Research Developer - Visual Search Engines, Knowledge Media Institute, The Open University, UK

Research Developer: C++, Java, Javascript, Ajax, Linux 
(Temporary appointment, up to 30 months - Vacancy ID: 3933) 

The Knowledge Media Institute has an opening for a Research Engineer to undertake system development within the context of an EU/IST-funded integrated project, PHAROS. The PHAROS project aims to build a next generation audiovisual search platform, to be designed, developed and applied jointly by a consortium consisting of leading academic and industrial players with proven track records in innovation and commercial success. 

 

Applicants should have strong programming skills in Java/C++/Javascript/Ajax under Linux environment to build interfaces, implement our existing visual annotation and visual search algorithms, integrate/refactor existing software, and to turn them into web services. Research experience in multimedia information retrieval and multimedia databases would be a plus. 

The appointment will be made on the Academic and Research Staff salary scale (Academic Grade 1 or 2), ranging from £25,134 - £32,796 pa depending on qualifications and experience. 

The Knowledge Media Institute is a highly successful, 78-strong 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 environment, widely acknowledged to be at the leading edge of European research and development, particularly in semantic web technologies, multimedia information systems, knowledge modelling and management, new media systems, and human-computer interaction. The style, impact and content of our work are described in detail in our Web pages at http://kmi.open.ac.uk/ <http://kmi.open.ac.uk/> .

Click here for Further Particulars <http://www.kmi.open.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy-3933.cfm> 

Informal enquiries may be made to Professor Stefan Rueger <http://kmi.open.ac.uk/people/index.cfm/idstring/stefan-rueger/>  [email <http://www.kmi.open.ac.uk/email.cfm/pid/163/> ] Tel. +44 (0)1908 654506

The closing date for receipt of applications is 31st August 2007.

 

 

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Dr. Dawei Song

Senior Lecturer

Knowledge Media Institute & 

Centre for Research in Computing

The Open University

United Kingdom

http://www.kmi.open.ac.uk/people/dawei/