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Vacancies
Research Facilitator Grade 7, Salary range £29,249-£35,938 p.a.
The Department of Computer Science has seen substantial growth over the last three years in terms of its research activity, and for this reason the department is looking to recruit a Research Facilitator to work with the Departmental Administrator to assist with supporting this vibrant department. The role will involve both supporting the process of making applications for funding as well assisting with the development of opportunities and training staff in the application process. The role will include reviewing and evaluating existing and potential research funding opportunities and disseminating this information to the relevant academics and researchers. This will be a challenging role requiring a high degree of personal engagement with people inside and outside the University.
Vacancies
The University of Oxford, University College London and Microsoft Research Laboratory, Cambridge have received funding from the EPSRC Cross-Disciplinary Interfaces Programme (C-DIP) for a programme of research that will involve up to 17 post-doctoral fellowships over 5 years. At the heart of the programme is the development and application of novel computational approaches, methods and tools to address fundamental problems in natural science, and the scientific computing, scientific software development and software engineering that underpin the development of predictive models of complex, multi-scale biological systems.
Vacancies
The Verification Group is offering a post for a Grade 8 Researcher to work on the automated methods for formal verification of software under the direction of Daniel Kroening in the Department of Computer Science, University of Oxford. Applicants should have (or shortly expect to receive) a PhD in Computer Science or a closely related field. The post offers scope for both theoretical and applied work; candidates of either inclination will be considered.
Vacancies
The Verification Group is offering a post for a Grade 7 Research Assistant to work on the automated methods for formal verification of software under the direction of Daniel Kroening in the Department of Computer Science, University of Oxford. Applicants should have (or shortly expect to receive) a PhD in Computer Science or a closely related field and should have documented prior programming experience. The post offers scope for both theoretical and applied work; candidates of either inclination will be considered.
Awards
Marie Curie Fellowship brings new researcher to Oxford
Livia Predoiu has been awarded a prestigious 2-years Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship to carry out research on probabilistic data and information integration
Projects
Start-up Provides Sentiment Analysis Tool for Business, Finance
The new company, TheySay, has received first-round investment of up to £500,000 from IP Group plc, and receives coverage on Radio 4's Today Programme
Vacancies
Applications are invited from suitably-qualified individuals for a research assistant, associated with our TSB-funded “Trust Domains” project.
Studentships
Fully Funded DPhil Studentship associated with SRC project "Verifying Multi-Core Software"
The Verification Research Group is offering a second fully funded D.Phil studentship in Oxford University's Department of Computer Science.
Studentships
The Verification Research Group is offering a fully funded D.Phil studentship in Oxford University's Department of Computer Science
Vacancies
Applications are requested for a temporary lectureship in the Software Engineering Programme at the University of Oxford. The position is for the purposes of teaching a one-week professional course in Agile Methods on the part-time professional MSc in Software Engineering. The course runs approximately twice per year; the successful candidate will be expected to be available to undertake these duties for the next three years—the next iteration is scheduled for the week of the 14th May 2012 with future iterations to be arranged on a mutually convenient basis.
Projects
Project to improve radiotherapy planning
A collaborative project between physicists, oncologists and computer scientists at Oxford and Cambridge Universities, launched last month, will develop improved tools for the planning of high precision radiotherapy. Accel-RT will also help overcome time constraints that currently limit the use of complex radiotherapy treatment
Events
Computer Science and Philosophy Taster Day
Free event for Lower Sixth students interested in the Oxford undergraduate course. Thursday 15th March 2012
Events
Software Engineering postgraduate Open Day announced
The Programme will be holding an information day in Oxford on Saturday 17th March from 10.30 until 14.00.
Events
Women in Computer Science day announced
Taster day for Year 11-12 girls at UK schools on Wednesday 21st March 2012