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Research Assistant / Fellow: Semantic Web Services
(18
month post - Vacancy ID: 1634)
The
Open University's Knowledge Media Institute has an opening for a Research
Assistant/Fellow to undertake research in the area of semantic web services -
using semantic web technology to support the development and use of web
services. This work takes place within the context of our EU-funded Integrated
Project DIP (see http://kmi.open.ac.uk/projects/dip/). Applicants should have
experience in developing symbolic AI systems. Additionally knowledge of the Web
Services Modelling Ontology (WSMO - see http://www.wsmo.org), our semantic web
services platform IRS III, our knowledge modelling language OCML (see
http://kmi.open.ac.uk/projects/ocml). Lisp and/or Java would also be
useful.
Appointment as a Research Assistant requires a University
Honours Degree and appointment as a Research Fellow requires a PhD or three
years equivalent in quality of achievement.
The
Knowledge Media Institute is a highly successful, 60-strong interdisciplinary
laboratory founded at The Open University in 1995, and located in attractive new
offices at The Open University's main campus in Milton Keynes, UK. KMi
undertakes high-profile advanced research and development in Knowledge Media: a
convergence of knowledge, communication and computing technologies. We offer a
stimulating environment, widely acknowledged to be at the leading edge of
European research and development, particularly in knowledge modelling and
management, semantic web technologies, open supported learning, and synchronous
and asynchronous group working .
The
18 month appointment will be made on the Research Staff salary scale C1A,
ranging from £19,460 - £29,128 pa depending on qualifications and experience.
For
further details of the vacancy, information on how to apply and access details
for disabled applicants can be found at http://kmi.open.ac.uk/jobs/ (see
Research Assistant / Fellow: Semantic Web Services)
Informal enquiries may be made to Dr John Domingue
[Tel.
+44 (0)1908 655014].
The closing date for receipt of applications is 24th, March, 2005.
john
Dr. John
Domingue,
Deputy Director,
Knowledge Media Institute,
The Open
University,
Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK6 7AA
http://kmi.open.ac.uk/people/domingue/