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PhD Position in Search and Visual Exploration of
3D Cultural Heritage Objects
https://www.tugraz.at/institute/cgv/about-cgv/open-positions/
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We
are looking for a motivated researcher on the PhD student level to join
the Institute of Computer Graphics and Knowledge Visualization at Graz
University of Technology. In context of a newly approved collaborative
research project co-funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF and the
State Styria, we will research new approaches for interactively
searching and visually exploring in collections of 3D objects, with
application to the field of cultural heritage. The position is initially
available for three years with the possibility to develop a PhD thesis
in Computer Science at TU Graz.
Research Context
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Recent
advances in digitization technology lead to growing amounts of 3D
objects becoming available in many applications. As part of this trend,
digitization efforts in the cultural heritage field lead to increasing
amounts of 3D data representing artifacts, collected in 3D repositories
and virtual museums. Also, a wealth of image data and documents exist
which represent knowledge on artifacts. We will research novel methods
for cross-modal search in 3D and image documents, supporting shape
retrieval and comparison tasks in the cultural heritage field. We will
also consider novel approaches for visualization of 3D and image
content, supporting exploration and association tasks. The project will
run in collaboration with researchers from Archaeology, informing and
evaluating the methods research.
Applicant Profile
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A
master degree in computer science, information systems, information
science, mechatronics, telematics, mathematics, or related studies is
required. One or more of the following skills are required: Knowledge in
computer graphics, information retrieval, multimedia databases, data
visualization, or interactive systems. Practical skills in a current
programming language (e.g., C++, C#, Java, Python, etc.) are required.
An interest to work in a collaborative research environment with domain
experts in the Humanities is expected.
Position Details and Working Environment
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The
position is initially available for three years, starting in December
2018 or later. The opportunity to develop a Ph.D. thesis with the
Doctoral School for Computer Science at TU Graz is provided. The
full-time gross salary for this position is at least 2.794,60 Euro per
month (14 times a year) and includes full social insurance.
Our
research group offers a creative working atmosphere in a motivated,
cooperative, and technically very well equipped environment. We offer
excellent professional and personal development possibilities. Our
institute is part of the Visual Computing research cluster in Graz,
offering an excellent scientific environment at large. The city of Graz
and its Styrian surroundings offer exceptional quality of living.
How to Apply
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