[uk.jobs] RA position at Bristol University

jwl@CompSci.Bristol.AC.UK (John Lloyd) (03/07/91)

The following is an advertisement for RA position I first posted some months 
ago.  I had a very good response with some excellent applicants. Unfortunately, 
none of the suitably qualified applicants was in a position to start before
around the middle of the year. Since I would prefer to find someone who 
can start almost immediately, I am posting the advertisement again.

If you responded to the previous advertisement and are still interested,
could you please let me know this and the earliest date you would be
able to start. (Previous applicants don't need to send me their cv again.)

Thanks,    John Lloyd

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			   UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL

		      Department of Computer Science

                 Research Assistantship in Logic Programming


Applications are invited for a research assistantship in a project entitled
"Foundations of Meta-Programming in Logic Programming" funded by an SERC
grant.

The appointee will be mainly concerned with the production of a prototype 
implementation of a logic programming language, called Goedel, which is 
intended to be a declarative successor to Prolog.  The emphasis of Goedel
is an alternative treatment of the troublesome Prolog facilities, such as 
var, assert, retract, and cut. The aim of the project is to design and 
implement a language which is considerably more declarative than Prolog 
so as to facilitate program transformation, abstract interpretation, 
verification, debugging, and so on.  The definition of the language is 
nearing completion and a prototype implementation is underway. 

Applicants should have at least a good honours degree, a strong interest in
the subject of the research, and relevant postgraduate experience, including
experience in Prolog implementation and UNIX. The appointment and salary will 
be according to age and experience up to about point 4 on the RA1A scale.
The salary at this point is 13,495 pounds. The appointment will be for 
the remaining approximately 15 months of the project. The position is 
available now. Preference will be given to applicants who can start
almost immediately.

Anyone interested in the post is asked initially to contact John Lloyd
by email at jwl@compsci.bristol.ac.uk, giving some details of background
and relevant experience.

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