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Postdoctoral position (32 months) on computational models of argument, Liverpool (U.K.), Deadline: 12 March 2010

UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL
Postdoctoral Researcher
30,594 pa (under review)
Department of Computer Science
Ref: R-571689/WWW
http://www.liv.ac.uk/working/job_vacancies/research/R-571689.htm

Closing date for receipt of applications: 12 March 2010

You will join the internationally leading Agent ART research group to work
 
on an EU-funded project, IMPACT, to develop formal computational models of
 
arguments about policy proposals to support participative democracy at a 
conceptual, language-independent level. The project will involve 
theoretical research on argumentation, specification of tools, and some 
programming and systematic experimentation. You should have a PhD in 
Computer Science, or a related discipline. Knowledge of computational 
argumentation and experience of programming web applications is desirable.
 
The post is available for 32 months.