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Received: from gruna.dcs.ed.ac.uk by dcs.ed.ac.uk id aa00780; 30 Jan 92 16:02 GMT Date: Thu, 30 Jan 92 16:02:01 GMT Message-Id: <16831.9201301602@gruna.dcs.ed.ac.uk> From: h o d <hod@uk.ac.ed.dcs> Subject: Advert To: lmp@uk.ac.ed.dcs Status: RO

University of Edinburgh Department of Computer Science

Temporary Lectureship

Applications are invited for a temporary (five year) lectureship available from October 1992. Applicants should be qualified to Ph.D. level and should be able to teach across a range of topics and levels (including first-year) within the subject.

The successful candidate will be expected to make a strong contribution to research in the Department which currently has major interests in parallel computing through its links with the Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre (EPCC) and in theoretical topics through the work of the Laboratory for Foundations of Computer Science (LFCS). Candidates with excellent records in other areas are also encouraged to apply.

The Department has a very high reputation for the quality of both its teaching and research, and has excellent facilities which include over 200 workstations and access to a Connection Machine and a Meiko Computing Surface in EPCC. The existing staff complement consists of 28 lecturing staff (including 5 professors) and over 20 research workers, supported by computing officers and technical and secretarial staff.

Initial salary will be on the Lecturer A scale #12,860 - 17,827

with placement according to age, qualifications and experience.

Further particulars may be obtained by writing to:

The Personnel Office University of Edinburgh 1 Roxburgh Street Edinburgh EH8 9TB

to whom applications should be sent before the closing date of 31 March 1992, or by e-mail from Ms Laura Paterson <lmp@dcs.ed.co.uk>.

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