DM: Experienced Researcher in Data Mining

[Donal Lyons]

The School of Systems and Data Studies, Trinity College, Dublin, 
Ireland is
interested in discussing a visiting researcher position with an 
experienced
researcher in the Data Mining field.  The intention is to apply for EU
funding for this position, as outlined below.

If any EU (or Associated State) researcher is interested in exploring 
this,
please contact me.

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EU funding is available to enable experienced researchers to come to 
less
favoured regions such as Ireland for one year - salary and mobility 
costs
are provided by the EU - there is a high success rate.

One of the priorities of the fourth framework is the training and 
mobility
of researchers - through the training and mobility of researchers 
programme
(TMR), also called Marie Curie Fellowships.  There are different type 
of
categories open, pre-doctoral, post-doctoral, return grant and 
experienced
researcher.

The category of experienced researcher is very under utilised and good
proposals will be funded.  Engineering and Mathematics are 
underrepresented.


A proposal for the School of Systems and Data Studies:
The School has an interest in forming an ongoing Data Mining Interest
Group.  This would consist of a number of staff whose research 
interests
lie in this area and some graduate students.  To set up this group, an
experienced researcher with expertise in the area of Data Mining 
would be
of great value.  The specific tasks most needed are:

1)      Setting up the Data Mining Interest Group;
2)      Technology transfer to staff, post-graduate and undergraduate
students                via Seminars and Courses;
3)      Development of course material for subsequent use;
4)      Data Mining consultancy with Irish companies;
5)      Co-authorship of research papers;
6)      Development of algorithms for use on parallel processing
        Supercomputer.

The exact mix of these and other tasks could be varied depending on 
the
interests and experience of the visitor.


What is an Experienced Researcher?
The experienced researcher category is reserved for scientists who 
wish to
join a research team  in a less-favoured region of a country other 
than
their own nationality.  These researchers who will have at least 8 
years
full-time research experience at post graduate level will, in the 
capacity
of 'visiting professors', impart their knowledge and research 
experience.

The researcher must be a citizen of an EU Member (or Associated) 
State.


Funding available:
Negotiable with the commission - will cover salary and mobility costs 
for
the experienced researcher for a year (based on what the researcher 
was
earning in his home country - it is normally generous).


Deadline:
15-12-1997 for a decision date of 15-05-1998.

Donal Lyons,                      Phone (1000-1700 GMT) +353 1 608 
1919
Lecturer (Information Systems)    Phone Messages        +353 1 608 
1767
School of Systems & Data Studies
Trinity College, Dublin 2,        FAX                   on request
Ireland.
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