arpa-bboard@ucbvax.ARPA (05/11/85)
From: Dennis Perzanowski <dennisp@nrl-aic> RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AT THE NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY NAVY CENTER FOR APPLIED RESEARCH IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE --FULL TIME POSITIONS-- The Navy Center for Applied Research in Artificial Intelligence (NCARAI) is looking for highly motivated candidates at all educational levels to engage in challenging research and development programs in an excellent research environment. NCARAI is the AI application arm of the U.S. Navy, and is quickly becoming a significant factor in the AI research community. It offers qualified individuals an excellent opportunity to work with outstanding scientists on basic research problems as well as to develop programs of great importance to the national security. NCARAI is located in one of the leading research laboratories in the country, the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, DC, and offers: * An opportunity to demonstrate your creativity * An environment that is highly conducive to state-of-the- art research and development and publication in the open literature * Ample opportunities for educational support toward graduate degrees * Convenient location on the banks of the Potomac River on Route I-295 in Washington, DC. Our campus-like facilities house equipment such as VAX 11/780's and 750's, Xerox Dolphins, LMI LAMBDAs, a Symbolics Lisp machine, and Sun workstations, as well as a Cray. We enjoy a relaxed professional atmosphere including bimonthly seminars featuring world-class AI researchers. We publish results in both national and international AI journals and take pride in developing AI techniques for the solution of Navy problems. Current research topics at the Navy Center for Applied Research in Artificial Intelligence include: * Expert Systems - Battlefield Management - Troubleshooting Electronic Equipment - Target Classification - Operational Planning * Natural language processing - Message Understanding and Automation * Distributed Problem Solving - Multisensor Information Integration - Adaptive Control Qualified individuals must have demonstrated an ability to conduct research in AI and to implement large AI systems. One or two year appointments are also available for Visiting Scientists who meet either of these criteria. Applications should be submitted to: Naval Research Laboratory Civilian Personnel Office Attn: 75-000-1811.1 4555 Overlook Ave., S.W. Washington, DC 20375-5000 U.S. Citizenship Required. An Equal Opportunity Employer.