Professor for Applied Geoinformatics

The Department of Geography in the Faculty of Applied Computer Science of the University of Augsburg (Germany) invites applications for a position as Professor for Applied Geoinformatics (at the level of W2) to be filled immediately. We search for a personality with an excellent record in research who will represent and further develop the topic area of applied geoinformatics within the research and teaching activities of the Department of Geography. The successful candidate should contribute expertise in one or more of the following topics: geodata visualisation, visual analytics, spatio-temporal modelling, geodatabases or geostatistics. She/he is expected to contribute to the further development of the special profile of human geography as it is practised in Augsburg (renewable energies, resources, and environmental hazards). In terms of teaching activities, the future position holder will be involved particularly in the B.Sc. and M.Sc. programs in Geoinformatics and in Geography, as well as the full range of study programs for teachers of Geography. We expect the applicant to actively initiate and participate in interdisciplinary study programs. Additional tasks include cooperating with the Centre for Environmental Research (WZU) at the University of Augsburg as well as participating in academic administration. The successful candidate will have a university degree, and relevant pedagogical experience, hold a doctorate, and have a strong research record that includes post-doctoral work (Habilitation) or equivalent academic achievements, e.g. research conducted as part of a successful assistant professorship. As this position is afforded civil servant status, applicants cannot be older than the age of 52 at the beginning of employment. Exceptions from this age limit are only possible in exigent cases (Art. 10 Par. 3 Clause 2 Bayerisches Hoschulpersonealgesetz). The University of Augsburg aims to increase the number of women in research and teaching and therefore strongly encourages female researcher to apply. Preference will be given to disabled applicants in the case of equal qualifications. Applicants should submit electronically including a curriculum vitae, academic credentials, a list of publications, a list of courses taught, a list of funded projects and statements of research and teaching interests as a single pdf until June 25th, 2012 to the Dekan der Fakultät für Angewandte Informatik, Universität Augsburg, 86135 Augsburg, email: dekan@informatik.uni-augsburg.de. Published: May 10th, 2012

Scientist / Predoctoral Associate for Information Visualization and Visual Analytics at JKU (Austria)

The Institute of Computer Graphics at the Faculty of Technology and Natural Science at the Johannes Kepler University Linz is seeking (starting earliest July 1st, 2012) a: Scientist / Predoctoral Associate (full position, limited to 2 years) Applicants must hold a Master or Univ. Diploma degree in computer science or related fields, such as mathematics or mediainformatics, and should have profound experience in one or more of the following areas: computer graphics, information visualization, statistics, and human computer interaction. Considerable experience with software development methodology is expected. Knowledge in OpenGL is recommended. Prior involvement in research or development projects is a plus. The research focus will be on the development of novel Information Visualization and Visual Analytics techniques within interdisciplinary application fields such as biomedicine. Additional duties include the support of the acquisition of third-party funds, the collaboration in teaching, and the supervision of theses in master-, bachelor-, and diploma courses. Candidates must be fluent in English (speaking and writing). The candidate has the possibility to obtain a Ph.D. degree. Linz, the 2009 European Capital of Culture, is a nice place in the beautiful alpine uplands between Salzburg and Vienna (www.linz.at/english/, www.oberoesterreich.at/english/). For further information, please don’t hesitate to contact us. To increase the quota of women in academia, we especially encourage female candidates to submit applications. At equal qualification, female candidates will be preferred. Disabled applicants with adequate qualification will come into special consideration. Applications including curriculum vitae, photo, copies of transcripts and certificates must be submitted to Ass.-Prof. Dr. Marc Streit, marc.streit@jku.at and Prof. Dr. Oliver Bimber, oliver.bimber@jku.at no later than June 1st, 2012.

Programador con experiencia en Kinect

Una start-up valenciana está buscando un programador con experiencia en el uso de Kinect y con conocimientos sobre informática gráfica. Si estás interesado, ponte en contacto con Daniel Samper (dasammar 'arroba' fiv.upv.es).

Post-doc position in the Geometry Processing Group at UBC (Canada)

We are offering a post-doc position in Prof. Alla Sheffer's research group at the University of British Columbia (Vancouver, Canada) to carry out research in geometry processing, modeling, and other related topics.

