PostDoc Position in software engineering, data modeling, and Semantic Web at Vienna University of Technology, Austria

The Christian Doppler Research Laboratory „Software Engineering Integration for Flexible Automation Systems“ at Vienna University of Technology, Austria, has an open position for a postdoctoral researcher in the domain of software (and systems) engineering and a focus on data modeling and Semantic Web technologies.
The research laboratory has a long-term cooperation with several industry partners, who provide challenges, expertise, and data for both basic and applied research [1].

This position is a full-time appointment, available starting from March 1, 2014 for one year, with an extension for 2 years negotiable upon contract expiration.
The position has a salary based on the Austrian collective agreement for university employees salary range B1, currently € 47,345 p.a., including 25 vacation days.

Job Requirements
Applicants are required to have a PhD, or to be close to finishing their PhD, in Computer Science or a closely related field, including theoretical work and contributions to software tool development.
Significant postdoctoral experience will be considered very valuable.
Applicants should have excellent knowledge in the domains of software engineering, data modeling, and Semantic Web technologies; a track record of publications in areas relevant to these domains; and proven ability and willingness to participate in the development of experimental software prototypes.
Applicants should have excellent communication skills, be creative, and have leadership qualities, experience with supervising other researchers and developers, as well as be proficient in spoken and written scientific English.

The successful candidate will be expected to contribute both to theoretical research as well as practical software development, including software tool releases and industrial prototypes.
The candidate is expected to participate in forming the precise research directions and will be the lead researcher of the research area “Semantic Integration” [2].
Both theoretical research and prototype implementation with experimental evaluation will be required.
S/he will also provide supervision for junior research assistants and doctoral students associated with the project.

Job/Project description
The research project brings together researchers from informatics and other engineering disciplines to develop approaches to achieve technical integration of software systems and semantic integration of knowledge across different engineering disciplines.
Specific example research topics in the context of semantic web technologies are: data versioning and model evolution; change management across software and systems engineering models; and advanced data integration approaches to enable early defect detection such as consistency and plausibility checking.

Therefore, the position suits a candidate with a strong background in data modeling and experience with Semantic Web technologies, and model-driven development.
There are teaching opportunities on bachelor and master levels in software and knowledge engineering.

More information about the Christian Doppler Research Laboratory „Software Engineering Integration for Flexible Automation Systems“, the project team, and the research areas is available at [1, 2, 3].

Application details
Applications for the position, including a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, and a motivation letter, should be sent to Prof. Dr. Stefan Biffl by January 31, 2014.

[1] Overview: http://cdl.ifs.tuwien.ac.at
[2] Semantic integration research: http://cdl.ifs.tuwien.ac.at/en/research/semantic_integration
[3] Research use cases and demonstrators: http://cdl.ifs.tuwien.ac.at/en/download

Funded MSc/PhD Studentships at the University of Calgary’s Computation Media Design (CMD) Program

The Computational Media Design (CMD http://www.cmd.ucalgary.ca/)
Graduate Program at the University of Calgary is looking for
exceptional MSc/PhD students. Successful applicants will join a small
group of researchers who are exploring exciting relationships among
art, design, science and technology.

The Computational Media Design Graduate program is composed of the
Department of Computer Science, the Faculty of Environmental Design
and the Faculty of Arts at the University of Calgary. Students who
complete the CMD program earn graduate degrees, either Master of
Science or PhD, and are funded throughout their graduate degree.

In the expanding world of multimedia and design there is an increasing
need for graduates who can conduct and direct complex projects that
combine computing expertise with the creative energies of artists and
designers. Numerous opportunities exist for our graduates in companies
whose primary business is game design and development, film, TV, web
design, simulation, networking, interactive media, and mobile and
wearable computing to name just a few. Interest in our graduates also
comes from the creative fields of dance, music, theatre and the visual
arts.

Our research-based graduate degrees explore the relationships between
and among art, design, science and technology. Successful applicants
will be supervised by two members of our Faculty
(http://www.cmd.ucalgary.ca/people) enabling them to conduct research
at the intersection of art, design and computer science.

