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Research Assistant / Associate
Knowledge Media Institute (KMi)
£27,578 - £35,938, Ref: 8253
Based in Milton Keynes
Temporary contract until 31st October 2013
Application closed on: Thursday 30 August 2012.
The Open University’s Knowledge Media Institute (KMi) has an opening for a Research Assistant or Research Associate (depending on experience and qualification) to undertake research on Social Semantic Web and Web Science in the context of the EU-funded project ROBUST.
You should have a strong interest and expertise in Social Media, Web Science, and Semantic Web and hold a degree in Computer Science or in other relevant disciplines. 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. This post offers you the opportunity to take leadership responsibilities and to participate in writing research proposals. Contract is extendible subject to your performance and achievement and availability of further research funding.
To apply, please fill the application form below and also include a Covering Letter (a maximum of 2,500 words) and CV
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Then email it to resourcing-hub@open.ac.uk quoting the job reference number '.8253.'.
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