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   From: david.lesaint@bt.com   
      
   COMPANY: BT Group   
   DEPARTMENT: Research & Venturing   
   POST TYPE: Permanent   
   JOB TITLE: Researcher/Senior Researcher   
   SALARY RANGE: 26k - 40k GBP plus benefits   
   LOCATION: Adastral Park, Ipswich, United Kingdom.   
      
   JOB DETAILS   
   Applications are invited for one researcher/senior-researcher position   
   in BT's Intelligent Systems Research & Innovation Centre (ISRIC). The   
   ISRIC is one of the centres within BT Group's Research and Venturing   
   division.   
      
   The ISRIC carries out research and development activities for BT in   
   areas such as Artificial Intelligence, Optimisation, Soft Computing and   
   Evolutionary Computing. Research teams within ISRIC take part in   
   international R&D programmes with well-known universities and BT's   
   partners and suppliers to ensure that the research remains leading edge   
   and relevant to BT's strategic objectives. ISRIC teams have been   
   successfully downstreaming and exploiting results of their research in   
   the company's business units creating significant values for BT.   
      
   The role of the successful candidate will be to undertake research and   
   development work in AI technology (Configuration, Constraint   
   Programming) and its application to Service and Product Configuration   
   in the telecommunications domain.   
      
   ESSENTIAL   
   This appointment demands:   
   - Substantial knowledge at a high level, eg PhD or equivalent, in   
   Artificial Intelligence. We are looking in particular for candidates   
   having strong experience in AI Configuration and related areas   
   (Constraint Programming, Description Logics).   
   - Good software engineering skills and practical experience in OO   
   development (UML, Java/C++).   
   - An inquiring mind with a preference for working within less defined   
   boundaries, excellent creativity, self motivation and good written and   
   oral communication skills, and must be passionate about achieving   
   results.   
      
   DESIRABLE   
   Knowledgeable in Service-Oriented Software Engineering (Feature   
   Modeling, Product Line Development), Web Services, Feature Interaction   
   (in Telephony).   
      
   CLOSING DATE   
   22 May 2005   
      
   APPLICATIONS AND ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE JOB   
   Please send CV by e-mail to 'david.lesa...@bt.com' or by post mail to:   
   Dr David Lesaint   
   MLB1/PP12   
   BT Adastral Park   
   Martlesham Heath   
   Ipswich, Suffolk   
   IP5 3RE United Kingdom   
      
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