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___________________________________________________ Research Post: Requirements Engineering and Work-Based Learning Centre for HCI Design City University, London ___________________________________________________ The EU-funded APOSDLE Integrated Project aims to enhance knowledge worker productivity by supporting informal learning activities in the context of knowledge workers' everyday work processes and within their work environments. The key distinction of the APOSDLE approach, as compared to more traditional (e)Learning approaches is that APOSDLE will provide integrated support for three roles a knowledge worker fulfills at the professional workplace: the roles of learner, expert, and worker. Learning support will be provided in the work environment by exploiting synergies between learning and knowledge management based on reuse of content not originally intended for learning. Outcomes will include in-depth understanding of workplace learning from which a method and reference architecture to support of workplace learning within computational environments will be created. Deliverables will include domain-specific APOSDLE environments embedded into application partner organizations that will be used to demonstrate and evaluate the benefits of seamless integration of learning and working in the professional workplace. One such work domain is requirements engineering. Key partners include the Universities of Twente and Graz, EADS, SAP, and Austria's National Knowledge Competence Centre. The Centre for Human-Computer Interaction Design will lead and participate in research in 2 key areas: 1. Establishing and specifying the requirements for complex work-based learning environments, treating them as socio-technical systems that are designed to enable workers to achieve selected learning goals; 2. Modelling the requirements engineering domain as a work-based learning domain, to enable APOSDLE prototypes to deliver work-based learning to requirements engineers based on extensive knowledge and resources available to City University. We are looking for a researcher capable of establishing the requirements for a complex work-based learning system within a creative, research-led project. We are also looking for a researcher with strong research engineering knowledge, capable of mapping and modelling requirements processes, problems and solutions as a basis for work-based learning. Knowledge of e-learning and e-learning environments is also desirable. Good academic presentation skills are also sought. Although this post is full-time, we will welcome applications from candidates who wish to work flexible or part-time hours. In return, we offer a comprehensive package of in-house staff training and development, and benefits that include a final salary pension scheme. Further particulars and an application form can be downloaded from www.city.ac.uk/hr/jobs. Alternatively contact the Recruitment Team, HR Department, City University, Northampton Square, London, EC1V OHB, detailing your name address and the post reference number AK/10166. Informal enquiries to Professor Neil Maiden, at [log in to unmask] -- ______________________________________________________________________________ Professor Neil Maiden Tel: +44-20-7040-8412 Head of Centre Fax: +44-20-7040-8859 Centre for HCI Design E-Mail: [log in to unmask] City University http://hcid.soi.city.ac.uk/people/Neilmaiden.html Northampton Square London EC1V OHB ______________________________________________________________________________ Submit to RE'06 at www.re06.org ______________________________________________________________________________