UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
VACANCY FOR A SPECIAL SCIENTIST IN THE AREA OF E-LEARNINGThe Department of Computer Science of the University of Cyprus
announces a position for a Special Scientist within the research
project "Tooling of and Training for Collaborative, Distributed
Product Innovation" (idSpace), which is being funded by IST of FP7.
The position is available immediately and until the end of March 2010.
The annual starting salary for a Research Scientist will be within the
scale of 18,000 - 22,000 EUR and will depend on qualifications and
prior experience.
Innovative design is characterized by an intense, collaborative
process of generating and exploring ideas meant to contribute to the
solution of particular problems. Innovators go through cycles of
divergence, in which new ideas are generated and explored, and
convergence, in which new ideas are valued and detailed. The idSpace
project will design and build a responsive web-based environment that
will offer an integrated suite of knowledge eliciting and sharing
tools, and create a collective, sharable memory to support the entire
innovative design process.
A suitable candidate for the above position should have a degree in
Computer Science or related field and post graduate studies related to
one or more of the following areas: Context Awareness, Adaptive
Systems, Ontologies, User Modeling, E-Learning, Collaborative
Learning. Candidates should also have experience in conducting
research, possess good programming skills, and be fluent in the use of
the English language.
Applicants need not be citizens of the Republic of Cyprus. Knowledge
of the Greek language, although considered a practical advantage, is
by no means a requirement. The research activities pursued by the
successful applicant can lead to the earning of a Ph.D. if s/he so
wishes. Due to the involvement of the successful candidate in using
cutting edge technologies, this post is also suitable for a post doc
position.
Anyone interested in this vacancy is kindly asked to contact us
(preferably electronically) as soon as possible at the address below
and provide us with a CV together with a short description of his/her
research interests and background. Submitted documents may be written
in Greek or English. Please send all relevant information to
Professor George A. Papadopoulos, E-Mail:
george@cs.ucy.ac.cy, Tel:
+357-22-892693, Fax: +357-22-892701.