Post-Doc Fellowship in Cyber-Archeology Immersive Visualization

Interdisciplinary Center on Interactive Technologies

Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Brazil

and

Duke immersive Virtual Environment

Duke University, USA

 

The Interdisciplary Center for Interactive Technologies at Universidade de São Paulo (CITI-USP) Brazil and the Duke immersive Virtual Environment (DiVE) at Duke University seek applicants for a postdoctoral fellowship focusing on research and development in the 3D immersive visualization and manipulation of archeological sites and the building of interactive and immersive virtual environments using new tools, techniques, and methods.

Applicants' own research should involve the sophisticated use of one or more of the following: Immersive Virtual Reality; spatial and temporal visualizations using 3D modeling and photogrammetry; computer-aided drawing tools (CAD) and data visualization. Applicants must be comfortable working in a collaborative research environment and have experience successfully participating in project management and tool building teams.

We welcome applicants from Computer Science, Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering, as well as candidates with a strong interest and experience in multidisciplinary methods with programming skill in visualization and virtual reality. The area of Cyber-Archeology is wide, but there is a strong preference for candidates who offer areas or specializations which are complementary to those of existing faculty affiliated with the CITI-USP and Duke DiVE.

This postdoctoral fellow's work will focus on pursuing original research and tool-building in collaboration with other researchers, including faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates in the CITI-USP and Duke DiVE. The postdoctoral fellow will also teach one course each year in the fields of Virtual Reality and Visualization Department of Electronics Systems.

The appointment is for twenty (20) months and time will be split across USP and Duke University. Open to applicants who will have received the PhD within five academic years prior to the start of the fellowship.

Applicants should submit the following materials:

• Cover letter;

• Curriculum Vitae;

• Dissertation abstract;

• Writing Sample: (no more than 25-pages);

• Sample of Digital Academic Score

• The names and contact information for three referees. These referees should be established scholars who are familiar with the applicant’s work and the proposal being made for the fellowship. At least two of these references must be scholars who can speak to the applicant’s engagement with the field of visualization and virtual reality.

Applications will be considered on an ongoing basis and the position will be filled upon identification of a well-suited candidate. Start date is flexible, and available as soon as job offer is accepted.

Funding for this position comes from FAPESP State of São Paulo.

To apply or request further information please contact Marcelo Zuffo, mkzuffo@usp.br or Regis Kopper, regis.kopper@duke.edu