Scientist / Predoctoral Associate for Information Visualization and Visual Analytics at JKU (Austria)

The Institute of Computer Graphics at the Faculty of Technology and Natural Science at the Johannes Kepler University Linz is seeking (starting earliest July 1st, 2012) a: Scientist / Predoctoral Associate (full position, limited to 2 years) Applicants must hold a Master or Univ. Diploma degree in computer science or related fields, such as mathematics or mediainformatics, and should have profound experience in one or more of the following areas: computer graphics, information visualization, statistics, and human computer interaction. Considerable experience with software development methodology is expected. Knowledge in OpenGL is recommended. Prior involvement in research or development projects is a plus. The research focus will be on the development of novel Information Visualization and Visual Analytics techniques within interdisciplinary application fields such as biomedicine. Additional duties include the support of the acquisition of third-party funds, the collaboration in teaching, and the supervision of theses in master-, bachelor-, and diploma courses. Candidates must be fluent in English (speaking and writing). The candidate has the possibility to obtain a Ph.D. degree. Linz, the 2009 European Capital of Culture, is a nice place in the beautiful alpine uplands between Salzburg and Vienna (www.linz.at/english/, www.oberoesterreich.at/english/). For further information, please don’t hesitate to contact us. To increase the quota of women in academia, we especially encourage female candidates to submit applications. At equal qualification, female candidates will be preferred. Disabled applicants with adequate qualification will come into special consideration. Applications including curriculum vitae, photo, copies of transcripts and certificates must be submitted to Ass.-Prof. Dr. Marc Streit, marc.streit@jku.at and Prof. Dr. Oliver Bimber, oliver.bimber@jku.at no later than June 1st, 2012.