Associate / full professor in computer science

Hasselt University announces the following BOF (UHasselt Research Fund) professor position (m/f) in the Expertise Centre for Digital Media (EDM, www.edm.uhasselt.be), research centre of Hasselt University:

associate / full professor in computer science
specialization ‘visual computing’
(mandate 101/31/044)

Tasks
The candidate will play a major part in extending the visual computing research at EDM. The candidate is specialized in visual computing (computer graphics and/or computer vision) subjects with regard to 3D internet, including topics as modeling of 3D scenes and objects from images, free viewpoint video, computer graphics representations of 3D objects, and in image synthesis. The candidate will take the lead in the technical implementation of research projects, building upon his/her research experience. The candidate is expected to perform multidisciplinary research, in particular with the research group ‘human-computer interaction’ of EDM, and international research.

The candidate will have the privilege to focus nearly exclusively on research during, at least, a 5 year period. The limited educational involvement will be situated in the Bachelor-Master program of Computer Science at Hasselt University.

Profile
The candidate is an excellent researcher in the area of visual computing, with a research experience on the level of associate professor or full professor. The candidate is experienced in gaining funding for research projects and in leading research projects, preferably in an international context. The candidate is skilled in providing guidance to PhD students and in coaching a research team. The candidate has gained experience in teaching courses at bachelor or master level.
The candidate possesses excellent communication skills in English and in Dutch; if the candidate doesn’t speak Dutch, the candidate is expected to develop the necessary Dutch skills within a short term perspective (about 3 years, courses will be provided by Hasselt University).

Diploma
The candidate holds a doctoral degree or PhD in the area of computer science, with specialization in computer graphics/vision or equivalent.

Job Offer
Hasselt University offers a permanent full-time position at the level of associate professor or full professor, depending on the qualifications and the experience of the candidate. During the first five years the candidate will have a position as research professor (a second period of five years as research professor
can be considered after a positive evaluation). Thereafter the position becomes a regular appointment at Hasselt University, implying an equally balanced task load with regard to education and research.

Further information
. Research activities: prof. dr. Frank Van Reeth, tel. +32-11-268411, frank.vanreeth@uhasselt.be and prof. dr. Philippe Bekaert, +32-11-268411, philippe.bekaert@uhasselt.be
. Job conditions and selection procedure: Yves Soen, +32-11-26 80 85, yves.soen@uhasselt.be