A problem occured when this message was posted for the first time. Sorrry if you receive the message twice. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tenured professorship in computer science is available at the University of Reunion Island starting from September, 1, 1998. The person holding the position is intended to enrich 30 staff members of IREMIA, the local research laboratory composed of both computer scientist and mathematicians. The laboratory is well equipped with Sparc workstations and Mac computers. The research interests of the applicant should be related to one of the following items - formal verifications using model checking and theorem proving, - logic programming, constraint solving, concurrent constraint logic programming, - machine learning (both symbolic and numerical), - multi-agent systems. Besides a PhD, one of the formal requirements is the French diploma "Habilitation a diriger les recherches". However, equivalent foreign diplomas (as e.g. German Habilitationsschrift) are accepted. Moreover, candidates from countries where an equivalent diploma does not exist are encouraged to apply, provided that they justify a substantial experience in research, teaching and research supervision. Another requirement is the ability to teach in French at both undergraduate and graduate levels. The salary depends on experience but it is at least 276000 FRF (46800 USD) p.a. Reunion is a French overseas department in the Indian Ocean near Mauritius and Madagascar. The surface area is 2512 square km and the population is about 600 000 of various origins (Europe, Africa, India, China). It is probably one of the most successful melting-pots of the world where Christians, Muslims cohabit with Hinduists in perfect harmony. The climate is mild with daily temperatures between 32 deg. C (summer) and 24 deg. C (winter) at sea level. The island is mountainous with the highest summit above 3000m. The recreation activities practiced in the island include surfing, windsurfing, sailing, diving, hiking, climbing, canyoning, rafting and paragliding. Interested candidates may e-mail knapik@univ-reunion.fr and send a CV to the following address by November, 1, 1997: Teodor Knapik IREMIA Universite de la Reunion BP 7151 97715 SAINT DENIS Messageries Cedex 9 Reunion Applicants will be informed by e-mail about the official procedure.