Research Associate in Computer Graphics (Web3D Specialist) University College London – UCL Computer Science – Virtual Environments and Computer Graphics Location: London Salary: £33,353 to £40,313 per annum Hours: Full Time Contract Type: Contract / Temporary Placed on: 22nd April 2015 Closes: 21st May 2015 Job Ref: 1459397 The appointment will be on UCL Grade 7. The salary range will be £33,353 – £40,313 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance. We are seeking a researcher to help us build next generation online web services for extremely large 3D models. By producing online web services that enable collaborative editing of 3D…

Research Fellows (PostDocs) (4 positions) Microsoft Research Centre in Social Natural User Interfaces The University of Melbourne, Australia Full-time & Fixed Term (till Dec 2017) Salary: AU$89,955 – AU$106,817 p.a. plus 17% superannuation We are seeking high quality applicants for four (4) research fellow positions. Successful applicants will become key contributors to the Microsoft Research Centre in Social Natural User Interfaces at the University of Melbourne (http://www.socialnui.unimelb.edu.au/) The SocialNUI centre addresses social consideration arising from new forms of human-computer interactions beyond those in the keyboard and mouse, in particular those supporting human gesture and voice. The SocialNUI centre operates as…

The Human Media Interaction research group at the University of Twente has a vacancy for a PhD candidate. The ARIA-VALUSPA project will create a new framework that will allow easy creation of Affective Retrieval of Information Assistants (ARIA agents) that are capable of holding multi-modal social interactions in challenging and unexpected situations. The system will generate search queries and return the information requested by interacting with humans through virtual characters. These virtual humans will be able to sustain an interaction with a user for some time, and react appropriately to the user’s verbal and nonverbal behaviour when presenting the requested…

Faculty Job Openings at the Cologne Game Lab, Germany (Application deadline for all professorships is January 29, 2015) General Info here: http://www.colognegamelab.de/five-new-professorships-to-be-appointed-in-2015/ Professor Game Design (full professorship, tenure track) http://www.colognegamelab.de/open-positions-game-design/ Professor Game Informatics (full professorship, tenure track) http://www.colognegamelab.de/open-positions-game-informatics/ Professor 3D Animation and CG Art for Games (full professorship, tenure track) http://www.colognegamelab.de/open-positions-game-arts/ Professor Sound Design for Games (half professorship, tenure track) http://www.colognegamelab.de/open-positions-sound-design/ Professor Economics and Entrepreneurship for Games (half professorship, tenure track) http://www.colognegamelab.de/open-positions-game-economics/ …

Full PhD position in Simulation and Perception of Interactive Virtual Characters and Crowds, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden JOB DESCRIPTION KTH Computer Science and Communication (CSC) announce a PhD position in real-time simulation and perception of interactive virtual characters and crowds. This position concerns the real-time simulation of social behaviours (appropriate facial expressions, gaze, gestures and other movements) for virtual individuals, groups and crowds using state-of-the-art computer game engines, such as Unity and Unreal. A core task in the project involves programming computational models of social behaviour related to empathy, emotion contagion and prosociality for creating compelling interactions…

Graduate Student Positions in Human-Computer Interaction, Visual Analytics, and 3D User Interfaces Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada Wolfgang Stuerzlinger and his lab are looking for several people to join our group for 2015. Positions are limited and highly competitive, so only the best candidates will be considered. Open positions MSc or PhD student in Visual Analytics MSc or PhD student in 3D User Interfaces MSc or PhD student in Human-Computer Interaction Wolfgang Stuerzlinger’s research group specializes in a range of topics in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and Virtual Reality (VR). The general goal is user interfaces fit for everyday use. In…

[Follow the project title link for full details.  –Matthew ] The University of Sussex is offering a PhD scholarship jointly funded by the School of Engineering and Informatics, and the EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council). Title: Embodied programming for primary pupils: supporting the move from concrete to abstract Supervisors: Dr Kate Howland Dr Judith Good Project Summary: Primary school pupils are now expected to develop an understanding of computational concepts such as algorithms, and to be able to engage in simple programming tasks. However, little is presently known about how computational understanding develops in younger children. This PhD…

The Institute for Creative Technologies is proud to announce that we are now accepting applications for our 2015 Summer Intern Program. Every summer the ICT offers select interdisciplinary internships for creative and technical students wishing to pursue careers in simulation, interactive media and virtual reality fields. The ICT’s mission is to create compelling immersive systems for effective learning for military, entertainment and educational purposes. For over 10 years, the ICT has had the privilege of hosting an internship program composed of local, national and international fellows that make the journey to southern California to take part in a meaningful co-op…

Faculty position – University of California, Santa Cruz Computational Media: Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor Job #JPF00223 Open Nov 12, 2014 through Jun 30, 2015 Apply by January 12th, 2015 to ensure full consideration by the committee DESCRIPTION The Computational Media Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) invites applications for a tenure track (Assistant) or tenured (Associate or Full Professor) faculty position. We seek outstanding applicants who have an established record of research and teaching experience in interdisciplinary computer games research, ideally connecting novel technology research with practices of design and/or interpretation. Applicants should be able to…

Assistant Professor in Music and Media, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute The Department of the Arts in the School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute invites applicants for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in music and media. We seek a musician whose work demonstrates creative, critical, and technological engagement with music composition and sound design in one or more of the following areas: games; film and video; and augmented, mixed and virtual reality environments. We are particularly interested in candidates with expertise in game design and development, and who are capable of contributing to emerging research directions…

Lecturer in Human Computer Interaction University of Lincoln (UK) School of Computer Science We are currently looking to recruit a full-time permanent Lecturer in Human Computer Interaction (HCI). Applicants should hold a PhD (or very nearly completed it), and should be able to demonstrate an excellent existing track record in HCI, or related, research fields commensurate with experience. The post holder is expected to join the Lincoln Social Computing (LiSC) research centre, to develop their own research portfolio, to publish their work in the highest quality outlets (including CHI) and to contribute to the School’s teaching activity at undergraduate and…

[From Kelly Services] Psychology Researcher with Computer Hardware/Software Saavy – Bethesda, Maryland Weekday, weekend, and evening hours are required to accommodate human subject recruitment. Kelly Government Solutions is a strategic supplier and business partner to the federal government and its key suppliers. Through our partnership with the National Institutes of Health, Kelly Government Solutions offers administrative, IT, engineering, scientific, and healthcare professionals the opportunity to work with one of the most prestigious research organizations in the world. We are currently seeking a Master’s level Psychology Researcher with Computer Hardware and Software talents to work onsite in Bethesda, Maryland. This is…