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<h1><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Research
Assistant/Associate Text Mining <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<h2><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>School
of Computer Science, University of Manchester <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h2>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Closing
date: 07/12/2007<br>
Reference: EPS/241/07<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Applications
are invited for a Research Associate in Text Mining at the National Centre for
Text Mining (<a href="http://www.nactem.ac.uk/">www.nactem.ac.uk</a>) in the <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Manchester</st1:PlaceName>,
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Computer Science</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>. The post is full time
and available from 1st February 2008 for a period of 18 months and funded by
the JISC. The successful candidate will work for a project aiming to
adapt and develop NaCTeM text mining technology to social science applications.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Essential Skills:</span></b> A PhD (submitted
or obtained) in a relevant area, or research experience at an equivalent level and
an MSc in Computer Science. Excellent software engineering skills and the
ability to develop algorithms and software for NLP/TM systems, excellent
knowledge of C, C++, Java, XML, Windows, Linux and Web services. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>Desirable skills:</span></font></b> document clustering and classification,
text mining, summarisation. For further information please contact Sophia
Ananiadou (<a href="mailto:sophia.ananiadou@manchester.ac.uk">sophia.ananiadou@manchester.ac.uk</a>).
Applications must be sent directly to the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Manchester</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>,
before the 7<sup>th</sup> December 2007. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>To apply
and for further particulars see </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://www.manchester.ac.uk/aboutus/jobs/research/vacancy/index.htm?ref=128059"
title="blocked::http://www.manchester.ac.uk/aboutus/jobs/research/vacancy/index.htm?ref=128059">http://www.manchester.ac.uk/aboutus/jobs/research/vacancy/index.htm?ref=128059</a>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Dr Sophia Ananiadou, Reader in Text Mining,</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on"><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>School</span></font></st1:PlaceType><font
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size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> Science,</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Director, National Centre for Text Mining, </span></font><a
href="http://www.nactem.ac.uk"><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>www.nactem.ac.uk</span></font></a><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre, </span></font><a
href="http://www.mib.ac.uk"><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>www.mib.ac.uk</span></font></a><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">M1 7DN</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:address><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Email: </span></font><a href="mailto:Sophia.Ananiadou@manchester.ac.uk"><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Sophia.Ananiadou@manchester.ac.uk</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Tel: +44 161 306 3092 Fax:+44 161 306 8918</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><a href="http://personalpages.manchester.ac.uk/staff/sophia.ananiadou/"><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>http://personalpages.manchester.ac.uk/staff/sophia.ananiadou/</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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