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Post-doctoral Associate in Personalization of Information Retrieval

We are seeking a postdoctoral researcher to collaborate on the project: Personalizing the Digital Library Experience, funded by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services. The position is for three years, beginning in January, 2008. The major responsibilities of the position are:

• development and implementation of experimental interactive information retrieval (IIR) systems;
• research in the use of machine learning (ML) techniques for personalization of IIR systems; and,
• collaboration with other members of the project team in conducting experiments and analyzing their results.

This position offers an excellent opportunity to participate in cutting-edge research in the highly significant area of personalization of access to information. Candidates should be comfortable working in a highly interdisciplinary environment.

A Ph.D. in Information Science, Computer Science, or a related field is required. Knowledge of and/or experience in IIR experimentation, ML techniques, and IR tools are all highly desirable, as is the ability to work in multiple operating systems and programming language environments.

The Project Investigators are Nicholas J. Belkin, Jacek Gwizdka, and Xiangmin Zhang, and there will be three Graduate Assistants working on the project as well.

Salary level is in the range of $40K/year, plus an excellent benefits package. Applicants should send a curriculum vitae, and a statement of their interest in the project and their ability to work in it to: Nicholas J. Belkin (nick@belkin.rutgers.edu) from whom further information about the project may be obtained. For more details about the project, please see the project web site: http://scils.rutgers.edu/imls/poodle.

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The PooDLE Project is funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.