text_combined: george magoulas vmnkwyvwzdcsbbkacuk postdoctoral research associate personalised systems 24 month fixed term contract part time 21 hours per week closing date 1200 midday tuesday 24 october 2006 birkbeck college university london school computer science information systems post reference number ccs045 wish appoint postdoctoral research associate myplan personal planning learning throughout life research project funded jisc elearning programme duration post two years working 3 days per week myplan project aims develop evaluate new techniques tools support personalised planning lifelong learning software developed project incrementally adopted linking london lifelong learning network comprising 25 london higher education institutions led birkbeck project three major aims develop evaluate user models reflect needs diverse population lifelong learners end identify learner attributes need modelled tasksactivities undertaken lifelong learners eg making career educational choices maintaining learning pathways throughout life sharing information peers tutors userrelated information used design ontology user modelling lifelong learning context develop deploy evaluate personalised functionalities creation searching recommendation learning pathways courses modules fe enhance individual learners engagement lifelong learning process offering personalised levels learner control learning pathways personalised support reflection learning activities may take management personal record progress attainment also support building communities learners similar interests information sharing members community users myplan system organisations evaluate current gamebased applications supporting lifelong learners view developing integrating gamebased application myplan allow learners roleplay different learning career progressions order give better understanding possible implications consequences different career decisions educational choices focus primarily second objectives phd computer science hci related subject substantial experience software development experience one information retrieval software evaluation methodologies personalised webbased systems service oriented architectures would advantageous salary range pro rata salary range role 17870 rising 20053 per annum inclusive london weighting salary corresponds fulltime salary 29784 rising 33422 per annum inclusive london weighting closing date 1200 midday tuesday 24 october 2006 start date 1st december 2006 soon possible thereafter download job description application form clicking details httpwwwjobsacukjobfileskd417html please send a4 sae quoting ref ccs045 human resources birkbeck malet street bloomsbury london wc1e 7hx email humanresourcesbbkacuk birkbeck equal opportunities employer thu 07 aug 2008 115945 0100 uai postdoctoral research associate personalisation