There are two research positions in computer science available at ETL Semantics Group in Osaka, Japan. One position, for a postdoctoral fellow, starts in November 1999 and runs until the end of March 2001. We seek for an excellent researcher who works in the field of refinement, semantics of reactive programs, or program verification. Another short-term visiting position, which is not only for postdoctoroal fellows but open to any level, is also available for a visit for one or two months anytime during term time from October until the end of March 2000. ETL (Electrotechnical Laboratory) is one of Japan's governmental research institutes. The current positions are supported by a COE (Centre Of Excellence) project funded by STA (Science and Technology Agency) under the theme "Global Information Processing Technology." It is a big project with an annual budget of 350,000,000 yen (ca. 3,500,000 dollars,) but our small subgroup is working on semantics of refinement and program verification. For more info, see our home page "http://www.etl.go.jp/etl/etlclu/~sem/" or send an e-mail to Dr. Kinoshita. An applicant should send his/her CV to the address below by Friday 10 September 1999; sending a postscript or PDF file via e-mail would be preferred, but a paper copy would also do. The applicant may receive a request for one or two referee reports later on. Contact address: Dr. Yoshiki Kinoshita Semantics Group ETL Nakouji 3-11-46 Amagasaki-shi, Hyogo 661-0974 e-mail: yoshiki@etl.go.jp fax: +81-6-6491-5028 phone: +81-6-6494-7824