We are currently looking for a new member for our research group doing all kinds of mixed / immersive / augmented / virtual reality work in Lucerne, Switzerland. Very pretty area!
While most people here speak German, this is explicitly not a requirement. We are doing a variety of projects, especially in the realm of games and HCI, so are looking for people with a background and interest in those areas.
We are happy for applications by both early-career researchers, postdocs and people with industry experience.
Application deadline April 30th.
More detail at the end of the email or here:
https://recruitingapp-2678.umantis.com/Vacancies/1672/Description/1
Happy to answer questions via email as well…
Cheers,
Richard
Research Associate / Postdoc for Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality (80-100%)
Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts
Lucerne, Switzerland
https://recruitingapp-2678.umantis.com/Vacancies/1672/Description/1
Application deadline April 30th
YOUR TASKS
- You work jointly with our lecturers and academic staff on research and development projects with a focus on novel and appropriate uses of augmented and virtual reality.
- You develop, implement and evaluate innovative concepts and solutions as AR/VR software prototypes in research and industry projects.
- You support our research team in the acquisition of new projects, take responsibility for work-packages in existing projects and independently investigate research questions within these.
- You supervise student projects and diploma theses. Participation in lecturing or further education is possible according to agreement.
YOUR PROFILE
- Curiosity and a passion for research
- Master’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent
- Research experience in industry or academia or ideally PhD
- Practical and theoretical knowledge of AR- and VR-applications
- Experience in Human-Computer Interaction, conduction of user studies and user-centered design
- Good programming skills, for example in C# or C++
- Ideally experience with modern Game Engines such as Unity
- Fluency in written and spoken English; German advantageous (or willingness to learn)
- Ability to explain complex facts and ideally experience with writing scientific texts
- Active contribution in our self-organizing research team
WHAT WE OFFER
- Interesting and challenging job with high degree of self-responsibility and the opportunity to shape the young research team «Immersive Realities»
- Interdisciplinary and application-oriented projects in a variety of fields such as interaction design, serious games, participatory design, art and culture, visualisation of processes and building information modelling
- State of the art AR/VR equipment
- A growing school with an open-minded, dynamic and result-oriented corporate culture
- Current terms of employment and working conditions
- Attractive workplace in immediate proximity to Rotkreuz train station and flexible working hours
For further information please contact Dr. Richard Wetzel, T +41 41 757 68 29, richard.wetzel@hslu.ch, or Markus Zank, T +41 41 757 68 29, markus.zank@hslu.ch, or visit https://www.hslu.ch/en/lucerne-school-of-information-technology/research/teams/team-immersive-realities/.
Application materials should include a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, and a portfolio of relevant work.
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Hochschule Luzern
Informatik
Immersive Realities
Ludic Lab Lucerne
Dr. Richard Wetzel
Dozent
richard.wetzel@hslu.ch