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Research Post: Requirements Engineering and Work-Based Learning

Centre for HCI Design
City University, London
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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 
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  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
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