DM: Positions available

[Davide Roverso]

STŘ
Oestfold Research Foundation (STŘ) is a Norwegian regional research
foundation established in 1988. STŘ is organized in three institutes,
Institute for Information Technology, Institute for Pollution 
Prevention,
and Institute for Local Government. STŘ has offices in Halden and 
Fredrikstad, Norway and has about 55 employees.

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO WORK IN HALDEN, NORWAY, A CITY OF THRIVING
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT?

A number of high tech research institutes and business companies have
helped to put Halden on the map as one of Norway's leading R&D
environments. Halden is the 3rd largest information technology centre
in Norway.

The city and its surroundings have a lot to offer in the way of nature
and open-air activities. Surrounding the city are large forests with
idyllic lakes. The archipelago of Hvaler and the Swedish West Coast
are also located within a short distance.

The city of Halden has a mixture of old and new residential areas
situated near the centre of the city. Property prices are reasonable
in Halden compared to those of the majority of Norwegian cities.

The Institute for Information Technology -(IFI) is located in Halden
and is a dynamic and international part of the regional and national
information techology environment.

IFI wishes to strengthen its competence in the following areas:

- Knowledge based systems
 KBS in data mining, knowledge management and BPR
 Expert systems
 Neural networks

- Component Based Development
 OOA/OOD/OOP, UML
 CORBA, COM, DCOM, IIOP
 Java, C++

- Database technology
 RDBMS/OODBMS/OLAP/ROLAP, 
 Data Warehousing, Data Marts, Web Warehousing

and is seeking candidates at the Bachelor, Master or PhD level.

The work of the institute is based on research and development in both
private and public sectors. Our new personnel will be given
independent and challenging tasks in these areas.

We expect the applicants to have some experience from one or more of
the above mentioned areas as well as excellent written and spoken
communication skills in one of the Scandinavian languages or English.

Salary is negotiable, and it includes generous pension and 
insurance schemes.

The workplace is Halden (alternatively Fredrikstad).
STŘ can assist regarding housing.

For more information, please contact Inger Ramstad, Davide Roverso or
Lars Solem. 
email:  inger@sto.no, davide.roverso@sto.no, lars@sto.no
Phone:  +47  69 18 74 00 
Fax:    +47  69 18 74 14

Please forward your written application before 21.11.97