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Subject: POST DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN MODELING, ETHICS & TECHNOLOGY
From: francois_bousquet (francois_bousquet@hotmail.com)
Date: lun avr 08 2002 - 07:21:30 CEST
> POST DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN MODELING, ETHICS & TECHNOLOGY
>
> The Centre for Applied Ethics (CAE) at the University of British Columbia
> invites applications for a one-year (renewable) post-doctoral research
> fellow. Candidates must have completed their doctoral studies in a field
> related to ethics, social sciences, computer science or engineering and
have
> experience in ethics and technology. Experience in robotics or agent-based
> modeling will be considered valuable assets. Primary responsibilities will
> be to coordinate the Robot Ethics Lab in the CAE, participate in the
> Modeling Ethics and Technology Group's research projects, and support
> network and other technologies used in the Centre. Salary range is
> $35,000-$45,000, and will be negotiated based on experience.
>
> Current projects of the Modeling Ethics and Technology Group include
ethics
> and robotics, agent-based modeling for ethics, surveillance technology,
> technology assessment, and designing network tools to facilitate
> ethics-related communication.
>
> The Centre for Applied Ethics is primarily an interdisciplinary research
> centre that studies a diverse range of topics, including health care
> practices and technologies, business and professional procedures, new
> information technologies and environmental issues.
>
> The University of British Columbia hires on the basis of merit and is
> committed to employment equity. We encourage all qualified persons to
apply.
> In accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, priority will be
given
> to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada. Please send
> curriculum vitae, 3 references and one or more samples of written work,
> prior to April 15, 2001, to:
>
> Dr. Peter Danielson mailto://pad@ethics.ubc.ca
> Mary & Maurice Young Professor of Applied Ethics
> UBC Centre for Applied Ethics
> 227 - 6356 Agricultural Road
> Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z2, CANADA
>
> This posting is available on the web at
> http://www.ethics.ubc.ca/people/postdocs/
>
> The Centre website is http://www.ethics.ubc.ca
>
> For the Modeling Ethics and Technology Group, see
> http://www.ethics.ubc.ca/~pad