From @uga.cc.uga.edu:owner-virtu-l@VMD.CSO.UIUC.EDU Thu Nov 10 06:13:49 1994 Return-Path: <@uga.cc.uga.edu:owner-virtu-l@VMD.CSO.UIUC.EDU> Received: from mx5.u.washington.edu by stein2.u.washington.edu (5.65+UW94.10/UW-NDC Revision: 2.31 ) id AA11490; Thu, 10 Nov 94 06:13:49 -0800 Received: from uga.cc.uga.edu by mx5.u.washington.edu (5.65+UW94.10/UW-NDC Revision: 2.31 ) id AA19597; Thu, 10 Nov 94 06:13:46 -0800 Message-Id: <9411101413.AA19597@mx5.u.washington.edu> Received: from UGA.CC.UGA.EDU by uga.cc.uga.edu (IBM VM SMTP V2R2) with BSMTP id 4556; Thu, 10 Nov 94 09:14:37 EST Received: from UGA.CC.UGA.EDU (NJE origin LISTSERV@UGA) by UGA.CC.UGA.EDU (LMail V1.2a/1.8a) with BSMTP id 6331; Thu, 10 Nov 1994 09:00:30 -0500 Date: Thu, 10 Nov 1994 13:57:03 GMT Reply-To: mecjf@MA.HW.AC.UK Sender: "VR / sci.virtual-worlds" From: mecjf@MA.HW.AC.UK Subject: Job Opportunity To: Multiple recipients of list VIRTU-L Status: OR Department of Mechanical And Chemical Engineering Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh 10 November 1994 POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWS (2 POSTS) Applications are invited for two 3-year posts, funded by the EPSRC, available from 1 November 1994. The successful candidates will take part in a major programme of research concerned with the application of immersion and desk-top Virtual Reality technologies applied to knowledge elicitation for mechanical assembly planning. These positions will involve participation within the Manufacturing Systems Research Group team as well as close collaboration with our two industrial partners in the programme, AT&T (formerly NCR), Dundee and Division Ltd., Bristol. A large proportion of the work will require close co-operation with industry and comprehensive, on-site industrial testing. The work will involve the research, development and evaluation of immersion and desk-top assembly planning systems followed by the development and application of a research strategy for deriving expert assembly planning knowledge from `expert' industrial users of these systems. It is intended that the end-results of this research will be generic, with the lessons learnt from this programme being applied to other knowledge elicitation domains. The candidates must be self-motivated, have a strong computing background (preferably C++), a good appreciation of engineering design and assembly processes and be able to liaise and interface closely with a wide range of people of different academic backgrounds. Some industrial experience would be an advantage, however this is not essential. The appointments will be Grade RA 1A - GBP13,941 - GBP18,486 per annum (GBP - Great Britain Pounds). Informal enquiries to Mr. J. M. Ritchie (031-449-5111, Ext. 4364, e-mail james.ritchie@mec.hw.ac.uk) or Professor J. E. L. Simmons (Ext. 3133). Applications, including a CV, should be sent to Mr. J. M. Ritchie, Department of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS by 5th December 1994 at the latest. Jing-Jing Fang (PhD student) Email : mecjf@cara.ma.hw.ac.uk & fjj@mec.hw.ac.uk Talk : fjj@othello.mec.hw.ac.uk Fax : (031) 451-3129 Tel (O) : (031) 449-5111 ext 4386 Tel (H) : (031) 441-3332 Address : Dept. of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, UK