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Applications are invited for a Research Assistant to work on an EPSRC sponsored project concerned with algorithms for the scheduling of aircraft landings and takeoffs. The post is for three years and is based at the Imperial College Management School in South Kensington London. The assistant will work with Dr J E Beasley (http://mscmga.ms.ic.ac.uk/jeb/jeb.html), who has an international reputation in Operations Research, and the work will involve mathematical optimisation techniques (both exact and metaheuristic techniques). Applicants should have a background that will enable them to apply such techniques to the particular problem of the scheduling of aircraft landings/takeoffs considered. More details of the proposed work can be seen at http://mscmga.ms.ic.ac.uk/jeb/epsrc.html. If the assistant does not have a PhD then the salary will be in the RA1B range UK pounds 17451-19486 plus 2134 London Allowance per annum. If the assistant wishes to register for a research degree then a substantial contribution to fees will also be made. For an assistant with a PhD the salary will be in the RA1A range: UK pounds 17451-26229 plus 2134 London Allowance per annum. Additional benefits are UK pounds 1500 for the purchase of an appropriate pc and a travel/conference allowance of UK pounds 1700 per annum. An application form is available from Mrs Afrey Edes, Imperial College Management School, 53 Prince's Gate, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2PG, or (preferably) email: [log in to unmask] Closing date: 23rd November 2001