[General] Two Junior Researcher Positions in Applied Data Analysis and Visualization in Graz, Austria

In context of the recently launched COMET competence center Pro2Future - Products and Production Systems of the Future, we are filling 2 Junior Researcher Positions in Applied Data Analysis and Visualization at the center's site in Graz, Austria, co-located with Graz University of Technology. The researchers will work on timely industrial data analysis and visualization challenges in close collaboration with the center's scientific and industry partners. Opportunity to develop a PhD thesis at Graz University of Technology is given and explicitly supported. For further information, please refer to the opening description below or contact Tobias Schreck at tobias.schreck(a)cgv.tugraz.at. ------------------- Opening Description ------------------- To broaden and support our research activities in the field of data-driven decision support we are currently offering the position of a Junior Researcher Full-time (38,5 hours/week), at Pro2Future GmbH in Graz (Campus Inffeld at Graz University of Technology). Pro2Future - Products and Production Systems of the Future - is a COMET competence center that attempts for next generation products and manufacturing machinery with embedded cognitive capabilities. It is a joint effort of world leading Austrian industrial enterprises and top Austrian scientific institutions in ICT and Production Engineering: Johannes Kepler University Linz, Graz University of Technology and Profactor GmbH. Furthermore, it is endorsed by the Provinces of Upper Austria and Styria, Austria's strongest regions in industrial leadership. Pro2Future operates three research sites in Linz, Graz and Steyr. Project context: ---------------- Designing and evaluating predictive maintenance and condition monitoring systems for industrial applications. Together with internationally renowned companies from the automotive and metal industries, we investigate how cognitive decision support can be applied to analyze large amounts of industrial data. In this regard, prediction models based on analytical methods as well as visual analytics approaches are to be researched, developed and applied. Job profile: ------------ The successful candidate will be engaged in computational and visual data analysis and data-driven projects. To this end, one or more of the following skills are required: knowledge about information systems, data technologies, visual analytics and information visualization, mathematical and statistical methods for data analysis. Experience in at least one current software development environment is required. Experience in the field of artificial intelligence is of advantage. The successful candidate seeks an ambitious activity in industry-driven research and is particularly willing to obtain a PhD under supervision of the scientific partners of this project at TU Graz, including Prof. Tobias Schreck, Institute of Computer Graphics and Knowledge Visualization. The successful candidate will work within an interdisciplinary project team consisting of experts including the industrial partners, project management and scientific partners of Graz University of Technology. The candidate plays a major role in shaping and executing the projects' research agenda. Project work will also involve collaboration and knowledge exchange with the Pro2Future partners, several allied international research groups as well as participating in the international research community. Your qualification: ------------------- . A university-level degree in computer science, information systems, information science, mechatronics, telematics, mathematics, or related studies. . Programming skills in a current development environment (Java, JavaScript, C#, Python, ...) . Fluent English, written and spoken. German is appreciated or the willingness to learn German is expected. We offer: --------- . The opportunity to align the research for your Ph.D. studies to a 3-years research project, starting in Spring 2018. . The opportunity to work in a young, dynamic, creative and collaborative team with strong ethos of mentorship and professional development as well as focused publication agenda. . We will provide the successful candidate with a cooperative and supportive environment to establish themselves and their careers, i.e. particularly the Ph.D. studies. . Full-time gross salary for this position is 2,750 Euro per month (14 times a year). How to apply: ------------- To apply for this position, please send your application (including CV, supporting documents, letter of motivation) via email to: jobs(a)pro2future.at, or by postal mail to Pro2Future GmbH c/o Dr. Stefan Thalmann, Inffeldgasse 25 F, 8010 Graz, Austria, phone:+43 316 873-30603. More information on Pro2Future is available at http://www.pro2future.at/. Pro2Future GmbH is an equal opportunity employer. We particularly welcome applications from women and international candidates. In case of equal qualification, female applicants will be hired preferentially. -- Univ.Prof. Dr. Tobias Schreck Graz University of Technology Inst. of Computer Graphics and Knowledge Visualization Inffeldgasse 16c A-8010 Graz, Austria Phone: +43 (0) 316 873 5403, Fax: +43 (0) 316 873 105403 Mail: tobias.schreck(a)cgv.tugraz.at Web: http://www.cgv.tugraz.at/