[agents] Research position - University of Essex, UK

[Fasli, Maria]

SENIOR RESEARCH OFFICER
School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering 
University of Essex, UK


Salary:                    £29,853-£35,646 per annum 
Closing date:              17/10/10


The person appointed will work in projects in the area of agents and multi-agent systems with Dr Maria Fasli. There is flexibility in the exact research to be undertaken, and Dr Fasli is currently working on a range of projects in intelligent agents, multi-agent systems, web search assistants and decision support systems, web service discovery and composition. The postholder will work closely with research students working in related projects and assist in their day-to-day supervision; prepare reports as well as journal and conference papers describing the work that has been done; present results at technical meetings and conferences and contribute to the preparation of bids for additional competitive national and international research funding awards and industrial support.

The ideal candidate will have previous experience in the area of agents and multi-agent systems and a strong programming background. Candidates should be graduates of computer science or information systems and be in possession of a good postgraduate degree or equivalent experience in Artificial Intelligence. Evidence of research experience and potential is essential.

Appointment to this full-time post will be from 15 November 2010 or as soon as possible thereafter. This post is fixed-term until 31 July 2012.

For a full job description, person specification and further information relating to this post, please use the link below:

http://jobs.essex.ac.uk/fe/tpl_essex01.asp?s=uRaCzFKhUsJVaXxJsp&jobid=53367,4135151214&key=31175458&c=875656626914&pagestamp=segjvfpvcsnaxltyeu