Cambridge University Reporter


Corpus Christi College

MICROSOFT RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP IN HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION

The Governing Body of Corpus Christi College Cambridge and Microsoft Research Ltd jointly invite applications for a stipendiary Research Fellowship supporting research in the field of human-computer interaction (including topics such as ubiquitous computing, situated technologies, new genres of communication, tangible computing, sensor-based computing, etc.). Applicants, who may be from disciplines including computer science, electrical engineering, psychology, sociology, and design, should hold a Ph.D. Degree or should be expecting to have submitted their thesis prior to commencement of the Fellowship.

The Fellowship will be tenable for two years commencing 1 October 2006 or on a date to be agreed. It may be extended to a third year in some cases. The successful candidate will work as an Associate Researcher at the Microsoft Research Laboratory in Cambridge, in the Computer-Mediated Living Group, and as a Fellow will also be a member of the Governing Body of Corpus Christi College. Salary will be dependent upon experience.

Information about the laboratory and the group is available from http://research.microsoft.com/cml. Information about Corpus Christi College is available from http://www.corpus.cam.ac.uk/. For further particulars of the post e-mail cambpdoc@microsoft.com. The closing date for applications is 30 April.

Applications (in Word, PDF, or text format only) should be e-mailed to cambpdoc@microsoft.com with the subject line 'Corpus Christi Microsoft Research Fellowship' by 30 April, and should include (1) a curriculum vitae, (2) an account, in not more than 1,000 words, of the proposed research, including a brief statement of the aims and background to it, (3) the names and addresses of three referees (including telephone, fax, and e-mail details), who should be asked to e-mail references immediately direct to the above e-mail address, and (4) a list of published or unpublished work that would be available for submission if requested. Short-listed candidates may be asked to make themselves available for interview at Microsoft Research Laboratory and Corpus Christi College on a date to be arranged. Election will be made as soon as possible thereafter. Travelling expenses for interviewees will be covered.