Strategic Research Investment, 2 Chairs and a Senior Lecturer - Centre
for Computing Research.
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, UK 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 ([log in to unmask];
+44(0)1908-654991).
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