Canon Research Centre Europe (CRE) has two positions for top quality
researchers in its Core Technology Division. Applications from
experienced researchers or recent PhDs/exceptional graduates are
invited for the following roles:


1. Senior Information Retrieval Researcher
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Job Specification:
 - to perform research & development on advanced information
   retrieval, multimedia, natural language processing &
   user interface technology
	
 - to initiate and develop first class research projects in
   multimedia information retrieval
	
Requirements:
 - first class academic background: PhD (or equivalent research
   experience) in information retrieval, natural language processing
   or closely related discipline
   
 - track record of proven initiative in starting and developing
   new research projects
   
 - the ability to work with product development groups for
   technology transfer
   
 - excellent software engineering skills in a variety of
   languages including C/C++

Desirable:
 - experience of working in industry
 
 - strong publication record
 
 - expertise in the areas of:
 	* speech recognition
 	* multimedia
	* HCI


2. Information Retrieval Researcher
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Job Specification:
 - to perform research & development on advanced information
   retrieval, multimedia, natural language processing &
   user interface technology
   
 - to develop and maintain prototypes, demonstrators, tools
   and product-level software in advanced information retrieval,
   natural language processing and user interface technologies
   
Requirements:
 - first class academic background: honours degree in computer
   science or related discipline with strong computational component

 - excellent software engineering skills in a variety of
   languages including C/C++ and ideally Java
   
 - willingness and enthusiasm to implement and evaluate new
   research ideas
   
 - ability to pick up new skills and ideas rapidly
 
Desirable:
 - higher degree in a relevant discipline
 
 - experience of working on commercial software projects
 
 - expertise in the areas of:
 	* C++ standard template library
 	* databases
 	* information retrieval
 	* natural language processing
 	* user interfaces


Canon has over 75,000 employees worldwide. Since its foundation, Canon
has moved forward towards its objective of being the manufacturer of 
the best products in the world. While pursuing the pinnacle of quality, 
we have taken the lead in developing electronic and automation 
technologies to enhance the ease of use of our products. One key to 
Canon's success has been the spirit of meeting new technological 
challenges and at CRE you will have the opportunity to play a
significant part in this. We offer an excellent working environment 
and a competitive salary and benefits package.

For further details on CRE and these job opportunities, please consult
our web pages at:

    http://www.cre.canon.co.uk/

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Dr TG Rose ([log in to unmask]).
To apply, please send your CV with a covering letter to arrive by
Monday 12 July to:

    Paula Mason (recruitment)
    Canon Research Centre Europe Limited
    1 Occam Court
    Surrey Research Park
    Guildford
    GU2 5YJ
    United Kingdom

    fax:   +44 (0) 1483 448845
    email: [log in to unmask]

Because of British law, preference will be given to applicants who
already have the right to work in the United Kingdom.


   



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