Job Vacancies
KMi employs 77 people, a mix of researchers, technologists, designers and administrative staff. We are in a phase of rapid expansion, and as a result job opportunities arise frequently.
This page lists our current and recent job vacancies.
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Research Associate: Semantic Knowledge Management
Research Associate: Semantic Web
Senior Research Lectureship - Knowledge Media Disciplines - 2 posts
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Research Associate: Semantic Knowledge Management
Knowledge Media Institute (KMi)
£27,183 - £35,469, Ref: 5366
Based in Milton Keynes
Up to 13 months
The Open University's Knowledge Media Institute has an opening for a Research Assistant/Associate to support research within the context of a 6th Framework funded IP, X-Media (http://www.x-media-project.org/), which aims to develop methodology and technology for knowledge management in complex distributed environments. You will support all the OU's activities on the project and will have particular responsibility for the development and evaluation of knowledge lenses. This will involve extension of the current facilities of the semantic search engine SemSearch and its integration with knowledge sharing technologies produced by other members of the project. Therefore, you will be expected to become familiar with the X-Media kernel architecture and you will need to collaborate effectively with colleagues in KMi and the X-Media consortium. You will also be expected to take a lead and coordinate and supervise other researchers' activities on some tasks.
For detailed information and how to apply go to http://kmi.open.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy-5366.php, call the KMi Recruitment Coordinator on +44 (0) 1908 654774 or email quoting the reference number. Closing date: 30th January 2009.
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Informal enquiries may be made to:
Dr. Victoria Uren
Senior Research Fellow
Tel. +44 (0)1908 858516.
and / or
Alan Fletcher
Business Manager
Tel. +44 (0)1908 654511.
We promote diversity in employment and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Further particulars are available in large print, disk or audiotape. (Minicom +44 (0) 1908 654901 for hard of hearing).
Further details on The Open University's employment conditions can be found at: http://www3.open.ac.uk/employment/benefits.asp
Research Associate: Semantic Web
Knowledge Media Institute (KMi)
£27,183 - £35,469, Ref: 5245
Based in Milton Keynes
Temporary 12 month contract
The Open University's Knowledge Media Institute has an opening for a Research Associate to participate to the research activities realized within the NeOn EU-funded integrated project (http://neon-project.org) on knowledge sharing and ontology publication. This work is part of our ongoing research program on enabling the development of the Semantic Web, and in particular, of the next generation of Semantic Web applications, by providing the necessary foundation for the realization of such applications. More precisely, this work is at the forefront of emerging semantic technologies, combining infrastructure components for Semantic Web search (i.e., the Watson Semantic Web gateway, http://watson.kmi.open.ac.uk) and peer-to-peer knowledge sharing with principles of social networks for collaborative evaluation and trust management in ontologies. Core to the work is the development of a new ontology sharing and publication system (Cupboard), which addresses the need for an open, distributed ontology repository system for the Semantic Web.
For detailed information and how to apply go to http://kmi.open.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy-5245.php, call the KMi Recruitment Coordinator on +44 (0) 1908 654774 or email quoting the reference number. Closing date: 19th January 2009.
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Informal enquiries may be made to:
Professor Enrico Motta
Professor of Knowledge Technologies
Tel. +44 (0)1908 653800.
and / or
Dr. Mathieu d'Aquin
Research Fellow
Tel. +44 (0)1908 655526.
We promote diversity in employment and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Further particulars are available in large print, disk or audiotape. (Minicom +44 (0) 1908 654901 for hard of hearing).
Further details on The Open University's employment conditions can be found at: http://www3.open.ac.uk/employment/benefits.asp
Senior Research Lectureship - Knowledge Media Disciplines
Knowledge Media Institute (KMi)
£46,278 - £52,086, Ref: 5215
Based in Milton Keynes
Permanent appointments - 2 posts
The Open University's Knowledge Media Institute has two openings for experienced persons to take on the role of Senior Research Lectureship in Knowledge Media Disciplines. The posts are intended to strengthen KMi's reputation as an internationally leading Research Centre, and to further raise the profile of the Open University.
The posts aim in the first instance is in strengthening our research in mobile computing and semantic social software, however we will be open to strategic guidance from strong candidates as to other related areas. You will be expected to bid for and win significant research funding, produce high impact research outcomes, build comprehensive collaboration networks, manage project teams to deliver against project tasks, publish your research both individually and jointly, and supervise PhD students.
You will be qualified to PhD level and have at least 5 years post-doctoral experience in computer science, cognitive science, human-computer interaction, or knowledge media, with evidence of an international reputation. It is essential that you can demonstrate a track record of leading innovative research projects, working collaboratively with other organizations, publishing widely, and obtaining substantial research income from external agencies. You should ideally be conversant in cross-disciplinary knowledge media themes ranging from semantic technologies to new media solutions for learners.
For detailed information and how to apply go to http://kmi.open.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy-5215.php, call the KMi Recruitment Coordinator on +44 (0) 1908 654774 or email quoting the reference number. Closing date: 17th December 2008.
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Informal enquiries may be made to:
Dr Peter Scott
KMi Director
Tel. +44 (0)1908 655763.
and / or
Alan Fletcher
Business Manager
Tel. +44 (0)1908 654511.
We promote diversity in employment and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Further particulars are available in large print, disk or audiotape. (Minicom +44 (0) 1908 654901 for hard of hearing).
Further details on The Open University's employment conditions can be found at: http://www3.open.ac.uk/employment/benefits.asp
Requests for hard-copy documents/forms, further particulars, and application submissions can be directed to KMi Recruitment Coordinator [email] at the Knowledge Media Institute, Open University, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, UK, Tel. +44 (0)1908 654774, Fax +44 (0)1908 653169.
Or alternatively you can download a word version of the application form by clicking here
Please let us know if you need your copy of the further particulars in large print, on computer disk, or on audio cassette tape. Hearing impaired persons may make enquiries on Milton Keynes +44 (0) 1908 654901 (Minicom answerphone). Equal Opportunity is University Policy.
