Post-doc Position at UCL

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral Research Associate post on an EPSRC-funded grant in the Graphics and Vision group at the Department of Computer Science at University College London (UCL). We seek a candidate with a track record of expertise in some combination of computer graphics, machine learning, and computer vision, to work under the supervision of Tim Weyrich.

The post is for a researcher who will get involved in our diverse graphics, vision and special-effects projects, but with primary focus on and responsibility for the funded project Acquiring Complete and Editable Outdoor Models from Video and Images. This project aims to develop interactive computer graphics and vision technology on smart capture, synthesis and editing of real-world landscapes for special-effects and games industries. The project is in close collaboration with the University of Bath and involves a total of six investigators and six post-docs, as well as an industrial advisory panel of world-leading special-effects and games companies.

Key Requirements

Candidates should hold a PhD in a relevant subject, or will shortly be assessed for a PhD level qualification. Candidates should also have previous experience in 3D or appearance capture, procedural modelling, or texture synthesis. Publications in relevant leading peer reviewed conferences and/or journals are essential (SIGGRAPH, CVPR, PAMI, ICML, etc).

Salary (inclusive of London allowance):  £32,699 - £37,427 per annum

The post is funded until 16 October 2016 in the first instance. 

Closing Date (has been extended to):  23 Mar 2014

Further Details can be found at http://tim.weyri.ch/.