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Academic vacancies: Computer Scientists for research projects,
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium

The Systems Technology and Applications Research Laboratory (STARLab) of
the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium seeks to hire several computer
scientists for work on several international EU funded research projects in
multimedia, ontologies, and internet-based information systems and
applications.
Potential applicants are expected to hold a degree in Computer Science or
equivalent,
have good programming skills and/or experience.

STARLab (http://www.starlab.vub.ac.be) is one of the research laboratories
of the VUB Department of Computer Science. Founded in 1995 by Prof. Dr.
Robert
Meersman, the laboratory's main research area is complex Distributed
multimedia
information systems, including Internet-based systems, data mining aspects
and
design methodologies. Besides the theory and practice of databases, a
special
interest is placed on supporting information systems through the application
of ontologies (lexicons and thesauri).

Successful applicants will work on applied research and development projects
with
international consortia of partners from both academia and industry.
The language used in the projects will be English and the applicants should
be
able and willing to travel to project meetings throughout the European
Union.

You will work in an academic environment, with abundant opportunities to
acquire
additional state-of-the-art skills, technologies and training.  A keen
interest
in the design and implementation of databases and information systems is
essential.
Experience with one or more of the following technologies is a plus: Java,
XML,
VB, SQL.

Please forward your CV and a letter describing your research interests, and
name of at least one reference, before the 12th of December, either by email
or as a hard copy to:

Peter Stuer,
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Pleinlaan 2,
1050 Brussels
Belgium
Tel: +32 2 629 37 53
Fax: +32 2 629 35 25
e-mail: pstuer@vub.ac.be