Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at Cambridge

[Christopher Bishop]

                   DARWIN COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE	

               Microsoft Research Fellowship

                http://www.dar.cam.ac.uk/ 
          http://research.microsoft.com/cambridge  

               Closing date: 15 October 1999.


The Governing Body of Darwin College Cambridge, and Microsoft Research
Limited, jointly invite applications for a stipendiary Research
Fellowship supporting research in the field of adaptive computing
(including topics such as pattern recognition, probabilistic
inference, statistical learning theory and computer vision).

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.

Tenure 

The Fellowship will be tenable for two years commencing l October 2000
or on a date to be agreed.

The successful candidate will engage in research full-time at the
Microsoft Research Laboratory in Cambridge, and will join the new
Machine Learning and Perception research group currently comprising
Chris Bishop, Andrew Blake, Ben Bradshaw, Bernhard Schoelkopf, Michael
Tipping and Phil Torr. 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. 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 should reach the Master, Darwin College, Cambridge CB3
9EU by 15 October 1999. They should be typed and should include SIX
copies of (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 e-mail co-ordinates), WHO
SHOULD BE ASKED TO WRITE AT ONCE DIRECT TO THE COLLEGE, and (4) a list
of published or unpublished work that would be available for
submission if requested. Testimonials should not be sent. 

Electronic applications (in postscript, pdf, Word or text formats) may
be sent to cmbishop at microsoft.com to arrive by 15 October 1999.

Short-listed candidates may be asked to make themselves available for
interview at Darwin College on a date to be arranged before
mid-January 2000: election will be made as soon as possible
thereafter. In certain circumstances travelling expenses for overseas
interviewees may be covered.

The College follows an equal opportunities policy.