INSTITUTE FOR IMAGE DATA RESEARCH
SENIOR RESEARCH ASSISTANT - REF. R39/99
Content Based Image Retrieval
(Eighteen months fixed term, in first instance)
The Institute for Image Data Research is a multi-
disciplinary research group set up to investigate the
role of electronic images in human communication.
For further information about the Institute, please
refer to our website at http://www.unn.ac.uk/iidr/.
Your main task will be to undertake various user
evaluation studies in connection with an externally
funded project on Content Based Image Retrieval (CBIR).
The project is a joint one with the Manchester
Visualisation Centre (MVC) who are undertaking the bulk
of the technical work. You will work closely with a
second researcher, based at the MVC, in the
implementation and subsequent evaluation of three CBIR
demonstrators. You will also prepare training
materials, and organise and deliver workshops and
seminars on CBIR towards the end of the project.
You will also assist in the development of the project
web site.
You should be well qualified in information management,
social and/or behavioural psychology, or similar subject
area, ideally to postgraduate level. You must have good
interpersonal skills; good writing skills and be IT
literate.
Candidates are welcome to contact me (contact details
below) for an informal discussion.
Salary:
Senior Research Assistant
Stlg15,205 - stlg19,999 per annum (award pending)
Closing date: 18 November 1999
Applications can only be accepted when made on the
official application form which you can request from our
website http://personnel.unn.ac.uk/vacancy, by
telephoning (0191) 227 4321 during office hours or by
writing to Recruitment Services, Personnel Department,
University of Northumbria at Newcastle, Ellison Place,
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST. Please quote reference
R39/99.
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Margaret Graham
Research and Development Manager
Institute for Image Data Research
University of Northumbria at Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8ST
UK
Tel: +44 (0191) 227 4646; Fax: +44 (0191) 227 4637
Email: [log in to unmask]
URL: http://www.unn.ac.uk/iidr/
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