Positions available: Geographic Information Visualization & Analysis, Department of Geography, University of Zurich

P O S I T I O N 1:

Fixed-term Senior Research Associate/Lecturer ("Oberassistent") Position in GIScience/Geovisualization

The Geographic Information Visualization and Analysis group at the University of Zurich invites applications for a fixed-term Senior Research Associate/Lecturer position in Geographic Information Science/Geovisualization. The position is housed in the UZH Geography Department, and associated with its internationally reputed GIScience Center. The appointment will be made on an annual basis for the first year (starting November 1, 2011) with opportunity for multi-year extensions (potentially up to 9 years).

We seek an established and highly motivated researcher who will bring an innovative research agenda to our group, and who will be successful in obtaining external funding, leading a own research group, work effectively on interdisciplinary and collaborative projects, including graduate-student supervisory committees, and teach a variety of graduate seminars and undergraduate courses in the department’s GIScience curriculum. Ideally, the substantive domains of contribution within GIScience include geographic information visualization/geovisual analytics, GIScience & spatial cognition, quantitative (empirical) research methods, or related areas.

A strong background in quantitative data analysis (i.e., statistics) would be an advantage. A completed PhD in Geography or a closely related discipline (e.g., Cognitive Science/Psychology, Computer Science, etc.) is required. Applications from women and under represented groups are highly encouraged.

Apply with a statement of interest, a current curriculum vitae, including a list of publications, a maximum of three sample reprints/preprints (as PDFs), and the names and contact information for at least three references. For more background information about this position, please visit us on the Web at http://www.geo.uzh.ch/giva or direct any informal inquiries about this position to the address below.

Apply to: Dr. Sara I. Fabrikant, Geographic Information Visualization & Analysis, Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstr. 190
CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland, Email: sara@geo.uzh.ch (subject: Senior Lecturer),
phone: +41-44-635-5150, fax: +41-44-635-6848. Review of applications will begin September 15, 2011 and will continue until the position is filled.


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P O S I T I O N 2:

Doctoral Research Assistant Position

Project: animated visual analytics of movement (AniMOVE)

The Geographic Information Visualization and Analysis group at the University of Zurich invites applications for a doctoral research assistant position in Geographic Information Science/Geovisualization to work on a 3-year research project funded by the Swiss National Science Fund. The highly motivated successful applicant will be asked to develop dynamic and animated graphical displays of movement data and empirically evaluate how coordinated spatio-temporal events are perceived and understood by humans.

Applicants are required to have successfully completed a Masters degree in a relevant area, e.g., Geography, Geoinformatics, Computer Science or Psychology/Cognitive Science. You are interested in empirical geovisualization research and have solid knowledge of quantitative and qualitative methodologies for interactive display design and empirical data collection and analysis. You have programming skills and are confident in, for example, writing scripts to perform multiple analyses. You have a proven ability to work independently on guided projects, and are interested in presenting your results orally and in writing to a larger scientific audience. You have a good standard of written and spoken English and knowledge of German, whilst not required, would be an advantage.

The position, housed in the UZH Geography Department and its Graduate School of Geography, and associated with its internationally reputed GIScience Center, will start on November 1 2011, or as soon as possible thereafter. For more background information about the research group, please visit us on the Web at http://www.geo.uzh.ch/giva or direct any informal enquiries about the position to the address below.

Apply to: Dr. Sara Irina Fabrikant, Geographic Information Visualization & Analysis, Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstr. 190
CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland, Email: sara@geo.uzh.ch (subject: Ph.D.), phone:
+41-44-635-5150, fax: +41-44-635-6848. Review of applications will begin
September 15, 2011 and will continue until the position is filled.

Oferta de trabajo en empresa de videojuegos

Desde la empresa de videojuegos Nerlaska de la Vall d'Uxó, solicitan:

Programadores en prácticas con conocimientos y experiencia de programación en alguno de estos lenguajes: C/C++, PHP, ActionScript

Con ganas de trabajar en equipo y motivado para trabajar en distintos proyectos, en un continuo aprendizaje y superando nuevos retos.