We are located at the vibrant city of Calgary, an hour drive away from
the mountains and lakes of the beautiful Canadian Rockies.

Considering applying? Please visit: http://www.cmd.ucalgary.ca/admission

A cluster of open tenure track positions at the University of Calgary

THE UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY, DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

Tenure-Track Positions

The Department of Computer Science at the University of Calgary seeks outstanding candidates for the following four tenure-track faculty positions:

• Assistant Professor in Imaging/Visualization

• Assistant Professor in Secure Health Informatics

• Canada Research Chair Tier II in Big Data – Assistant or Associate Professor

• Canada Research Chair Tier II in Visual Analytics – Assistant or Associate Professor

In each case, the successful candidate is expected to establish an independent research program aligned with the University of Calgary's Eyes High vision, and to provide high-quality teaching at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. He/she will actively recruit and supervise graduate students. Peer-reviewed external funding is expected to be obtained and sustained. Industrial partnerships are also encouraged, as appropriate.

Recently ranked #1 among young universities in Canada, the University of Calgary has significant ongoing research activities in fundamental and applied analytics. Information visualization, human-computer interaction, and software engineering of analytics applications are key current strengths, leading to close interactions with experts from a wide variety of application domains. Cross-disciplinary teams are tackling analytics challenges in energy, health informatics, life sciences, sustainability, and a broad spectrum of other areas. Analytics and visualization have been identified as core platform technologies by the University of Calgary, leading to substantial new investments in these and related research areas.

The Department of Computer Science is one of Canada's leaders, with demonstrated excellence in teaching and research. It has large undergraduate and graduate programs, state-of-the-art computing facilities, and successful multi-disciplinary linkages. Calgary is a multi-cultural city that is the fastest growing city in Canada. Calgary enjoys a moderate climate located beside the natural beauty of the Rocky Mountains. Further information on these positions is available at http://www.cpsc.ucalgary.ca .

Interested applicants should send a CV, a concise description of their research, a statement of teaching philosophy, and a list of at least 3 references via email to search@cpsc.ucalgary.ca, or physical mail to:

Dr. Carey Williamson, Head

Department of Computer Science

University of Calgary

2500 University Drive NW

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

T2N 1N4

Review of applications will commence December 15, 2013 and continue until the positions are filled. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. The University of Calgary respects, appreciates, and encourages diversity.

To see all University of Calgary academic positions, please visit www.ucalgary.ca/hr/career.

UCL's EngD Centre for Virtual Environments: two vacancies

Applications are now invited for two fully funded doctoral studentships at UCL's EngD Centre for Virtual Environments, Imaging and Visualisation. Studentships will start in January 2014. Suitable
candidates are strongly encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

These two unique and exciting EngD studentships are sponsored by (1) Microsoft Research and (2) Imaginations Technologies:

1. MSR are sponsoring an EngD project to engineer and test novel methods in augmented reality, gaming and novel display technologies. There is scope to work with MS technologies such as Kinect and Surface, while the candidate would develop entirely new technologies. Technologies include 3D computer graphics, Computer vision, Electronics, Applied optics

2. Imagination Technologies is looking for a creative graphically oriented engineer to pioneer and explore new ways that low-level technologies can benefit end-user applications. This will involve
hands-on prototyping and experimentation, to discover the capabilities and strengths of the underlying technologies as well as the preferences and inclinations of users.

Applicants are required to have
- A bachelor degree (1st or 2.1 honours)
- Good knowledge of computer graphics and mathematics
- Strong programming skills, including in graphics
- Good communication and presentation skills

Applications must be made via this link: http://www.prism.ucl.ac.uk/pgadmissions/register

VEIV is the leading centre for doctoral training in its field.
For more information about VEIV visit our website:
http://engdveiv.cs.ucl.ac.uk
Download our e-book: http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1409265/

Informal enquiries on the project can be made to Prof Anthony Steed, a.steed@cs.ucl.ac.uk or contact the EngD Centre Manager Dr Jamie O'Brien, jamie.o'brien@ucl.ac.uk

Fixed term Lectureship available in Games Programming at Bournemouth University, UK

A 6 month fixed term lecturer position in the area of games programming has become available in the Creative Technology Group in the School of Design, Engineering & Computing at Bournemouth University. A doctoral qualification or equivalent and expertise in games programming are essential.

