[agents] Research Fellow positions at University of Southampton

[Alex Rogers]

Research Fellows (Human-Agent Collectives: From Foundations to Applications)

http://www.jobs.soton.ac.uk/soton/jobboard/JobDetails.aspx?__ID=*811C9765A0333821

Salary £27,319 - £33,600

School of Electronics and Computer Science
University of Southampton

Applications are invited for a number of Research Fellow positions in the Intelligence, Agents, Multimedia Group, in the School of Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton. 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 being rated as either world leading or internationally excellent. 

The successful candidates will work on a major new collaborative interdisciplinary project that is seeking to apply novel ICT techniques (particularly, intelligent agents, artificial intelligence, decentralised information systems, participatory systems and ubiquitous computing) within a range of challenging applications (including energy systems and disaster response)  (View grant). In particular, the project will explore how humans and intelligent agents can work together, as a human-agent collective, in a flexible and agile manner in order to achieve their individual and collective goals. 

The posts will be based in the Intelligence, Agents, Multimedia (IAM) research group (www.iam.ecs.soton.ac.uk). You will be working directly with Nick Jennings, Luc Moreau and Alex Rogers and will be joining an internationally renowned team applying techniques from game theory, mechanism design, trust and provenance, and multi-agent systems to a range of complex real-world problems. 

You should possess a PhD in a relevant discipline (Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Operations Research, or Economics), and have established a strong research pedigree in your area (as evidenced by publications in top quality journals and conferences). In particular, expertise in one or more of the following areas will be an advantage: multi-agent systems, machine learning, decision theory, trust, provenance and/or artificial intelligence. Furthermore, you should also have a strong interest in the application of these techniques in challenging real-world contexts.

These posts will be for three years duration in the first instance, starting in January 2011. One of the appointments will be in the area of trust, reputation and provenance and so you should indicate your interest in this particular post in your application.

Informal enquiries may be made to Professor Nick Jennings (nrj at ecs.soton.ac.uk), Dr Alex Rogers (acr at ecs.soton.ac.uk) or Professor Luc Moreau (lavm at ecs.soton.ac.uk)

The closing date for applications is 15th January 2011 at 12.00 noon. Please quote reference number  5019-10-G in all correspondence. 



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Dr. Alex Rogers
Intelligence, Agents, Multimedia Group
Electronics & Computer Science
University of Southampton
Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK.
Web: http://users.ecs.soton.ac.uk/acr/
Email : acr at ecs.soton.ac.uk
Telephone : +44 (0) 23 8059 9008
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