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[ba-ohs-talk] CORRECTED: 2002 PhD on Compendium (Knowledge Media Institute, Open U., UK)


<<< sorry - I forgot to append the main advert to my preamble! >>>    (01)


Dear IBIS/VIMS/Dialog Mapping/Compendium colleagues(!)    (02)

[with apologies to those of you on >1 of the above groups]    (03)

One of the PhD projects available is to work on some aspect of the 
IBIS/VIMS/Dialog Mapping-related Compendium method and toolset:    (04)

    http://kmi.open.ac.uk/news/compendium2002.html    (05)

I am particularly interested in people with interest - and ideally 
experience - in meeting facilitation/group dynamics (virtual or 
co-present meetings), so that we can study the human dynamics of 
Compendium in various contexts.    (06)

However, I am also keen to hear from Java developers with a vision of 
how to advance the state of the art.    (07)

Please get in touch ASAP to discuss if interested - these 
studentships are highly competitive.    (08)

Cheers,    (09)

Simon    (010)


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        Knowledge Media Institute
        The Open University, U.K.
        http://kmi.open.ac.uk    (012)

        PhD Studentships - to start October 2002
        http://kmi.open.ac.uk/studentships    (013)

        *** Application deadline: 30 April 2002 ***    (014)

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The Knowledge Media Institute    (016)

KMi is a 60-strong, rapidly expanding interdisciplinary laboratory 
founded at the pioneering Open University in 1995. KMi is located in 
a purpose designed lab at the OU's main campus in Milton Keynes, an 
hour from London. KMi undertakes high-profile advanced research and 
development in Knowledge Media: the convergence of Cognitive and 
Learning Sciences, Artificial Intelligence, Multimedia, Telematics, 
and Human-Computer Interaction.    (017)

We offer a stimulating and well-endowed research environment, widely 
acknowledged to be at the leading edge of research and development, 
particularly in the semantic web, knowledge management, open 
supported learning, and web media. Our PhD development programme 
combines the best of European and US models, and you will be joining 
a growing, active PhD community. The style, impact and content of our 
work are described in detail at http://kmi.open.ac.uk    (018)


Full time PhD Studentships    (019)

There are Research Studentships in KMi for highly motivated 
researchers interested in pursuing a fulltime 3 year doctorate  under 
supervision. KMi sees PhD students as critical to its mission, and 
awards Studentships above the national average - see the website for 
details. You will be joining an active group of fellow students, in a 
superbly equipped environment.    (020)


Applying for a place    (021)

You are strongly encouraged to contact the lead researcher of a 
project that matches your interests 
[http://kmi.open.ac.uk/news/studentships-list.html] to discuss  ideas 
for your proposal (Studentships are highly competitive, so there has 
to be a supervisor here to 'champion' your application).    (022)

The requirements for writing a Proposal, Application Form, and 
background information are on the website: 
http://kmi.open.ac.uk/studentships    (023)

We look forward to hearing from you,    (024)

  Simon Buckingham Shum
  PhD Coordinator    (025)


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  Dr Simon Buckingham Shum                            sbs@acm.org
  Senior Lecturer                       http://kmi.open.ac.uk/sbs
  Knowledge Media Institute
  The Open University                     Tel: +44 (0)1908-655723
  Milton Keynes                 Fax: +44  (0)1908-653169 [office]
  MK7 6AA, UK                  eFax: +44 (0)870-122-8765 [direct]
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