity to work in a unique institution with an innovative curriculum and a vibrant research community. Centre for Computing Research: The Centre brings together key teams from the Department of Computing, the Knowledge Media Institute, and Institute of Educational Technology, and undertakes distinctive, leading edge research in software and processes that underpin knowledge management, communication, learning, and interaction among humans and machines. We are seeking to fill three new permanent posts Chair in Computing Chair in Human Computer Interaction Senior Lecturer in Knowledge Media to further enhance our existing strengths in these areas. Together, these posts will complement our portfolio of work in Knowledge Media, Semantic Web and Ontologies, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Hypermedia, Software Requirements Engineering and Design, Natural Language Processing, Artificial Intelligence, Social Software, and Empirical Studies of Software Development. More information, including an application form and further particulars of the posts, is available from: http://www3.open.ac.uk/employment/job-details.asp?id=1026 Informal enquiries can be made to the Director of the Computing Research Centre, Professor Anne De Roeck (A.Deroeck@open.ac.uk; +44(0)1908-654991). -- --------