Research Position (Semantic Web Services) at KMi, The Open University, UK

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RESEARCH POSITION (SEMANTIC WEB SERVICES) AT KMI, THE OPEN UNIVERSITY, UK
£27,183 - £35,469 
Ref: 5712
Based in Milton Keynes
Temporary contract up to 20 months
 
The Open University's Knowledge Media Institute (KMi, http://kmi.open.ac.uk) has an opening for a Research Assistant or Research Associate (depending on qualifications) to undertake research on applying Semantic Web Services within the field of internet-based TV provisioning. The work will take place within the EU-funded project NoTube (http://notube.org). In particular, Semantic web Services technology such as WSMO and IRS-III will play a major role for the work of KMi, while integration with general-purpose Semantic Web standards such as RDF and OWL also is of concern. 
 
KMi is a highly successful interdisciplinary research centre founded at The Open University in 1995, and located in attractive premises at The Open University's main campus in Milton Keynes, UK. We offer a stimulating environment, widely acknowledged to be at the leading edge of research and development, particularly in semantic web technologies, multimedia and information systems, knowledge modelling and management, new media for learning and sensemaking. KMi is part of the OU's Centre for Research in Computing, ranked as one of the top 20 research centres in the UK RAE 2008. The style, impact and content of our work can be seen at http://kmi.open.ac.uk/.
 
You should hold a PhD (or be close to completing one), a good publication record, and R&D experience in developing Semantic Web-based or ontology-driven applications. Additionally, knowledge of the Web Services Modelling Ontology (WSMO - see http://www.wsmo.org) and its variants, our SWS platform IRS-III, our knowledge modelling language OCML (see http://kmi.open.ac.uk/projects/ocml), Web services, Java, AJAX and/or LISP would also be useful. The appointment will be made on the Academic Grade 1 or 2 Salary Scales for Research Staff, ranging from £27,183 - £35,469 pa depending on qualifications and experience. Appointment as a Research Associate requires a PhD or three years equivalent in quality of achievement.

HOW TO APPLY:
For detailed information and how to apply go to http://kmi.open.ac.uk/jobs/index.php#5712
Closing date 25 June 2009.
Informal enquiries can be made to Dr. Stefan Dietze (s.dietze@open.ac.uk, Tel: +44 (0)1908 858217).
 
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Dr. Stefan Dietze
Knowledge Media Institute,
The Open University,
United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0) 1908 858217
Fax: +44 (0) 1908 653169
http://kmi.open.ac.uk/ <https://oufe.open.ac.uk/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://kmi.open.ac.uk/> 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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