Advert for Chair in Machine Learning at U of Edinburgh, UK

[Chris Williams]

                  The University of Edinburgh
                   Chair in Machine Learning


The University invites applications for a Chair in Machine
Learning, to be held within the Division of Informatics.  
We seek a candidate who will further develop the strengths of the
Division through empirical, theoretical, applications-oriented or
inter-disciplinary research in any area of machine learning, including
probabilistic graphical modelling, computational learning theory,
inductive logic programming, pattern recognition, reinforcement
learning, data mining, text mining, relations between human and
machine learning.

Outstanding applicants from areas of Informatics that provide a
foundation for Machine Learning are also welcome, including
databases, information retrieval, knowledge representation.

In addition to strengths in research and scholarship, the successful
candidate will provide leadership and inspiration, and play an
active role in teaching and administration.

Informal enquiries can be made to the Head of Division, Professor Alan
Bundy, at the Division of Informatics, by telephone (+44~131~650~2716)
or e-mail (hod at informatics.ed.ac.uk).

Further particulars and application packs should be obtained from 
Personnel Department, the University of Edinburgh, 9-16 Chambers
Street, Edinburgh EH1 1HT. Tel 0131 650 2511. Please quote Ref Number
316129. Further particulars may also be obtained from the Informatics
web site
   
   http://www.informatics.ed.ac.uk/events/vacancies

Closing date:  15 March 2001