PhD scholarship@ University of Copenhagen, Denmark- within Interaction Techniques for Wall-Sized Displays

Description: The Human Centered-Computing Group at the Department of Computer Science (DIKU), University of Copenhagen, Denmark invites applications for a PhD scholarship within Interaction Techniques for Wall-Sized Displays.The position is financed by the Programme Committee on Growth Technologies under the Danish Strategic Research Council. The WallViz project is a collaboration between the Departments of Computer Science at University of Copenhagen (DIKU) and Aarhus University, and three partner organizations: the Danish Ministry of Interior & Health, Microsoft and Autodesk. The project will aim to better decision making in these organizations by improving database techniques to provide fast responses to ad-hoc user queries and by using highly interactive wall-sized visualizations that allow fast-paced interactive and collaborative exploration of massive data collections.
Requirements: The candidate is expected to hold an MSc in computer science or similar. The successful candidate will document (a) good programming/technical skills, (b) experience with advanced interaction techniques, and (c) potential to work closely with the prospective users of the interaction technologies (in particular, the two Danish partner organizations).
Contact Person
Professor Kasper Hornbæk, PhD
Department of Computer Science
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
e-mail: kash@diku.dk
phone: +45 35321425 +45 35321425    
Link: For more details click here
Deadline: 31 January 2011 at 12.00 noon CET.

Postdoctoral Research Position(1) & PhD Scholarships position(3)@ University of Copenhagen . Denmark-within Human-Centered Computing at Department of Computer Science

Description: The Human Centered-Computing Group at the Department of Computer Science (DIKU), University of Copenhagen, Denmark, seeks a postdoctoral researcher for the project “WallViz – Improving decision making from massive data collections using wall-sized, highly interactive visualizations”.
The position is financed by the Programme Committee on Growth Technologies under the Danish Strategic Research Council. The WallViz project is a collaboration between the Departments of Computer Science at University of Copenhagen (DIKU) and Aarhus University, the Danish Ministry of Interior & Health, Microsoft and Autodesk. The project will aim to better decision making in these organizations by improving database techniques to provide fast responses to ad-hoc user queries and by using highly interactive wall-sized visualizations that allow fast-paced interactive and collaborative exploration of massive data collections.
Requirements: The candidate should be from computer science or similar, with a solid background in human-computer interaction or visualization. The successful applicant has (a) documented expertise in visualization, visual analytics, information visualization, or a similar field, and (b) documented expertise in user-centred design and evaluation, or similar activities. Previous experience with large displays, for instance interaction techniques for large displays, is an advantage, but not required.
The application must be in the form of a single PDF file and contain:

• Curriculum Vitae incl. list of publications
• Up to three of the candidate´s scientific publications for evaluation
• An initial project proposal outlining what the applicant would like to achieve during the period as a post doc (maximum two pages)
• PhD assessment committee´s provisional or final evaluation
• A copy of the PhD diploma

Contact: The application must be submitted by e-mail to camillaj@diku.dk
Contact Person
Professor Kasper Hornbæk, PhD
Department of Computer Science
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
e-mail: kash@diku.dk
phone: +45 35321425 +45 35321425    
Link: For more details click here
Deadline: 31 January 2011 at 12.00 noon CET.