[agents] Lecturer Position at University of Southampton

[Alex Rogers]

University of Southampton

Lecturer in the Intelligence, Agents, Multimedia Group School of Electronics and Computer Science

£34,435 - £43,622 per annum



http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/ZM436/Lecturer_in_the_Intelligence_Agents_Multimedia_Group/



The School of Electronics and Computer Science is seeking to appoint a candidate to complement the existing research programme in the Intelligence, Agents, Multimedia (IAM) Research Group. The School is the largest of its kind in the UK and in the last Research Assessment Exercise (in 2008) Computer Science was ranked joint second in the UK for the quality of its research, with 85 per cent of its research work receiving either the top 4* rating (defined as 'world leading') or the 3* rating ('internationally excellent').



We encourage applications from candidates who have an excellent research track record in any of the Group's research areas. These include: agent-based computing, digital libraries, decentralised information systems, eBusiness technologies, grid and distributed computing, human computer interaction, web science, knowledge technologies, multimedia, pervasive computing and networks, and trust and provenance. We are especially interested in individuals who have researched into the foundational theories of these areas, as well as their application.



Applicants should have a PhD, an excellent publication record, and the enthusiasm and drive to carry out research and teaching in an exciting, highly professional, multidisciplinary environment.



Information about the School can be found at http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/ and on the IAM website at http://www.iam.ecs.soton.ac.uk. Informal enquiries may be made to the Head of the IAM Research Group, Professor Nick Jennings.  Tel:  +44 (0)23 8059 7681; email:  nrj at ecs.soton.ac.uk<mailto:nrj at ecs.soton.ac.uk>.



The closing date for completed applications is 15 September 2009 at 12.00 noon.



For more information on this position or to apply online please visit www.jobs.soton.ac.uk<http://www.jobs.soton.ac.uk>. Alternatively please call 023 80 592750.



Please quote reference number 3544-09-E on all correspondence.



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Professor Nick Jennings FREng

Intelligence, Agents, Multimedia Group    t: +44 (0) 23 8059 7681

Electronics and Computer Science          f: +44 (0) 23 8059 2865

University of Southampton                 e: nrj at ecs.soton.ac.uk<mailto:nrj at ecs.soton.ac.uk>

Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK.                 http://users.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~nrj