[BiO BB] 2 Research Fellow/Assistant posts at City University, London

[Michael Schroeder]

			     GeneStream:
	 Massive Genetic Data will become Critical Knowledge


		  2 Research Fellow/Assistant posts

				  at

	 Department of Computing, City University, London, UK



Post 1: Salary: 19,760 to 24,656 pa inclusive London Allowance
Post 2: Salary: 32,953 pa inclusive London Allowance
Fixed term for 12 months
Closing date: 20 June 2002

GeneStream is   a  1.5M European   project involving partners  in  the
Netherlands, Germany,  UK,   Poland, France, Cyprus,  and  Greece. The
purpose  of GeneStream is to  achieve  a technological breakthrough in
the  automatic categorisation   and structuring  of  large volumes  of
biological  data. Developments in  this  project  are targeted  at the
organisation,   classification,    management,  and   distribution  of
unstructured information. The  information originates from both within
an organisation and external  sources     and is available  in    many
different formats including  experimental data, target  identification
data, lead  discovery, pharmaceutical and toxicological data, clinical
data,  patient      filling data. The     data    is  unstructured  or
semi-structured and accessible  online,  through databases, or  legacy
systems. It is available in text, HTML, or XML.

GeneStream will produce insights into   the best method for   managing
timely  and accurate  supply of mission   critical information in  the
biotechnology sector, thus turning unstructured data into knowledge.

The postholders   will be responsible for  carrying  out  research and
development to build a platform to categories and integrate biological
information.  The postholders will be  expected  to have  a degree  in
Computer Science, Engineering, or   Bioinformatics: and PhD   in these
areas is essential  for the more senior of  the two posts.  Candidates
need good software  development skills including experience with  Java
and XML. Scientifically, the candidates  have to show excellence in at
least   one   of  the  following  areas:  bioinformatics,  information
retrieval     technology,  ontologies,   agent  technology, databases,
information visualisation.

This is an excellent opportunity  to gain experience in  international
collaborative research and development. The successful candidates will
have regular meetings with the international project partners and will
have  the opportunity to present results  to partners and at workshops
and conferences. Commercial exploitation  of the project's results are
an integral part of the project.

The postholders will  be part of   the expanding, currently  15 people
strong  agents  group  at City  University's Department  of Computing,
which   has  been rated    4B    in the recent    research  assessment
exercise. City University is located  in "City-side", a thriving  area
with many restaurants, theatres, and pubs. The Department of Computing
is located in University's newly refurbished Innovation Centre.

We are committed to  equal opportunities.  For further particulars and
an application   form visit  www.city.ac.uk/hr/jobs or  alternatively,
send a large (A4) stamped (41p) addressed envelope to Karen Hutson, HR
Department, City   University, Northampton Square,  London,  EC1V 0HB,
detailing your name address and   post reference number: KH6853.   For
informal      enquiries    please      email    Michael      Schroeder
(msch at soi.city.ac.uk).  Deaf  people can reach  us through the minicom
on 020 7040 8931.

Closing date: 20 June 2002

http://www.city.ac.uk



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Dr. Michael Schroeder
Department of Computing
School of Informatics, City University
Northampton Square, London, EC1V 0HB, UK
Room: CIC208
t: ++44 20 7040 8918
f: ++44 20 7040 8587
e: msch at soi.city.ac.uk
w: http://www.soi.city.ac.uk/~msch/