[General] Project assistant (PhD student)

Project assistant (PhD student) The Institute of Computer Graphics at the Faculty of Technology and Natural Science at the Johannes Kepler University Linz ( <http://www.jku.at/cg> www.jku.at/cg) is seeking a projected assistant (PhD student) for a project duration of three years (extendable). According to the wage agreement of university employees, the gross salary is 27,000 EUR/year (30h per week). Applicants must hold a Master or Univ. Diploma degree in computer science or related fields, such as mathematics or mediainformatics, and should have profound experience in one or more of the following areas: computer graphics, computer vision, visual computing. The research focus will be on development of novel computational photography / light-field photography methods, i.a. in the course of a basic research project funded by the Austrian Science Foundation (FWF). Additional duties include the support of the acquisition of third-party funds, the collaboration in teaching, and the supervision of theses in master-, bachelor-, and diploma courses. Candidates must be fluent in English (speaking and writing). The candidate has the possibility to obtain a Ph.D. degree. Linz ( <http://www.linz.at/english/> http://www.linz.at/english/), the European Capital of Culture, is a nice place in the beautiful alpine uplands between Salzburg and Vienna. For further information, please contact Univ. Prof. Dr. Oliver Bimber, Ph. +43 732 2468-6631, <mailto:oliver.bimber@jku.at> oliver.bimber(a)jku.at, <http://www.jku.at/cg> http://www.jku.at/cg To increase the quota of women in academia, we especially encourage female candidates to submit applications. At equal qualification, female candidates will be preferred. Disabled applicants with adequate qualification will come into special consideration. Applications including curriculum vitae, photo, copies of transcripts and certificates must be submitted to Prof. Dr. Oliver Bimber, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Institute of Computer Graphics, Altenberger Straße 69, 4040 Linz, Austria, or by email: <mailto:oliver.bimber@jku.at> oliver.bimber(a)jku.at, no later than August 13th, 2012.