Job Vacancies
KMi employs 88 people, a mix of researchers, technologists, designers and administrative staff. We are in a phase of rapid expansion, and as a result job opportunities arise frequently.
This page lists our current and recent job vacancies.
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Senior Administration Assistant | Ref: 6240
Closing date: 5th February 2010
Research Assistant/Associate: Semantic Web Services | Ref: 6149
Closed date: 21st December 2009
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Senior Administration Assistant
Knowledge Media Institute (KMi)
£20,226 – £22,765, Ref: 6240
Based in Milton Keynes
Permanent appointment
The Open University's Knowledge Media Institute (KMi) has an opening for an experienced person to take on the role of Senior Administrative Assistant. The post is part of a team who combine to provide administrative support services to the academic and executive staff of KMi. You will be expected to perform tasks specific to your role as well as cooperate with other team members to ensure a continuity of administrative services.
You should be adaptable to the unique environment and demands of a high-profile research laboratory, which requires a degree of flexibility and initiative to cope with fluctuating workload and non-routine activity. Having agreed clear objectives and well-defined guidelines and boundaries within which to work, you will be required to prioritise and schedule tasks and to exercise judgement and initiative in discharging your duties, liaising with the appropriate networks to ensure timely dissemination of information.
For detailed information and how to apply go to http://kmi.open.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy-6240.php, call the KMi Recruitment Coordinator on +44 (0) 1908 654774 or email quoting the reference number. Closing date: 5th February 2010.
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Informal enquiries may be made to:
Jane Whild
KMi Administration Manager
Tel. +44 (0)1908 652907
and / or
Alan Fletcher
Business Manager
Tel. +44 (0)1908 654511.
We promote diversity in employment and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Further particulars are available in large print, disk or audiotape. (Minicom +44 (0) 1908 654901 for hard of hearing).
Further details on The Open University's employment conditions can be found at: http://www3.open.ac.uk/employment/benefits.asp
Research Assistant/Associate: Semantic Web Services
Knowledge Media Institute (KMi)
£27,183 - £35,469, Ref: 6149
Based in Milton Keynes
Two temporary contracts, up to 12 months
KMi has two Research Assistants/Associates positions to undertake research on Semantic Web Services in the context of the EU project SOA4All - http://www.soa4all.eu and http://projects.kmi.open.ac.uk/soa4all/. SOA4All aims at supporting the deployment of services in a Web scale by combining Web 2.0, semantic Web and SOA technologies, setting up the basis for a Web of billions of services. Successful candidates will play a major role in achieving project's objectives by contributing to a fully-fledged Web-based framework supporting the annotation of services, the creation of mashups and complex processes, their execution and analysis.
You should have strong software development experience with Java and AJAX and prior experience in developing applications using Semantic Web technologies, Web services and RESTful services. A good publication record, knowledge of Web Services Modelling Ontology (WSMO - http://www.wsmo.org) and its variants notably WSMO-Lite and MicroWSMO, and previous experience with NetKernel, workflow engines or rule engines will also be highly desirable.
For detailed information and how to apply go to http://kmi.open.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy-6149.php, call the KMi Recruitment Coordinator on +44 (0) 1908 654774 or email quoting the reference number. Closed date: 21st December 2009.
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Informal enquiries may be made to:
Dr Carlos Pedrinaci
Research Fellow
Tel. +44 (0)1908 654773.
We promote diversity in employment and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Further particulars are available in large print, disk or audiotape. (Minicom +44 (0) 1908 654901 for hard of hearing).
Further details on The Open University's employment conditions can be found at: http://www3.open.ac.uk/employment/benefits.asp
Requests for hard-copy documents/forms, further particulars, and application submissions can be directed to KMi Recruitment Coordinator [email] at the Knowledge Media Institute, Open University, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, UK, Tel. +44 (0)1908 654774, Fax +44 (0)1908 653169.
Or alternatively you can download a word version of the application form by clicking here
Please let us know if you need your copy of the further particulars in large print, on computer disk, or on audio cassette tape. Hearing impaired persons may make enquiries on Milton Keynes +44 (0) 1908 654901 (Minicom answerphone). Equal Opportunity is University Policy.
