Connectionists: Postdoctoral postion at Microsoft Research Cambridge with associated Darwin College Fellowship

[Christopher Bishop]

MICROSOFT RESEARCH CAMBRIDGE
Research position with associated college Fellowship

Applications are invited for the post of researcher in the field of adaptive computing (including topics such as pattern recognition, probabilistic inference, machine learning and computer vision). The post will be associated with a Research Fellowship at Darwin College in Cambridge.

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 post will commence on l June 2008 (or on a date to be agreed, but in any case not sooner than 1 Mar 2008) and will be at postdoc level. The tenure of the post and the associated Fellowship will be 2 years. Further enquiries about the post may be made by email to cambhr at microsoft.com.

The Research Laboratory

The successful candidate will engage in research full-time at the Microsoft Research Laboratory in Cambridge. Microsoft Research (MSR) Cambridge was Microsoft Corp.'s first research laboratory to be established outside the United States and was set up in July 1997 and houses over 100 researchers, mostly from Europe, who are engaged in computer research at a purpose-built laboratory on the University's West Cambridge campus. Research at the Cambridge facility focuses on programming languages, security, information retrieval, machine learning, computer vision, operating systems and networking. MSR Cambridge maintains close links with the University of Cambridge, including the Computer Laboratory, the Engineering Department and the Statistical Laboratory. For further details see http://www.research.microsoft.com/labs/.
Details of the scope of research at Microsoft Cambridge, going on in the specific areas of the research post, are given at  http://www.research.microsoft.com/mlp/.

College Research Fellowship

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. 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.

Stipend and Emoluments

The stipend will depend upon qualifications and experience, along with a number of Microsoft employee benefits.

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' by 15 October 2007 and 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 addresses), 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 on a date to be arranged at the end of November 2007.   The appointment will be made as soon as possible thereafter. Travelling expenses for overseas interviewees will be covered.