Connectionists: Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Darwin College and Microsoft Research, Cambridge U.K.

[Christopher Bishop]

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Adaptive Computing

DARWIN COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE 

Microsoft Research Fellowship

The Governing Body of Darwin College Cambridge and Microsoft Research
jointly invite applications for a stipendiary Research Fellowship
supporting research in the field of adaptive computing (including topics
such as pattern recognition, probabilistic inference, machine learning
and computer vision). Applicants should hold a PhD or should be
expecting to have submitted their thesis prior to commencement of the
Fellowship.

The Fellowship will be tenable for two years commencing 1 January 2006
or on a date to be agreed.  The successful candidate will work at the
Microsoft Research Laboratory in Cambridge in the Machine Learning and
Perception group. Information about the laboratory and about the group
is available from http://research.microsoft.com/cambridge/. Further
details about the College are available from the College website
http://www.dar.cam.ac.uk. 

The closing date for applications is 13 June 2005.

Eligibility 

Men and women graduates of any university are eligible to apply,
irrespective of age, provided they have a doctorate or an equivalent
qualification, or expect to have submitted their thesis before taking up
the Fellowship.

Duties

The successful candidate will engage in research full-time at the
Microsoft Research Laboratory in Cambridge.  The Fellow will be a member
of the Governing Body of Darwin College and will be subject to the
Statutes and Ordinances of the College which may be seen on request to
the Bursar. The Statutes include the obligation to reside in or near
Cambridge for at least two-thirds of each University term, but the
Governing Body will normally excuse absences made necessary by the
nature of the research undertaken.  

Stipend and Emoluments

The stipend will be dependent upon age and experience. Membership of the
Universities' Superannuation Scheme is optional. In addition the Fellow
will be able to take seven meals per week at the College table free of
charge and additional meals at his or her own expense. Guests may be
invited to all meals (within the limits of available accommodation), ten
of them free of charge within any quarter of the year. College
accommodation will be provided, subject to availability, or an
accommodation allowance will be paid in lieu. In addition to a salary
the Fellowship provides funding for conference participation.

Applications

Applications (in Word, PDF or txt format only) should be by emailed to
cambpdoc at microsoft.com with the subject line 'Darwin Microsoft
Fellowship'. They should arrive by 13 June 2005 and should include (1) a
curriculum vitae, (2) an account, in not more than 1000 words, of the
proposed research, including a brief statement of the aims and
background to it, (3) the names and addresses of three referees
(including telephone, fax and email co-ordinates), WHO SHOULD BE ASKED
TO EMAIL REFERENCES IMMEDIATELY DIRECT TO THE ABOVE EMAIL ADDRESS, and
(4) a list of published or unpublished work that would be available for
submission if requested. Short-listed candidates may be asked to make
themselves available for interview at Darwin College on a date to be
arranged. Election will be made as soon as possible thereafter.
Travelling expenses for interviewees will be covered.

- The College follows an equal opportunities policy -