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The Open University, UK
Knowledge Media Institute
Research Fellowship in Knowledge and Internet Technologies
(6 years post no. 11373)
The Knowledge Media Institute of the Open University has been awarded
over £1M by the UK's Engineering and Physical Science Research
Council (EPSRC) to carry out research in the application of knowledge
and Internet technologies to support knowledge creation and sharing
in organisations. This highly prestigious award has been obtained in
the context of the EPSRC Programme on Interdisciplinary Research
Collaborations centred on Information Technology. The project, which
is called AKT: Advanced Knowledge Technologies, is being carried out
by a consortium comprising 5 UK universities and backed by over 20
industrial, commercial and governmental organisations. The AKT
consortium plans to develop a number of Internet-based solutions to
support web-based collaborative work, intelligent search, electronic
publishing, and automated information extraction. The aim is to
achieve a quantum leap in the way the Internet is harnessed to
support knowledge creation, sharing and retrieval. The official
project page can be found at http://www.aktors.org/.
The appointment will be made on the Research staff salary scale,
£16,775 - £25,213 p.a., or £23,256 - £30,967, depending on
qualifications and experience. Applications are welcomed from
researchers with a background in knowledge and/or Internet
technologies. Successful applicants will join a world-class,
multi-disciplinary research group, which is at the forefront of
research and development in knowledge modelling and management. Our
researchers are developing a variety of technologies, such as
artificial intelligence technologies (especially knowledge
technologies), environments for web-based collaborative work,
software visualisation solutions and intelligent agents. We currently
have over a dozen externally funded industrial and research projects
in knowledge technologies and organisational knowledge management.
You will have expertise in one or more of the aforementioned research
areas, as well as excellent written and verbal communication skills
and the ability to work as part of a team, in a high-profile,
collaborative research enterprise. A proven track record of
developing Internet solutions in academia or industry will be
especially advantageous.
The Knowledge Media Institute (KMi) is a highly successful, rapidly
expanding interdisciplinary laboratory founded at The Open University
in 1995, and located in attractive new offices at The Open
University's main campus in Milton Keynes, UK. KMi undertakes
high-profile advanced research and development in Knowledge Media: a
convergence of knowledge, communication and computing technologies.
We offer a stimulating and well-endowed research environment, widely
acknowledged to be at the leading edge of European research and
development, particularly in new technologies for knowledge modelling
and management, open supported learning, and synchronous and
asynchronous group working. The style, impact and content of our work
are described in detail in our Web page, http://kmi.open.ac.uk.
Closing date for applications: February 28th, 2001.
Interviews will be held before March 16th, 2001.
Further particulars for this post can be found on the Web, at
http://kmi.open.ac.uk/jobs/akt.html; informal enquiries can be sent
to Dr Enrico Motta [[email protected]; Tel. +44 (0)1908 653506] at
the Knowledge Media Institute.
Requests for hard-copy documents/forms and application submissions
can be directed to Ms. Ortenz Rose [[email protected]] at the
Knowledge Media Institute, Open University, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA,
UK, Tel. +44 (0)1908 653800, Fax +44 (0)1908 653169.
THIS POST IS OPEN TO INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL APPLICANTS.
Disabled applicants whose skills and experience meet the requirements
of the job will be interviewed. Please let us know if you need your
copy of the further particulars in large print, on computer disk, or
on audio cassette tape. Hearing impaired persons may make enquiries
on Milton Keynes (01908) 654901 (Minicom answerphone).
Equal Opportunity is University Policy.
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