Research Associate in Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery

[Ah Chung Tsoi]

The following advertisement will appear in The Australian, 21st January,
1998.

                    UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG
                     FACULTY OF INFORMATICS
                  ARC Funded Research Associate 
                               in 
               Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery
                Three Year Fixed Term Appointment

Applications are called for from suitably qualified persons to participate 
in an Australian Research Council (ARC) funded position in data mining and 
knowledge discovery in collaboration with the Health Insurance Commission.  
This three-year project will be to carry out generic research in applying, 
researching and developing a number of data mining and knowledge discovery 
techniques to study the behavioural patterns of Diagnostic Imaging 
practitioners.  It is expected that the successful candidate will have 
completed a PhD or be about to submit a thesis for a PhD in one or more 
of the following areas: artificial neural networks; expert systems; 
data analysis; artificial intelligence; fuzzy systems; statistics; 
graphical models.  Preference will be given to candidates who have some 
relevant post doctoral experience.  It is expected that the successful 
candidate will work closely with the Health Insurance Commission, in 
particular, with medically qualified experts in Diagnostic Imaging.  
The successful candidate will be based in Wollongong working with a 
dynamic team in neural networks and artificial intelligence in the 
Faculty of Informatics, under the direction of the Dean, Professor 
A. C. Tsoi.

Dependent upon the qualifications and the experience of the successful 
applicant, appointment will be as an Associate Fellow in the salary 
range A$42,413 to A$45,527.  Further information can be obtained by 
contacting Professor Ah Chung Tsoi, Dean, Faculty of Informatics, 
University of Wollongong; Email: ah_chung_tsoi at uow.edu.au, 
Phone: +61 2 42 21 38 43; Fax: +61 2 42 21 48 43. Closing date 
13 February 1998. Applications should quote reference number CM98- 
contain  details of qualifications, employment history, research 
interest, publications and names and addresses (including fax number 
or email address) of five referees and be forwarded to the Personnel 
Officer. Please mark envelope ``Confidential Appointment''. Mail 
address: University of Wollongong, Northfields Ave, Wollongong, 
NSW 2522 Australia.  The University of Wollongong is an equal 
opportunity employer.
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