From: c-thomas@access.digex.com (Chad Thomas)
Subject: Artificial Intelligence Planning & Scheduling R&D. DC area (Recruiter)
Followup-To: poster
Keywords: artificial intelligence, planning, scheduling, knowledge engineer
Reply-To: wk00106@worldlink.com
Organization: Thomas Search Consultants
Distribution: usa
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 01:45:28 GMT


NEW POSITION!  This is NOT a repost -- a similar position for the same group 
was posted in late October.
 
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   AI PLANNING & SCHEDULING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT, MTS POSITION
                      Washington, D.C. area
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DESCRIPTION:
 
Planning Systems group seeks candidates for a technical staff position, to
participate in applied research and development in the areas of AI-based
tactical and strategic planning and scheduling.  Relevant technical issues
include:
 
     o    cooperative planning
     o    constraint-directed reasoning
     o    temporal reasoning
     o    reasoning under uncertainty
     o    execution monitoring
     o    replanning
     o    intelligent databases
     o    knowledge representation
 
Examples of projects include: (1) development of adversarial planning
system which integrates AI-based reactive planning system with state
of the art military simulation model (2) development of prototype
logistics planning system and (3) design/prototyping of knowledge
engineering toolset for interactively constructing tactical scenarios to 
be used for training purposes.
 
 
QUALIFICATIONS:
 
     o    Masters in Computer Science (or experiential equivalent).
     o    Solid theoretical background and breadth in AI.
     o    Hands-on academic and/or work experience in applying AI in 
          non-trivial system(s); knowledge of software engineering
          methodology.
     o    Common Lisp, CLOS, CLIM, expert system shell experience.
     o    Ability to work well in a team environment, including good 
          analytical and communication skills.
     o    UNIX, C, C++, X, and similar systems breadth a strong plus.
     o    Tactical simulation modeling a plus.
     o    U.S. citizenship required.
 
 
SUBMISSION PROCEDURES and RECRUITER'S NOTES:
 
     Qualified candidates are encouraged to submit a resume and an 
     accompanying cover letter/note referencing this posting as "PL/S", either
     via regular mail or, preferably, via e-mail (ASCII only please) to:
 
                    wk00106@worldlink.com
 
     All respondents will be given careful consideration.  However,
     depending upon the response volume, I regret that I cannot guarantee 
     a personal reply to all respondents.
 
     Regrettably, the U.S. Citizenship requirement is inflexible.
 
     Regarding general inquiries:  Respondents who fit the broad 
     requirements described for this position but lack key criteria are 
     welcome to send a resume via e-mail (preferred) or U.S. mail for general 
     consideration, but should expect no immediate reply.  Your resume 
     will be keyed and filed and you will be contacted should alternative 
     positions be or become available.  Please specify your citizenship.
 
     CONTACT INFORMATION:
 
          Chad Thomas
          Thomas Search Consultants
          8409 Lake Crest Terrace          Phone: (703) 643-2226
          Suite B                          Fax:   (703) 643-0712
          Fairfax Station, VA  22039       E-mail: wk00106@worldlink.com
 
          Thomas Search Consultants (TSC) specializes in
          Human-Computer Interface, Artificial Intelligence, and
          related research and development positions, recruiting
          for a nationwide client base.  TSC is located in the
          greater Washington, D.C. metro area.