Researcher Position in Scientific Visualization at Fraunhofer IGD in Darmstadt

About us:

The Interactive Engineering Technologies group at the Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics Research (IGD) in Darmstadt, Germany pursues applied technology research in the area of design, analysis, visualization and interpretation. Our research enhances human-computer interaction and supports the user’s workflow using computer graphics technologies. This simplifies decisions during the work flow and operational sequences become more reliable and efficient.

Our main focus is enhancing the interactivity of simulations. We leverage current GPU computing methods and integrate modeling, simulation and visualization. In this way, we shorten the design process and enable users to directly manipulate simulations.

Position:

The successful candidate will work in the context of an interdisciplinary European research project regarding the combination of in‐situ processing and query‐based visualization (QBV) with modern OpenGL and GPU‐based techniques for the interactive analysis of extremely large-scale simulations. Employing advanced features of state‐of‐the‐art graphics cards and modern OpenGL programming will allow for new result representations and faster image generation of complex scenes while maintaining interactivity and intelligent analysis using graphics hardware on a local workstation.

Qualifications:

Candidates should have an excellent Master’s degree or equivalent in computer science or related disciplines. Required skills are solid experience in C++ software development, and a good command of English. Ideally, you have specialized in real-time computer graphics, scientific visualization and/or GPU computing methods. In addition, the successful candidate will be highly self-motivated, passionate about their work, and have good ability to work both independently and in a team in a multidisciplinary environment.

Conditions of employment:

The position is at first available for a period of 2 years. The salary is according to the German Federal pay scale (TVÖD). Fraunhofer is an equal opportunity employer. Women are especially encouraged to apply. Handicapped applicants with comparable qualifications will be given preferential treatment.

We offer excellent working conditions within interesting applied research topics in an interdisciplinary team. Furthermore, we offer the possibility to pursue a PhD in cooperation with TU Darmstadt. We also encourage candidates with doctoral degree to apply for a post-doc position.

How to apply:

Applicants are kindly asked to submit their application, including all important documents, to:

Fraunhofer-Institut für Graphische Datenverarbeitung
Prof. Dr.-Ing. André Stork
andre.stork@igd.fraunhofer.de

More information about IGD and the Interactive Engineering Technologies group can be found at: http://www.igd.fraunhofer.de and http://www.igd.fraunhofer.de/IET