Senior Permanent Positions at the Knowledge Media Institute

[These permanent positions, related to research 
in mobile computing and semantic social software, 
may be of interest to people in this list. Please 
see http://kmi.open.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy-5215.php 
for more details

Enrico]

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The Open University, UK
Knowledge Media Institute

Senior Lecturer - Knowledge Media Disciplines - 2 posts
(PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS ­ VACANCY ID: 5215)

The Open University's Knowledge Media Institute 
has two openings for experienced persons to take 
on the role of Senior Lecturer in Knowledge Media 
Disciplines. The posts are intended to strengthen 
KMi's reputation as an internationally leading 
Research Centre, and to further raise the profile 
of the Open University.

The posts aim in the first instance is in 
strengthening our research in mobile computing 
and semantic social software, however we will be 
open to strategic guidance from strong candidates 
as to other related areas. You will be expected 
to bid for and win significant research funding, 
produce high impact research outcomes, build 
comprehensive collaboration networks, manage 
project teams to deliver against project tasks, 
publish your research both individually and 
jointly, and supervise PhD students.

You will be qualified to PhD level and have at 
least 5 years post-doctoral experience in 
computer science, cognitive science, 
human-computer interaction, or knowledge media, 
with evidence of an international reputation. It 
is essential that you can demonstrate a track 
record of leading innovative research projects, 
working collaboratively with other organizations, 
publishing widely, and obtaining substantial 
research income from external agencies. You 
should ideally be conversant in 
cross-disciplinary knowledge media themes ranging 
from semantic technologies to new media solutions 
for learners.
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& Wales and a charity registered in Scotland (SC 
038302).

Received on Wednesday, 19 November 2008 16:39:30 UTC