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CRC Biomedical Magnetic Resonance Research Group St George's Hospital Medical School. International network for Pattern Recognition of Tumours using Magnetic Resonance (INTERPRET). Applications are invited from candidates who hold a good BSc Honours degree in Mathematics or a related discipline for a 3-year EU funded studentship to develop automated pattern recognition techniques for classifying MR spectra of brain tumours. The successful candidate will be part of a multi-centre inter-disciplinary European team which is developing a decision support tool to help radiologists categorise brain tumours. She/he will have the opportunity to travel to, and work in the different centres which include the School of Cognitive and Computing Sciences at the University of Sussex, and hospitals and universities in Barcelona, Nijmegen, and Grenoble. Candidates should be EU nationals, and have good computer skills, and an affinity for linear algebra and statistics. No knowledge of spectroscopy or magnetic resonance is required. The studentship is available for three years from 1st January 2000, and will cover tuition fees and provide a stipend of £11,000 in the first year. Informal enquiries to Dr. Rosemary Tate ([log in to unmask]). To apply please forward a C.V. with a covering letter, including names, addresses and contact numbers of two academic referees to the Personnel Office, St George's Hospital Medical School, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 0RE. To obtain further details contact the Personnel Office on 0181 725 5020 (24-hour answerphone), website http://www.sghms.ac.uk or email: [log in to unmask] Closing date 18 November 1999. Please quote reference 271/99. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%