Faculty positions at the British University in Dubai

[Chris Williams]

[note that machine learning is one of the areas highlighted --- Chris]

The British University in Dubai
Institute of Informatics and Communications

Chair and 4 Lectureships

* Context

The British University in Dubai is an important development in higher
education, providing cutting-edge research and education in key areas
of science and technology, and is supported in its early growth by the
University of Edinburgh and by other front-ranked UK universities.

Early research and teaching programmes will be developed in
association with the University of Edinburgh's 5*-rated School of
Informatics. Newly appointed staff will spend part of their first year
working with colleagues in Edinburgh and be eligible for Honorary
Fellowships in the University of Edinburgh. (This is intended to help
cement the foundations for continuing collaborative research
projects and exchanges.)

* Posts

The new Professor will be Director of the Institute, provide
leadership in creating innovative research and teaching programmes and
be involved in appointments to the lectureships. Appointment to the
chair and the 4 lectureships will be made in areas of Informatics
related to the first programmes to be developed by the Institute in:

- Natural Language and Speech Engineering
- Knowledge Management & Engineering
- Machine Learning

* Closing date

11 August 2003.

* Remuneration etc.

Full details are available at:
http://www.jobs.thes.co.uk/rs6/cl.asp?action=view_ad&ad_id=15134

These will shortly be copied to:
http://www.informatics.ed.ac.uk/events/vacancies/

You are encouraged to consult Professor Michael Fourman
(buid at inf.ed.ac.uk) to learn further details, and to discuss potential
ways of taking up a post.