The applicant's profile should include as many as possible of the following characteristics:

-Successful research and publication record
-Good written and oral communication skills (English)
-Strong background in computer graphics with experience in geometry modeling and/or processing
-Good programming skills (C, C++, Matlab)

The position is available from September 2012 (starting date negotiable), for a period of up to two years. Salary is negotiable and will depend on candidate's experience.

Applicants must send their CV to Alla Sheffer (sheffa@cs.ubc.ca). Let me know if you plan to attend SIGGRAPH, so we can arrange a face-to-face interview.

Two postdoc positions available in the Graphics and Imaging Lab (Zaragoza, Spain)

We are offering two post-doc positions at the Graphics and Imaging Lab (Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain) to carry out multidisciplinary research in computer graphics (appearance model acquisition and rendering) and computational photography.

The positions are available under the European project GOLEM: Realistic Virtual Humans (Marie Curie Industry-Academia program), led by Prof. Diego Gutierrez. Duration is one year each.

The applicant’s profile should include as many as possible of the following characteristics:

-Proven leadership to supervise a project from conception to publication
-Good command of the English language (Spanish is a plus, but not required)
-Strong background in computer graphics and computational photography
-Good programming skills (C, C++, Matlab, graphics hardware…)
-Strong knowledge of math and statistics

The starting date is negotiable, but it should begin between Q2 2012 and Q4 2012. The salary varies between 51.000€ and 80.000€ per year, depending on the candidate’s experience.

Applicants must send their CV to Diego Gutierrez (diegog@unizar.es). Let us know if you plan to attend either Eurographics or SIGGRAPH, so we can arrange a face-to-face interview.

Position Available for Visualisation Researcher

We are looking for a Research Fellow with knowledge in Information Visualisation to work on the project "Interactions of Large Graph Structures on Large Displays".

We are seeking enthusiastic applicants who have a passion for research. We will be considering candidates from various backgrounds with skills such as computer graphics, scientific visualisations, Augmented Reality and related areas.

For further details and to apply please visit:
http://unisa.nga.net.au/bin/fnt_info_page.cfm?JobID=2111&info_mode=new_app&MemberID=0
The closing date for applications is the 2nd July 2012

Location:
The Wearable Computer Laboratory
Adelaide, Australia

Term:
Fixed term contract for 3 years

Salary Range:
Classification – Research Associate (ARAS) Salary range – ARAS: $70,043 - $75,186 pa effective 30 June 2012 Total Remuneration Range approximately – $77k-$82k pa effective 30 June 2012
Classification – Research Fellow (BRF) Salary range – BRF: $79,145 - $93,986 pa effective 30 June 2012 Total Remuneration Range approximately – $87k-$103k pa effective 30 June 2012

Regards,
Ross Smith PhD.

Deputy Director: Wearable Computer Laboratory
University of South Australia
School of Computer and Information Science
Tel: +61 (0) 8 8302 5551
Fax: +61 (0) 8 8302 3381
http://r-smith.net
http://wearables.unisa.edu.au
ross@r-smith.net

Oferta de empleo para GEM Biosoft

Puesto: PROGRAMADOR
Actividad: Bioinformática y Sistemas de Información para la Salud
Empresa: GEM Biosoft (www.gembiosoft.com)
Titulación: Ingeniería informática
Funciones:

Análisis y Desarrollo de Sistemas de Información
Desarrollo de aplicaciones Bioinformáticas avanzadas
Desarrollo Web avanzado

Conocimientos:

Conocimientos avanzados de programación Java
Conocimientos avanzados de SQL y JDBC
Conocimientos avanzados de HTML+Javascript+CSS
Conocimientos avanzados de XML+XSLT
Programación JSP
Diseño de bases de datos relacionales y optimización
Programación shell-script Unix
Conocimientos avanzados de SQL y JDBC
Programación Velocity (recomendable)
Configuración Tomcat y Apache web server (recomendable)
Experiencia en entornos ECMS (recomendable)
Experiencia en administración Oracle 10g o 11g (recomendable)
Experiencia en entornos ETL (recomendable)
Experiencia de desarrollo en entornos Eclipse con control de versiones (recomendable)
Conocimientos de servicios RESTful (recomendable)

Retribuciones: 1.200€/mes
Lugar de trabajo: Valencia
Dirección: Edificio 6D, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera S/N, 46022-Valencia
Teléfono: 961042993
Contacto: acidad@gembiosoft.com (ref:PROGRAMADOR)