Research Associate - Software Support

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                     Aston University 

               Neural Computing Research Group


      RESEARCH ASSOCIATE - SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE SUPPORT
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Applications are invited for a position as a Research Associate 
within the Neural Computing Research Group both to provide support for
the Group's local network of Sun workstations and to undertake 
software development and research in support of projects within
the Group. 

The Neural Computing Research Group currently comprises three
professors, two lecturers, three postdoctoral research fellows and 
ten postgraduate research students. In addition, two further 
Lecturerships have recently been advertised. Current research activity
focusses on principled approaches to neural computing, and spans 
a broad spectrum from theoretical foundations to industrial and
commercial applications. 

The ideal candidate will have significant experience of the UNIX
operating system and system maintenance, experience of software 
engineering in C++, and an understanding of neural networks.
The responsibilities of the successful candidate will be as 
follows:

(1) To provide system support for the Group's LAN of Sun UNIX
workstations and associated peripherals, ensurimg that an
efficient working environment is maintained.

(2) To support the development, testing and documentation of
the NetLib C++ library of neural network software.

(3) To assist with numerical experiments in support of research
projects, including industrial contracts. This aspect of the work 
may provide opportunities for joint publication in academic journals.

(4) To provide such other software support as may be required, 
such as the maintenance of LaTeX, provision of WWW pages for the
Group, etc.

Salaries will be 13,941 UK pounds or above, depending on
the experience and qualifications of the successful applicant.

If you wish to apply for this position, please send a CV, together 
with the names and addresses of 3 referees, to:

    Professor Chris Bishop
    Neural Computing Research Group
    Aston University
    Birmingham B4 7ET, U.K.
    Tel: 021 359 3611 ext. 4270
    Fax: 021 333 6215
    e-mail: c.m.bishop at aston.ac.uk

    closing date: 9 September 1994