Dear Allstat
Please could you bring these positions to the attention of your non-UK
colleagues who might be interested in working in the UK on an exciting robotics
project as part of a 1.4M Euro Marie Curie Host TOK-DEV programme. Two of the
seven Research Fellows will be in the area of data analysis/stochastic
modelling/optimisation and control.

Many thanks

Trevor Cox


Research Opportunities in Robotics, Sensors, Data analysis and Optimisation at
Unilever plc, UK

Our mission is to add vitality to life - and we do this by helping people feel
good, look good and get more out of life. We make and market products in the
foods and home & personal care sectors across the world. In fact brands such as
Dove, Magnum, Hellmann’s, Persil, Signal, Mentadent, Domestos, Cif and Lynx are
used by over half the families in the world every day. But although we’re very
successful, we can’t be complacent. And we work hard to develop new products,
improve established brands and pioneer more creative and flexible ways of
working.

Applications are invited for up to seven experienced researcher positions (each
approximately 18 to 24 months duration) within the framework of the European
Marie Curie Host TOK-DEV programme,  “Biomimetic Robotic Systems for Product
Development", at Unilever R&D, Port Sunlight. Ideal candidates will have
experience in one or more of the following fields: robotics, mechatronics,
biomimetics, sensors, control theory, data analysis and stochastic modelling,
optimisation, signal processing, nature-based computing.

Project Outline
Unilever aims to establish a new capability in biomimetic robotics. Experienced
researchers are to be recruited to work with Unilever R&D scientists, forming
part of a strong multidisciplinary team, that will bring biomimetic robotics
research to bear on product design in the Home and Personal Care industry. The
team requires expertise in various areas of robotics, sensor design, data
analysis, modelling, optimisation and control. 

Candidate Profile
It is expected that candidates will have a background in one of the areas
indicated above with a relevant degree and PhD (where a candidate does not have
a PhD they need to have at least 4-10 years of relevant experience, in addition
to their degree, to be eligible for the Marie Curie scheme). 
Closing Date for applications: 31st March, 2006 Earliest starting date : 1st
July 2006
Salary: €47KEuros per annum, a mobility allowance will be paid in accordance
with EU Rules. 

Candidates must be eligible according to the EU Marie-Curie scheme guidelines
h..p://europa.eu.int/comm/research/fp6/mariecurie-actions/indexhtm_en.html

Candidates should submit full curriculum vitae and a one-page statement
summarising their main research interests, together with the names and
addresses of two referees.  Applications can be sent electronically to
[log in to unmask] or by surface/air mail to: Unilever UK
peoplelink, Walton Court, Station Avenue, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey KT12 1UP. 
Please quote reference number 110218 on your application. In applying for the
above position, you agree, unless you notify us when responding to this advert,
that we may consider you for other vacancies we have and make your details
available to other companies in the Unilever Group for the same purpose. Some
Unilever companies are in countries without any data protection laws. We are
committed to diversity in everything we do.  Please state in your application
where you saw this vacancy advertised.