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Date:Mon Apr 18 23:58:41 1994 
Subject:lectureship in Computer Science or AI at Birmingham 
From:"A.Sloman" 
Volume-ID:940421.03 

Please post and/or circulate.

                LECTURESHIP IN COMPUTER SCIENCE OR AI
                     School of Computer Science
                    The University of Birmingham

Applications are invited for a lectureship from September 1994. Closing
date for applications is 21st April, but late applications may be
considered if the selection process has not gone too far.

It may prove possible to make two appointments, one in Computer Science
and one in AI.

STARTING SALARY on the Lecturer A or B scale #13,601 -- #25,107 (UK Pounds)
    depending on experience and qualifications. Plus superannuation.

STARTING DATE  1st Sept 1994

It is expected that interviews will be arranged in the second half of May.

APPLICATION FORMS AND FURTHER DETAILS OBTAINABLE FROM:

          The Director of Staffing Services
          The University of Birmingham
          Edgbaston
          Birmingham B15 2TT
          England

          FAX NO.        +44 (0)21-414-4802
          TELEPHONE NO. +44 (0)21-414-6486

POST REFERENCE NUMBER  --- S13379/94

PLEASE SEND APPLICATIONS TO THE ABOVE ADDRESS *NOT* TO ME

Overseas applicants can send me their names and addresses by email and I
shall ask Staffing services to post application forms, etc.

Please note: The standard application form requires information not
always included on CVs, including

    - Date of birth,
    - Nationality
    - Work and home address of applicant, phone numbers and
    - email address if possible.
    - Current job and salary, and minimum period of notice required
    - Names, addresses, phone numbers, and (if possible email addresses)
      of three referees who can comment on research, teaching and admin
      abilities of applicants.

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Applications are invited from candidates with proven ability who are
able to contribute to research, teaching and administration in the
School of Computer Science. There are no restrictions regarding areas of
expertise within Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, apart
from the need to ensure that the new appointee will strengthen and
complement research in the School and provide teaching expertise in
areas where we foresee gaps.

This post, like several other recent appointments, is part of a process
of extending the amount and quality of research in the school. Recent
appointments have included two professors appointed in 1991, and several
new lecturers.

Applicants must have established research and publication achievements.
They should have completed a PhD degree and have a publication record in
internationally recognized conferences or journals. Applicants without a
PhD will be considered only if they have compensating publications and
there is good reason to believe that their research achievement is
outstanding.

The main teaching gaps expected from October 1994, include Operating
Systems (currently available as a third year course for Computer
Science/Software Engineering students), help with the second year
``software workshop'', a practical class in which students learn about
Unix-based software development tools and use C++ for programming, and
Prolog teaching for undergraduates and MSc students. The new lecturer
will not necessarily be required to take on all of those: some internal
rearrangement will be possible after the appointment has been made and
the new lecturer's fields of expertise are known.

There will also be a requirement to provide project supervision for
undergraduates and MSc students. In later years it may be possible for
optional courses for final year undergraduates and MSc students to be
offered, based on the lecturer's research interests.

Candidates should be able to attract and supervise high calibre research
students.

The University of Birmingham is an equal opportunities employer.

NOTE -- for information only: current UK law makes it difficult to
appoint someone who is not a resident of the European Economic Area
unless it can be proven that NO applicants from the EEA were suitable,
after extensive advertising. If a non-EEA resident is selected, it is
then necessary to obtain a work permit, and that can involve a delay of
several months, and will require detailed documentation on the person's
qualifications and record, etc. We do not approve of this situation, but
are legally constrained.

APPLICATIONS SHOULD NOT BE SENT TO ME, THOUGH I CAN TRY TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE POST.


Aaron Sloman,
School of Computer Science,
The University of Birmingham,
Birmingham, B15 2TT, England

EMAIL   A.Sloman@cs.bham.ac.uk  OR A.Sloman@bham.ac.uk
Phone: +44-(0)21-414-3711       Fax:   +44-(0)21-414-4281

Applicants who so desire may submit a copy of a recent research paper in
support of their applications.

[Note our network may be out of action on 19th and 20th April due
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