[vslist] Research Fellow in Visualisation

[Paul Treffner]

(apologies for cross posting)

Research Fellow in Visualisation 

Applications are invited for a Research Fellow-2 position at the 
Centre for Active Visualisation (CAV) within the School of 
Information Technology at Griffith University Gold Coast, Australia. 
CAV is an exciting new joint initiative that is 50% funded by Griffith 
University and 50% funded by the Queensland Parallel 
Supercomputing Foundation (QPSF). The aim of CAV is to explore 
and develop innovative methods whereby humans can interact with 
data using novel feedback devices and immersive virtual reality 
technology. The successful applicant will help develop the current 
research base of CAV and would be willing to collaborate with 
individuals interested in various areas of scientific visualisation 
such as new methods of data visualisation, exploration, and 
manipulation, the training of skills such as vehicle control, audio-
visual information for gestural communication, novel methods of 
rehabilitation for individuals with movement disorders, environmental 
modelling, HCI design, and biomedical imaging. The applicant 
should have a PhD in a relevant discipline and extensive 
experience in the use of computer graphics for the visualisation of 
complex data sets and/or the visualisation of human performance. 
The successful applicant will be largely responsible for the design 
and programming of computational resources related to 
visualisation and immersive virtual reality technology. 

The position will in the first instance be for a fixed term of 3 years.

Annual Salary: AU$51,884.22 to AU$61,614.20 per annum. Salary 
package including 17% employer superannuation contribution: 
AU$60,704 to AU$72,087.

Closing date:  17/5/02 or until position is filled.

For details of position:
http://www.gu.edu.au/jobs/int1293302/home.htm

Please send covering letter, vitae, reprints, and pre-prints to:

Assoc. Prof. Paul Treffner,
Centre for Active Visualisation,
School of Information Technology,
Griffith University Gold Coast,
PMB 50, Gold Coast Mail Centre,
QLD 9726, Australia.

Tel: +61 7 555 28215
Email: p.treffner@mailbox.gu.edu.au
School of IT: www.int.gu.edu.au
QPSF: www.qpsf.edu.au