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~~~~~~~ BRITISH HCI GROUP NEWS SERVICE ~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ http://www.bcs-hci.org.uk/ ~~ ~~ All news to: [log in to unmask] ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ NOTE: Please reply to article's originator, ~~ ~~ not the News Service ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Programmer in Mobile and Pervasive Systems University of Bath Description: The Department of Computer Science at the University of Bath is recruiting a Research Programmer on the EPSRC-funded project "Cityware: urban design and pervasive systems". The job is based at the University of Bath and will involve working closely with the Cityware industrial and academic partners (see www.cityware.org.uk). Cityware is an interdisciplinary project which aims to extend our fundamental knowledge and understanding of people's relationships with urban pervasive technologies. The project will demonstrate and test our advances in fundamental theory, knowledge, principles, tools and techniques through the design, deployment and evaluation of city-scale pervasive systems that embody and test our research proposals and findings. The Research Programmer will work in a team developing, deploying, maintaining and supporting novel prototype systems, applications and services running across a range of platforms including fixed and mobile devices, using both wired and wireless networking. Wireless networking will include 802.11, Bluetooth, GSM/GPRS and 3G cellphone connectivity. The successful applicant will have excellent skills in programming in a language such as Java, C or C++ and sound knowledge of shell-scripting. Previous experience and working knowledge of programming "smart" mobile phones, preferably Symbian based, programming Bluetooth devices and applications, and Flash programming would be desirable This is an excellent opportunity to combine practical programming work with an exciting research environment and very strong links with industry. For an informal discussion about this post please contact Dr Eamonn O'Neill, email [log in to unmask] This appointment is available immediately until 31 March 2009. Salary: Up to £36,911 per annum (Grade 8) Application forms and further details may be obtained from the Human Resources Department, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, email [log in to unmask] quoting Ref No 07H383A. Alternatively, please phone the 24 hr answer-phone service on (01225) 386924, textphone (01225) 386039 quoting Ref No 07H383A. An online application form is available at https://secure.jobs.ac.uk/apply/44.html Closing Date: 24th November 2007 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ To receive HCI news, send the message: ~~ ~~ "JOIN BCS-HCI your_firstname your_lastname" ~~ ~~ to [log in to unmask] ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ Newsarchives: ~~ ~~ http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/bcs-hci.html ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ To join the British HCI Group, contact ~~ ~~ [log in to unmask] ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This message is intended for the addressee(s) only and should not be read, copied or disclosed to anyone else outwith the University without the permission of the sender. It is your responsibility to ensure that this message and any attachments are scanned for viruses or other defects. Napier University does not accept liability for any loss or damage which may result from this email or any attachment, or for errors or omissions arising after it was sent. Email is not a secure medium. Email entering the University's system is subject to routine monitoring and filtering by the University.