You will be expected to have a strong understanding of C++ and C# programming (plus related paradigms such as object oriented programming) and also APIs such as OpenGL or DirectX/XNA. In addition to this, you will be expected to have familiarity with applied maths and physics as used in games development. Industry experience in the form of published game titles would be advantageous.

http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/jobs/vacancies/academic/advert/dec316.html

Max Planck Institute for Informatics: Junior Research Groups Leaders

The Max Planck Institute for Informatics, as the coordinator of the Max Planck Center for Visual Computing and Communication (MPC-VCC), invites applications for

Junior Research Groups Leaders in the Max Planck Center for Visual Computing and Communication

The Max Planck Center for Visual Computing and Communications offers young scientists in information technology the opportunity to develop their own research program addressing important problems in areas such as 

-          image communication

-          computer graphics

-          geometric computing

-          imaging systems

-          computer vision

-          human machine interface

-          distributed multimedia architectures

-          multimedia networking

-          visual media security

The center includes an outstanding group of faculty members at Stanford's Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Departments, the Max Planck Institute for Informatics, and Saarland University.

The program begins with a preparatory 1-2 year postdoc phase (Phase P) at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics, followed by a two-year appointment at Stanford University (Phase I) as a visiting assistant professor, and then a position at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics as a junior research group leader (Phase II). However, the program can be entered flexibly at each phase, commensurate with the experience of the applicant.

Applicants to the program must have completed an outstanding PhD. Exact duration of the preparatory postdoc phase is flexible, but we typically expect this to be about 1-2 years. Applicants who completed their PhD in Germany may enter Phase I of the program directly. Applicants for Phase II are expected to have completed a postdoc stay abroad and must have demonstrated their outstanding research potential and ability to successfully lead a research group.

Reviewing of applications will commence on 01 Jan 2014. The final deadline is 31 Jan 2014. Applicants should submit their CV, copies of their school and university reports, list of publications, reprints of five selected publications, names of 3-5 references, a brief description of their previous research and a detailed description of the proposed research project (including possible opportunities for collaboration with existing research groups at Saarbrücken and Stanford) to:

               

                Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Seidel

                Max Planck Institute for Informatics,

                Campus E 1 4, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany;

                Email: mpc-vcc@mpi-inf.mpg.de

The Max Planck Center is an equal opportunity employer and women are encouraged to apply.

Additional information is available on the website http://www.mpc-vcc.org

Technical University Munich: post-doctoral researcher and Ph.D. position

One post-doctoral researcher and one Ph.D. position are available at the Technical University Munich in the area of uncertainty and ensemble visualization.

The Technical University of Munich currently has a research focus on uncertainty visualization via an ERC advanced grant of R. Westermann on this subject. A particular emphasis lies on the efficient handling and visual exploration of high resolution scalar and vector valued ensemble fields, resulting from numerical simulations or measurements. It is an area that has found wide spread use in other research domains such as fluid mechanics, meteorology, stochastical mechanics, geophysics and mathematics.

Research areas include, but are not limited to, visual mapping of uncertainty, brushing and linking for uncertainty visualization, uncertain features in scalar and vector field, uncertain topology, visualization systems for ensemble data, uncertainty propagation in numerical simulations.

If you are interested in applying, you should have a background in 3D data visualization and graphics – and in particular in the underlying math – , have experience implementing C/C++ algorithms (and possibly using graphics APIs such as OpenGL), and you should be excited to work on state-of-the-art research in the visualization area. Good English skills are also a plus. For the post-doctoral position, you should have a strong publication record in visualization, or a related discipline such as mechanics, applied physics or math.

This is a full time position, with payment and benefits according to the German public service employment levels (TV-L E13, 100%). To apply, please send your CV to the address below. Also, if you have questions, simply send a mail to:

Rüdiger Westermann
Email: westermann@tum.de
Phone: +49 (0)89 289 19456
http://wwwcg.in.tum.de/group/persons/westermann.html