21 August: fyi -- Denmark
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2 POSITIONS AS LECTURER IN INTERACTIVE MEDIA / FUTURE INTERACTIVE SYSTEMS
Two positions as senior or junior lecturer (associate/assistant prof.) are
available at the Natural Interactive Systems Laboratory (NISLab). We would
like to fill the positions as soon as possible. The chosen applicants will
carry our research (basic or applied research, research project management,
researcher education) at NISLab and teach 4th and 5th year masters students
at NISLab's new education in Interactive Media.
The successful applicants will become part of an internationally
recognised, very active and interdisciplinary research team, contributing
to NISLab's research agenda in natural interactive systems theory and
prototyping. We would be happy to see you join ongoing NISLab research
projects or address next steps on the research agenda for the field. In
2000, NISLab leads or is partner in approximately ten, mostly European,
research projects which serve the vision of natural human-human-system
interaction. NISLab is an affiliate of DARPA Communicator. The working
language at NISLab is English.
NISLab is responsible for the technical/scientific teaching at the
University of Southern Denmark's Graduate School in Interactive Media. The
form-and-contents part of the education is done by the Media Education
belonging to the Faculty of the Humanities. The Interactive Media education
was launched in 1999. More than 60 students will be admitted by 1 September
2000. During the next two years, using a building which is currently being
designed, and in collaboration with the Humanities Media Institute and the
Department of Journalism, we will create an environment in which advanced
technology, creative contents, and inventive form will have the chance to
merge.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERTISE: Background in Computer Science, Computer
Engineering, Computational Linguistics or Cognitive Science. Knowledge of
programming is required. Knowledge of systems development is desirable.
Possible profiles - either the one you have right now or the one you want
to gradually acquire - include signal processing (speech, gesture, gaze
etc.); natural language processing (grammar, parsing, language modelling,
summarisation, corpora, XML, XSL); architecture/platforms (Internet, WAP,
CORBA, Bluetooth, multimodal fusion and fission); usability (multimodal
interfaces, user studies and user contact, learnability, CSCW); 2D-3D
animation and virtual/augmented reality with graphical design/ sound
design/ haptic design.
THE SALARY LEVEL starts at approx. 37.000-40.000 Euros per year for a fresh
PhD who becomes a junior lecturer and goes up to +60.000 Euros for senior
lecturers. Danish law allows significantly reduced taxation (non-repayable)
for foreigners with a PhD during the first three years of their contract.
LOCATION OF JOB: NISLab, the Natural Interactive Systems Laboratory,
University of Southern Denmark - Odense, Denmark (www.nis.sdu.dk). Odense
is about 90 minutes from Copenhagen by road or train. Odense is Denmark's
3rd largest city.
START: As soon as possible.
CLOSING DATE: 9 September 2000 at noon.
Applicants who graduated more than 8 years ago will not normally be
considered for a position as junior lecturer. To be thus considered
requires special conditions to obtain which must be specified in the
application. Otherwise, applicants who graduated more than 8 years ago will
be considered for a position as senior lecturer. Junior lecturerships are
in Denmark normally held for up to 4 years and are non-tenured. Senior
lectureships are normally tenured positions.
Applications should include a CV, information on previous teaching
experience, and a list of publications highlighting those publications
which the applicant wants the Committee to particularly consider. A list of
all annexes should be included and each annex should be numbered and marked
with the applicant's name.
Applications in 3 copies marked "Position No. 003018", including annexes
and the publications to be particularly considered by the Committee, should
arrive at the Secretariat for the Natural and Technical Sciences,
University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M, Denmark, on 9
September 2000 at noon at the latest.
Applications will be judged by a Scientific Committee. Applicants will
receive the part of the Committee's report which concerns themselves.
For more information on the positions, please contact prof. Bernsen by
phone or email.
Professor Niels Ole Bernsen
Director of the Natural Interactive Systems Laboratory
University of Southern Denmark
Main Campus: Odense University
Science Park 10
5230 Odense M
Denmark
Tel. ( +45) 65 50 35 44 (direct)
Fax (+45) 63 15 72 24
Email: nob@nis.sdu.dk
URL: http://www.nis.sdu.dk
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Dr. Laila Dybkjær
The Natural Interactive Systems Laboratory
University of Southern Denmark
Main Campus: Odense University
Science Park 10
5230 Odense M
Denmark
Tel.: ( +45) 65 50 35 53
Fax: (+45) 63 15 72 24
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