Scientific Associate (Doctoral Student) at University of Hamburg

We invite applications for the position of a Scientific Associate (Doctoral Student) to be filled for a period of three years as soon as possible.*
Salary for the position is according to E13 TV-L (100% position, which corresponds to 39 hours of work per week).
The University of Hamburg seeks to increase the number of female researchers, and we particularly
invite women to apply. Women will be given preference if they are equally qualified. Part-time posi-
tions are also possible.

Responsibilities:
The responsibilities include academic services, in particular teaching and research. According to § 28
Abs. 1 S. 3 Hamburgisches Hochschulgesetz (HmbHG), the candidate will get the opportunity for
scientific qualification, in particular to pursue a doctoral degree.

Job Description:
We are looking for highly motivated candidates, who are eager to get involved in cutting edge re-
search as well as creative teaching approaches in human-computer interaction. It is required that
candidates hold a (natural scientific) university degree (diploma or master), preferably in the fields
human-computer interaction or computer science (in media). Applicants should have solid back-
ground in programming and interest in interdisciplinary teamwork.

Skills and knowledge are preferred in the fields of in-/output devices (e.g., stereoscopic 3D-displays,
tracking systems, multi-touch devices), good command of English, as well as interests in at least one
of the following research fields:
•  Human-Computer Interaction,
•  Virtual, Augmented or Mixed Reality,
•  Interactive 3D Computer Graphics or Computer Vision,
•  Interaction Design,
•  Perceptual Psychology, and/or
•  Cognitive Sciences.

Condition of Employment:
It is required that candidates hold a university degree in areas according to the job description.
Handicapped person will be given preference over nonpreferential persons if they are equally quali-
fied.
Applications with the typical information (covering letter, CV, certificates) should be sent as pdf doc-
ument not later than June 1 st , 2014 to Prof. Dr. Frank Steinicke, Human-Computer Interaction, De-
partment of Computer Science, Vogt-Köln-Str, 30, 22527 Hamburg, Germany.

For further information, please contact Prof. Dr. Frank Steinicke (steinicke@informatik.uni-
hamburg.de).