8 January: fyi -- lectureships, Denmark
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2 Positions as Lecturer in Interactive Media / Future Interactive
Systems
Two positions as senior or junior lecturer (associate/assistant
professor) are available at the Natural Interactive Systems Laboratory
(NISLab) (url:
www.nis.sdu.dk). 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. 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. During the next two years, using a
building which is currently being designed, and in collaboration with the
Humanities Media Institute (form, aesthetics) and the Department of Journalism
(contents), NISLab (advanced IT and Telecommunications) will create an
environment in which advanced technology, creative contents, and
inventive form will have the chance to merge.
Applicants must have a background in Computer Science, IT Engineering,
Computational Linguistics or Cognitive Science. Experience in
programming and systems development is highly desirable. Possible profiles
include
signal processing (speech, gesture); natural language processing (parsing,
language modelling, summarisation, corpora, XML, XSL); architecture/platforms
(Internet, CORBA, Bluetooth, multimodal fusion); usability (multimodal
interfaces, user studies and user contact, learnability, CSCW); computer
graphics (2D-3D animation and virtual/augmented reality with graphical
design/sound design/haptic design).
The salary level starts at approx. 40.000 Euros per year for a fresh
Ph.D. who becomes a junior lecturer and goes up to 50.000 Euros for senior
lecturers.
Furthermore the University pays 16,6% of the salary to a pension fund.
Danish law allows significantly reduced taxation (non-repayable) for
foreigners with a Ph.D. 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.
Junior lectureships are in Denmark normally held for 3 years. Senior
lectureships are normally tenured positions.
For more information on the positions, please contact Professor Niels
Ole Bernsen, tel. +45 6550 3544 (direct), fax +45 6315 7224. E-mail:
nob@nis.sdu.dk, or URL: http://www.nis.sdu.dk
The application must include the following: 1) A curriculum vitae
including previous teaching experience; 2) A list of all publications,
indicating
which publications are most relevant for the position; 3) Copies of all
relevant pub-lications;
4) A list of all enclosures. All enclosures must be numbered, stated
the applicant<92>s name, and be assembled in sets.
Applications will be assessed by a committee. The applicants will
receive the evaluation about themselves.
Appointment to the position will be in accordance with the salary
agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of
Professional Associations.
The University call on all those interested to apply for the position,
regardless of age, sex, religious or ethnic background.
Please send 3 copies of the application including all enclosures, marked
<93>Position No. 003032" to: Det Naturvidenskabelige og Tekniske
Fakultets-sekretariat,
Syddansk Universitet, Campusvej 55, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark.
The closing date is 1 February 2001, 12:00.
--
Dr. Laila Dybkjær
Natural Interactive Systems Laboratory
University of Southern Denmark
Science Park 10
5230 Odense M
Denmark
Tel. ( +45) 65 50 35 53 (direct)
Tel. ( +45) 65 50 10 00 (switchboard)
Fax (+45) 63 15 72 24
email: laila@nis.sdu.dk
URL http://www.nis.sdu.dk
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