Postdoc position at the University of Maryland (UMD), College Park

We are looking for candidates for a postdoc position at the University of Maryland (UMD), College Park. The successful candidate will work with Prof. Matthias Zwicker, who recently joined UMD as the “Reginald Allan Hahne Endowed Professor” in Computer Science.

The intended research topic for this position is at the intersection of 3D geometry processing and deep learning. Strong candidates with an interest in other areas in Computer Graphics or Computer Vision, however, are also encouraged to apply.

The position is initially for one year, with an option to extend it to two years. The start date is planned for September 2017, but it can be negotiated if necessary.

Required qualifications for this position include a PhD in Computer Science with a specialization in Computer Graphics or Computer Vision, a thorough background on mathematical techniques for graphics and vision, excellent programming skills, and an outstanding record of academic publications.

Please send your application including  CV, academic transcripts, and names of at least three references via e-mail to zwicker@cs.umd.edu.

More information about the Department of Computer Science at UMD and Prof. Zwicker’s research is available here:

·  http://cs.umd.edu/

·  http://cs.umd.edu/~zwicker/

Research Assistant Position at UCL in Web3D Technologies

At UCL, we are seeking a researcher to help us build next generation online web services for extremely large 3D models. By producing online web services that enable collaborative editing of 3D models, we want to enable crowd-sourcing of large 3D models.  We are using Web3D technologies to allow crowd-sourcing of 3D models at an extremely large scale; over the next year we would like to bootstrap the creation of a 3D model of part of London.

The prospective applicant should be familiar with geometry processing pipelines, 3D modelling algorithms or large 3D software projects.

The post is funded for 12 months in the first instance. The post is managed by Prof. Anthony Steed and Prof. Niloy Mitra in the Department of Computer Science.

Please see: http://bit.ly/2ql32oc

The closing date is 9th June.

Post-doc positions at Sapienza University of Rome and University of Genoa

The Computational Design Lab at Sapienza University of Rome and the Geometry and Graphics Group at the University of Genoa are seeking candidates for various post-doc positions in Computer Graphics and Computational Fabrication (3D Printing) on the project “D-Surf: Scalable Computational Methods for 3D Printing Surfaces (Italian funding framework PRIN 2015)”.

The main focus of the project is to study and develop new software technologies to support 3D printing, in particular scalable algorithms to design objects with patterns of predictable appearance and mechanical properties. The project is a joint project among several research groups in Italian universities and public research institutions:

Sapienza University of Rome (Prof. Fabio Pellacini, PI)

CRS4 - Cagliari (Dr. Enrico Gobbetti)

ISTI-CNR - Pisa (Dr. Paolo Cignoni)

University of Cagliari (Prof. Riccardo Scateni)

University of Genoa (Prof. Enrico Puppo)

University of Insubria (Prof. Marco Tarini)

University of Verona (Prof. Andrea Giachetti)

The Rome and Genoa research Units are primarily involved in the development of techniques for direct drawing and placing patterns on 3D surfaces, and their reproduction on 3D printed object. The main areas of investigation are how to rise the standard 2D vector image techniques to a Riemannian manifold endowed with its own metric, and how to reproduce the optical properties of real materials by computationally mixing printed patterns. The post-docs will be fully involved in these activities under the supervision of both Prof. Pellacini and  Prof. Puppo, and will have the opportunity to spend time at both institutions if so desired, and to collaborate with the other partners of the project.

Candidates should own a PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics or related subject, have experience in 3D Computer Graphics (rendering, geometry processing, or 3D fabrication) and excellent programming skills. The positions are for one year, renewable to two, and come with a gross salary of between 20 and 35 thousand euros, corresponding to roughly 1500 to 2600 net income a month, including medical benefits.

Expressions of interest or inquiries for information should be communicated by contacting directly Prof. Fabio Pellacini (pellacini@di.uniroma1.it) and Prof. Enrico Puppo (enrico.puppo@unige.it). The final selection will occur through a public competition.

Postdoctoral Fellow - Augmented Reality for Decision Support - CSIRO

Postdoctoral Fellow - Augmented Reality for Decision Support

* Are you a highly motivated PhD graduate?
* Do you have a passion for developing novel interactive Augmented Reality (AR) applications?
* A great opportunity to collaborate across disciplines and create productivity tools
 that have substantial industrial impact!

Future Science Platforms (FSPs) are a major new CSIRO initiative. FSPs are multi-year investments in frontier science that will reinvent and create new industries for Australia.

Digiscape is the FSP that is creating next-generation decision tools to transform the agriculture and land management sector. To achieve this aim, Digiscape is bringing to bear cutting edge climate science; new sources of locally and remotely sensed data; informatics for agro-ecosystems; rigorous analysis of uncertainties; and innovation in both the ICT and social dimensions of systems integration. The successful candidate will join a cohort of early-career researchers and engineers who will combine their individual disciplinary contributions into mission-focussed R&D.

Part of the Digiscape vision is that Augmented Reality technologies (such as Microsoft HoloLens) will play a key role in supporting individual and team decision making, both in the field and in the office. In the aquaculture domain these tools will assist operators on the ground and/or in the office to visualise pond conditions and access short-term pond predictions across multiple ponds. They will be a primary method for accessing the data management and modelling frameworks developed in related projects.  

Your success in this role will be underpinned by your record of science innovation and creativity, plus your ability and willingness to incorporate novel ideas and approaches into scientific investigations. The successful applicant will implement and evaluate prototype systems, while making use of the Advanced Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality (VR) facilities in the Data61 Immersive Environments Lab in Canberra. 

To be considered you will have (or expect to imminently complete) a PhD in Computer Science, Engineering or a directly related field. You will have experience conducting research in interactive 3D graphics and/or computer vision in Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and/or Web3D. You will also have the ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary, regionally dispersed research team and carry out tasks autonomously.

To view the full position details and selection criteria for this role please go to www.jobs.csiro.au and search for reference number 29563

Location:       Canberra, ACT, Australia
Salary:           $78K - $88K p.a. plus up to 15.4% superannuation
Professional Development Budget:  Yes
Tenure:          3 year term
Reference:     29563

How to Apply:
Please upload one document containing your CV/resume and cover letter. Please ensure you provide enough information relevant to the selection criteria for this position (as described in the Position Details Document) to enable the assessment panel to determine your suitability.

Who we are:
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) As Australia's national science agency, we've been pushing the edge of what's possible for almost 90 years. Today we have thousands of talented people working across Australia and internationally. Our people work closely with industry and communities to leave a lasting legacy. Collectively, our innovation and excellence places us in the top ten applied research agencies in the world.

Applications will remain open until filled, however we encourage you to submit your application before 12 June 2017 as we will interview suitable candidates from that date onwards.