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Early Stage Research Position in Computer Science (Visual Computing)

Posted Date: 22-11-2012

Company: CRS4

Location: Pula (Cagliari), Italy
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Open position for a researcher in the area of real-time 3D graphics and interactive scientific visualization of massive models in the Visual Computing Group at the CRS4 Research Center (Pula, Italy). This position is for an Early Stage Researcher (ESR) in an EU-FP7 Marie Curie Actions Initial Training Network called DIVA: Data Intensive Visualization and Analysis.

Project

This open position is for an Early Stage Researcher position in DIVA, specifically in computer science with a focus on interactive 3D computer graphics and scientific visualization. With the continuing advances in data acquisition and simulation techniques, increasingly large 3D data sets have to be processed and interactively displayed for real-time visual exploration. The emphasis of the
open position in this context is on the efficient scalable out-of-core and parallel visual data processing of very large spatial and volumetric data sets. Currently targeted application domains include the
aerospace industry, advanced display systems, bio-medical imaging, geo-visualization, urban planning, architectural modeling, material science, molecular visualization and more.

On the part of the applicant, this requires interest not only in graphics related algorithms and data structures but also in the task and data complexity of the targeted application, and collaboration with
domain scientists and other institutions. Furthermore, a strong interest and good skills in learning new programming frameworks, 3rd-party code and applied mathematics is necessary, as the targeted
research project also builds on other and previously developed techniques.

The activities will not only include research and continuing education for network participants, but also support in teaching (esp. to other network participants), as well as system/software maintenance and administrative tasks. The main goal is to conduct excellent research, generating results which are published and presented in top international journals and conferences, while being practically applicable for solving challenging large scale visualization problems. If separately agreed with a University, the work could include achieving a PhD degree through the writing and defense of a doctoral dissertation.

Requirements

• A MSc degree (or equivalent) in computer science or closely related area from a research university is required.
• Applicants must meet the requirements of FP7 Marie Curie ITN Early-Stage Researcher (ESR). In particular:
     
  • - Applicants must be at the post-graduate (or equivalent) level. Eligible candidates must have obtained the degree which formally entitles them to enroll on a doctorate.    
  • - Applicants must be, at the time of recruitment, in the first four years (full-time equivalent) of their research careers.    
  • - Applicants must have not yet been awarded a doctoral degree.    
  • - Applicants can be nationals of any country.    
  • - Applicants must not have resided or carried out their main activity in Italy for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to their recruitment.  

• The prospective candidates are supposed to have an excellent background in computer science and systems as well as strong mathematical skills and practical experience with
  computer graphics. Exposure to parallel programming and distributed systems is also welcome. Strong interests in numerical methods and collaboration with domain scientists is of
  further importance as well. In depth C++/CUDA/OpenCL/OpenGL knowledge is also welcome.

• Applications must include a detailed CV/resume, information of university level educational background and practical work experience in computer science or a closely related field, a
  statement of motivation and clear exposition of prior graphics experience. Certified copies of transcripts and reference letters should be enclosed.

• Applicants are obliged to engage in the DIVA training and research activities.

Dates and More

• Entrance is subject to the successful evaluation of candidate(s), expected for January 2013.
• Duration is expected to be about 30 months

For further information, please read:
DIVA-CRS4-ESR2B Call for Applications (PDF)