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The NEC Research Institute (NECI) has a position open for a postdoctoral research scientist investigating computational issues in ecommerce. NECI, founded twelve years ago, has as its mission basic research in Computer Science and Physical Sciences underlying future technologies relevant to NEC. The Institute has research programs in theory, machine learning, computer vision, multimedia, computational linguistics, web characterization and applications, and bioinformatics, as well as research activities in Physical Sciences. NECI's web group conducts research in web characterization, graph algorithms, search, digital libraries, machine learning, information retrieval, and ecommerce. Specific ecommerce interests relevant to the postdoctoral position include prediction markets, market games, auctions, financial markets, recommender systems, decision-theoretic and game-theoretic reasoning, web analysis and modeling, and web mining. Postdoctoral research scientists receive full pay and benefits, and enjoy a good deal of intellectual freedom. Intern and summer positions are also available; intern and postdoctoral positions may begin at anytime. Located near Princeton, NJ (one hour from both New York City and Philadelphia), NECI has close ties with many outstanding research universities in the area. Applications should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of research interests, copies of selected publications, and names of at least three references. Please send applications or inquiries to: David M. Pennock NEC Research Institute 4 Independence Way Princeton, NJ 08540 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