Para más información, contactar con Ramón Mollá: rmolla@dsic.upv.es

Postdoctoral position in 3D User Interfaces in Canada

Postdoctoral position in 3D User Interfaces
Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, York University
Toronto, Canada

We are seeking outstanding candidates with a background in three-dimensional (3D) User Interfaces to contribute to an ongoing project on pointing, targeting and manipulation on 3D displays. Knowledge in the area of human perception and motor control is an asset.

Stereo and 3D display systems are becoming more and more commonplace. Pointing at, tracking, targeting, and manipulation of objects in 3D displays are fundamental actions in many virtual environments and interactive simulations, including computer games. While these activities are understood fairly well in desktop systems and performance can be predicted reasonably accurately (e.g. via Fitts' law), the relevant findings and models do not generalize directly to large scale screens, stereo displays, touch screens, and combinations thereof. This research project investigates human performance for 3D pointing, tracking, targeting, and manipulation on 3D display systems. The work will be informed from 3D user interfaces& virtual reality, human-computer interaction, as well as human perception and motor control research.

The postdoctoral fellow will contribute to the implementation and design of user studies of 3D interaction. The candidate will also participate in the development and testing of new 3D pointing, tracking, targeting, and manipulation techniques. As applicable, the candidate will also be expected to learn about human perception and motor control. The fellow will also help supervise and coordinate graduate students.

The ideal applicant should be qualified at the PhD level (or equivalent) and must have excellent interpersonal, English writing and research skills, strong time management and organizational skills, the ability to prioritize and meet deadlines, and work both independently and as a member of the multidisciplinary research team.

The successful applicant will join world-class Human-Computer Interaction, 3D User Interface, and Human Perception communities at York University: the Interactive Systems Research Group (ISRG) and the Centre of Vision Research (CVR) . The candidate will be co-supervised by Wolfgang Stuerzlinger and another faculty member, as appropriate for the research project(s). The research performed by the postdoctoral fellow will be part of the following larger initiatives: GRAND NCE - Graphics, Animation and New Media Network of Centres of Excellence and CAN-ACT - NSERC CREATE Program in Computational Approaches in Neuroscience - Action, Control& Transformations .

Timescale of Appointment: 1 year, extendable contingent on funding.

Review of applicants begins August 15, 2011 until the position is filled.

Target start date: As soon as possible. Exact start date is negotiable.

Salary: CAN$ 50K/year

Submit curriculum vita, statement of research interests, and three letters of reference to . Informal inquiries are welcome, and may be made to Dr. Wolfgang Stuerzlinger

Software engineers in Austria

We are looking for software engineers who are willing to develop in SAP,
Java or .NET. Specially for SAP and also Java they will have a specific
training in the beginning.

What we need is at least good knowledge of the
English-language (reading,listening,writing).
It would be perfect if some of them have some German as well.
Working place will be Hagenberg in Upper Austria.

Applications should be sent to Mrs. Ingrid Siegl,
siegl@hagenberg-software.at ,


SAP®-Development (m/f)
Ref.Nr.110301
Your main tasks
* Product development of our SAP® based solutions and services for Government, Insurance- and Healthcare Industry
* Covering the complete value chain for our customer developments
* Support actively our team in our national and international client projects

Our requirements
* University degree of applied sciences or business informatics
* Ideally knowledge of SAP Netweaver® – (especially ABAP/ABAP OO)
* Programming experience within OO-development of technical or commercial
application systems
* Foreign languages: English, ideally also some German knowledge

.NET Development (m/f)
Ref.Nr. 110302
Your main tasks
* Software development with innovative Microsoft Technologies
* Product development and cooperation within certain (customers) projects
* Assume project responsibility and communicate with the customer
* Face up with new technologies and software architectures

Our requirements
* Specific education (University of applied science), ideally working experience
* Experience in development of object oriented programming languages
* Knowledge with at least one of the following Microsoft products: .NET 3.5/4.0, SharePoint, SQL Server, IIS, Silverlight, WPF, BizTalk
* Foreign languages: English, ideally also some German knowledge

Our incentives
Alternation instead of daily routine, teamspirit instead of stiff hierarchy, interesting and responsible tasks, attractive career opportunities in international projects. Performance-linked wages within a strong alliance of msg systems and Hagenberg Software.

Your application
Please send according to the ref. number to recruiting@hagenberg-software.at