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Research Assistants / Associates
Knowledge Media Institute (KMi)
£27,428 - £35,788, Ref: 7169
Based in Milton Keynes
Temporary contract - initially for 12 months
KMi needs two Research Assistants or Research Associates (depending on qualifications) to work developing of generic and reusable added-value services for accessing, processing, analysing and deriving new information and knowledge out of the existing data and services on the Web. The services developed will be exploited in two specific domains in the context of the EU-funded projects NoTube and VPH Share. In NoTube, the focus will be on personalising the creation, distribution and consumption of TV content. In VPH Share the objective is to develop a platform for exposing, sharing, combining, processing, and analysing large quantities of clinical data.
You should have a strong interest and expertise in Semantic Web, Web Services, and information Retrieval and hold a degree in Computer Science or other relevant discipline. You must be able to combine scientific research with practical research and development in the project, and are willing to travel and work with the project’s academic and industrial partners.
For detailed information and how to apply, go to www3.open.ac.uk/employment, or email kmi-recruitment@open.ac.uk quoting the reference number.
Closed date: Wednesday 15 June 2011.
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Requests for hard-copy documents/forms, further particulars, and application submissions can be directed to KMi Recruitment Coordinator at the Knowledge Media Institute, Open University, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, UK, Tel. +44 (0)1908 654774, Fax +44 (0)1908 653169.
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