Job Advert: Sensor Information Management @ Manchester

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	 Research Associate in Sensor Information Management
		      School of Computer Science
		       University of Manchester
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		 Application closing date: 29/09/2008
			 Reference: EPS/80857

This post is supported through an  EU project, the goal of which is to
investigate software architectures for the collection, integration and
sharing of environmental sensor data.

This  post focuses  on  architecture design  and  development, and  in
particular  the  role  of  semantic technologies  for  describing  and
discovering  sensor  networks and  their  data  products. Thus,  solid
understanding of  software architectures is a very  relevant skill for
this post.

The   project  is   hosted   by  the   Information  Management   Group
		 (http://www.cs.manchester.ac.uk/img)
and combines  its strengths in  semantic technologies and  sensor data
management.

Applicants should have a strong  first degree in Computer Science or a
related discipline,  and a PhD or equivalent  relevant experience. You
should  also   have  research   or  development  experience   in  data
integration, semantic technologies and / or sensor networks.

The post is available for a period of 3 years. The salary will fall in
the range £27,466 - £33,780 p.a.

More details about the post are available here:

      Further particulars - ref EPS/80857 (PDF - 37 KB)
      http://www.manchester.ac.uk/_contentlibrary/_vacancies/ 
furtherparticularsmax10mbpdf,138482,en.pdf

For informal or preliminary enquiries, please contact:

Dr Alvaro A.A. Fernandes (af@cs.man.ac.uk) Phone: +44-(0)161-275-6199

To apply for this vacancy, please download a copy of the application  
form
either as a PDF, or RTF:

     * Application form PDF
     http://www.manchester.ac.uk/medialibrary/vacancies/ 
applicationform.pdf

     * Application form RTF
     http://www.manchester.ac.uk/medialibrary/vacancies/ 
applicationform.rtf

Please  quote  reference EPS/80857  and  ensure  that the  application
reaches  the   University  of  Manchester  by  the   closing  date  of
29/09/2008.

Please  refer to the  guidance notes  for more  information on  how to
apply for our vacancies:

     * Guidance notes PDF
     http://www.manchester.ac.uk/medialibrary/vacancies/ 
guidancenotes.pdf

If you  require copies of documentation in  alternative formats; large
print, Braille etc, please contact Human Resources:

     * hr@manchester.ac.uk

To request a hard copy, please contact:

The Directorate of Human Resources
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Tel: + 44 (0) 161 275 8837
Email: eps-hr@manchester.ac.uk
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Sean Bechhofer
School of Computer Science
University of Manchester
sean.bechhofer@manchester.ac.uk
http://www.cs.manchester.ac.uk/people/bechhofer

Received on Tuesday, 23 September 2008 08:17:57 UTC