<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>Research Assistant/Associate in Dialogue Systems and Machine Learning</B></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Salary: 20,842 -- 31,000 GBP per annum</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">There are two open positions for a research assistant/associate in computer dialogue systems with a special emphasis on machine learning and large-scale web-based applications, (depending on whether they are filled full or half time, the latter having the possibility of studying for a PhD as a staff candidate on this topic while working on the project). The post is associated to the EU-funded Companions <A href="http://www.companions-project.org/"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0020DE">http://www.companions-project.org</FONT></A> one of the largest projects funded by the European Union as part of Framework 6, Information Society Technologies. This is a four year project starting in 2006 and ending in 2010. Initial contracts will be for one year. (for online applications and formal details please look at <A href="http://www.shef.ac.uk/jobs"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0020DE">http://www.shef.ac.uk/jobs</FONT></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0020DE"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"> or enquire from <A href="mailto:yorick@dcs.shef">yorick@dcs.shef</A>,ac.uk.</SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0020DE"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"> </SPAN></FONT> DEADLINE September 30, 2007.</DIV></BODY></HTML>