PhD and PostDoc research positions for the SWARM-BOTS project

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SWARM-BOTS project: PhD and PostDoc research positions 

IRIDIA - Universit Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium 

We are currently seeking a PhD student and a PostDoc to join a research 
team in swarm intelligence and distributed autonomous robotics at IRIDIA, 
the artificial intelligence lab of the Universit Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium. 

The candidate will work on the SWARM-BOTS project. The main scientific 
objective of the SWARM-BOTS project is to study a novel approach to the 
design and implementation of self-organising and self-assembling artefacts. 
This novel approach finds its theoretical roots in recent studies in 
swarm intelligence and in ant algorithms that is, in studies of the 
self-organising and self-assembling capabilities shown by social insects 
and other animal societies. 

The area of competence of candidates should be in at least one of the 
following 
disciplines: Computer Science, Computational Intelligence, Automous 
Robotics, Self-organizing Systems, Complex Systems. 
The researchers we are looking for should be experienced programmers 
in procedural or object oriented programming languages and should have 
knowledge of modern operating systems. The PhD student should possess 
a degree that allows him or her to embark in a doctoral program. 

Female researchers are explicitly encouraged to apply for the offered 
positions. We guarantee that the selection process, based solely on the 
research records, will give equal opportunities to female and male 
researchers. 

The appointments will be for 3 years from October 1, 2001. The positions 
will be filled as adequate candidates will become available. 
Therefore, there is no submission deadline. 

For further information see 
http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~mdorigo/IRIDIA-Swarmbots-Positions.html. 

Please send a CV to Dr. Marco Dorigo (mdorigo at ulb.ac.be). 


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Marco Dorigo, Ph.D. 
Matre de Recherches du FNRS 
IRIDIA CP 194/6 
Universite' Libre de Bruxelles 
Avenue Franklin Roosevelt 50 
1050 Bruxelles 
Belgium 

mdorigo at ulb.ac.be 
http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~mdorigo/ 

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