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UNIVERSITY of GLASGOW
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTING SCIENCE
LECTURESHIP in INFORMATION RETRIEVAL
LECTURER A/B - =A316,655-=A329,048 PER ANNUM
REF 177/99AA
To strengthen an existing major research group within the Department.=
Visit
http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/. Expected to contribute to the Department'=
s
undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, and make a significant
contribution to research. In exceptional circumstances an appointmen=
t may
be made at a higher level than advertised. Informal enquiries to Pro=
fessor
Keith van Rijsbergen, ke...@dcs.gla.ac.uk.
For an application pack visit http://www.gla.ac.uk/ or write quoting =
Ref:
177/99AA to the Recruitment Section, Personnel Services, University o=
f
Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ. Closing date: 21 May 1999.
The Post
The University invites applications for a lectureship in Information
Retrieval within the Department of Computing Science. The Department=
has
demonstrated the highest standards in both teaching and research. We=
are
actively developing new courses, at both undergraduate and postgradua=
te
levels, and have a thriving research community. Applicants must poss=
ess
the enthusiasm and ability to fit into a dynamic academic environment=
,
together with appropriate experience in teaching and research.
The Department of Computing Science is seeking a lecturer in Informat=
ion
Retrieval to join a strong existing research group led by Professor K=
eith
van Rijsbergen. The successful applicant will be expected to contrib=
ute to
the Department's teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate leve=
ls, in
addition to making a significant contribution to research. In except=
ional
circumstances an appointment may be made at a higher level than adver=
tised.
Applicants should preferably have a strong research interest in one o=
f the
following areas: theoretical development of probabilistic and logic-b=
ased
models for IR; design of multimedia IR systems based on Computer Visi=
on and
Image Processing technology; evaluation and usability of IR systems i=
n the
context of large scale experimentation.
The ideal candidate will have the following attributes:
* a PhD in Computing Science, preferably in one of the research areas
identified above;
* the ability to teach some computing science topics outwith their
specialist area;
* willing to undertake an active role in research student supervision
within the IR group;
* keen to develop their own research by seeking external research fun=
ding
=66rom the Research Councils, the EU or industry.
For background about the Department's activities see
http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/.
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