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Applications are invited for the above post in the Intelligent Modelling and Analysis (IMA) Research Group in School of Computer Science. The IMA group has recently been established to focus a growing area of interest in the School. The group currently has four permanent academics, two support staff, six researchers, over 30 PhD students and holds over 4milion pounds in external research funding.

The group undertakes research into intelligent modelling, utilising data analysis and transformation techniques to enable deeper and clearer understanding of complex problems. A particular strength of the group lies in the biomedical and security fields where extremely large data volumes have to be analysed in (near) real-time to very high levels of accuracy. Typical techniques used by the group include computational modelling, image analysis, discrete and agent-based simulation, fuzzy methodologies and AI based data mining.

The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the School's teaching activities and strengthen the group's research activities.

Candidates must hold a PhD or equivalent in a relevant subject, have an excellent publication record and the ability to teach at undergraduate and postgraduate level. It is desirable that candidates have experience of collaboration across disciplines. They should also have the ability to play a role in the routine running of the School of Computer Science.

Salary will be within the range 30,912 - 41,545 UK pounds per annum, depending on qualifications and experience (salary can progress to 48,161 per annum, subject to performance). This post is available immediately.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Professor U Aickelin, tel: 0115 951 4215. For more details and/or to apply on-line please access here If you are unable to apply on-line please contact the Human Resources Department, tel: 0115 951 3262 or fax: 0115 951 5205. Please quote ref. CJ/27318S. Closing date: 15 August 2008. Interview date: 17 September 2008.

Department of Electronics, University of York, UK.

As a result of a newly funded EPSRC project we are looking to appoint a Research Associate to work in the area of hardware design and construction, in particular in the areas of bio-inspired architectures with a focus on artificial immune systems and embryonics. This is a 3-year project that aims to develop principles of adaptation, development and evolution for electronic systems. The engineering outcome of this will be a self-healing, fault-tolerant system, including a robotic demonstrator.

You will be expected to have completed, or be very close to, submitting a PhD in Electronics or a related subject. A degree in an appropriate discipline is essential. A good background in bio-inspired computation applied to engineering is essential and experience in the design of fault tolerant hardware is strongly desired.

Informal enquiries about the post can be made to Prof Andy Tyrrell, Dr Jon Timmis and Dr Gianluca Tempesti

Starting salary will be 28,152 UK pounds per annum. The post is fixed-term for a period of up to 3 years and is available from 1st October 2008.

Closing date for applications: 12 noon on 29th August 2008

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