bruno@bullet.ecf.toronto.edu (Bruno DiStefano) (05/22/91)
I have seen this job ad. I feel that somebody may make good use of this information, so I am re-posting it. I find it rather weird that it has been posted in ont.jobs (jobs in Ontario, Canada). I have no knowledge about this job. I am just re-posting ("relata refero"). /*****************************************************************************/ From news-server.ecf!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!dgp.toronto.edu!mantei Tue May 21 16:43:45 EDT 1991 Article: 107 of ont.jobs Path: news-server.ecf!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!dgp.toronto.edu!mantei Newsgroups: ont.jobs From: mantei@dgp.toronto.edu (Marilyn Mantei) Subject: EuroPARC Programming/Research Position Message-ID: <1991May20.132343.19632@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu> Organization: CSRI, University of Toronto Distribution: ut Date: 20 May 91 17:23:43 GMT Lines: 58 Opportunities for a Senior Computer Scientist at Rank Xerox EuroPARC EuroPARC is the systems research laboratory of Rank Xerox, based in Cambridge, England. It is the European satellite of the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC). We are hoping to recruit a senior computer scientist with a broad range of interests, a commitment to working within a multi-disciplinary team and an ability to develop his or her own research activities in synergy with those going on elsewhere in the laboratory. The kind of person we have in mind will be European and have an international reputation. He or she will have experience of successful project and team leadership and should be able to contribute to involvement in European research initiatives and activities. Ideally, he or she will have a proven ability to design and implement solutions to significant problems in the form of novel end-user applications which have been brought successfully into use. EuroPARC has a multi-disciplinary research staff numbering 20, which is evenly distributed between computer science on the one hand and cognitive and social science on the other. Although we are relatively small, we collaborate extensively with colleagues in UK, Europe and US. This includes joint research with PARC and involvement with ESPRIT. Our charter is to carry out advanced research in Human Computer Interaction. We interpret this mandate broadly to include a variety of issues in the design and use of advanced technologies. Our goal is to enhance the efficiency, effectiveness and quality of working relationships between people as these are mediated both through the workstation and a variety of other ways. To this end, we are exploring the possibilities for creating multi-media and other interfaces to the flow of information within organisations. The processes of design are a major focus of our work. We are committed to finding ways of extending the involvement of end-users within the design process. More generally, we are also seeking representations and tools to improve communication and collaboration among designers, seeking to understand the organisational environment for design and the ways in which this might predispose or inhibit the utilisation of particular technologies within the design process. To support our research, we have made a major investment in a comprehensive infrastructure which incorporates an advanced computer network and an analogue audio/video network. These facilities have offered us novel ways of interconnecting people and allowing them access to the information world in which they live and work. We are now looking to expand and further explore the possibilities we are currently developing. Enquiries and requests for further information should be sent to: Bob Anderson (Acting Director) Rank Xerox EuroPARC 61 Regent Street Cambridge CB2 1AB England Tel: +44 223 341507 Fax: +44 223 341510 Email: anderson.europarc@rx.xerox.com /*****************************************************************************/ Bye Bruno -- Bruno Di Stefano bruno@bullet.ecf.toronto.edu