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Interesting PhD opportunity at Nottingham ... James ___________ Dear all, I would be grateful if you could pass on the information below to any of your students who might be interested in pursuing a PhD in this area. Applications are invited from students with a background in English Language and Linguistics to focus on the linguistic aspects of human agent communication. Best wishes, Svenja ___________________________ The University of Nottingham is involved in an EPSRC research programme relating to human-agent collectives. This award includes funding for a number of full-time project studentships to begin in 2012. In collaboration with the Universities of Southampton and Oxford and a number of industrial organisations, this research aims to establish a new science that investigates the computational and human aspects of a society in which people become increasingly dependent upon a plethora of smart and proactive computers that we carry with us, access at home and at work, and that are embedded into the world around us. It will establish the foundational underpinnings of human-agent collectives (HACs) and drive these understandings to real-world applications in critical domains. Students should have an excellent first or preferably postgraduate degree in a relevant subject area. Studentships will be jointly supervised between English (Prof Svenja Adolphs) and Computer Science (Prof Tom Rodden). Informal enquiries may be addressed to Hazel Glover, tel: 0115 845 6780 or email: [log in to unmask] Application forms and further particulars are available from Hazel Glover, and should be returned preferably by email with a detailed CV and a statement of research interests to [log in to unmask] They may also be sent to Hazel Glover, School of Computer Science, The University of Nottingham, Jubilee Campus, Wollaton Road, Nottingham, NG8 1BB. Closing date: 31 October 2011. This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please send it back to me, and immediately delete it. Please do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any attachment. Any views or opinions expressed by the author of this email do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Nottingham. This message has been checked for viruses but the contents of an attachment may still contain software viruses which could damage your computer system: you are advised to perform your own checks. Email communications with the University of Nottingham may be monitored as permitted by UK legislation. _______________________________________________ *********************************** ESOL-Research is a forum for researchers and practitioners with an interest in research into teaching and learning ESOL. ESOL-Research is managed by James Simpson at the Centre for Language Education Research, School of Education, University of Leeds. To join or leave ESOL-Research, visit http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ESOL-RESEARCH.html A quick guide to using Jiscmail lists can be found at: http://jiscmail.ac.uk/help/using/quickuser.htm To contact the list owner, send an email to [log in to unmask]