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Department Department of Industrial Design
FTE 1,0
Date off 01-09-2010
Reference number V51.1175

The department of Industrial Design (ID) of the Technische
Universiteit Eindhoven (TU/e), founded in 2001, is a rapidly growing
department with over 550 students, both Bachelor and Master, and
around 200 staff members. With a strong emphasis on research the ID
department focuses on the design of intelligent products, systems, and
related services. These innovative systems and products enable people
to interact with their environment in an optimal and flexible way. The
TU/e ID engineer, who has developed a wide range of competencies
during his/her education, is capable of integrating technology, user
aspects, design and business/marketing insights. This MSc-program is
practice oriented, capable to deal with and aware of relevant issues
as formulated by industry and society at large. Ambient Intelligence
and Cultural Computing draw special attention within the TU/e and ID
particular, and is an important research and application field. ID
encompasses four areas: Technology covered by the Designed
Intelligence ( DI) group, User aspects, covered by User-Centred
Engineering (UCE) group, Design, covered by the Designing Quality in
Interaction (DQI) group, and Business, covered by the Business Process
Design (BPD) group.

This position is situated within the group Designed Intelligence
(DI). This group is focused on the involvement of (new) technologies
in the field of ambient intelligence and mixed reality. This position
of assistant professor is needed to strengthen the research themes of
adaptive and aware environments within this group. These themes
address one of the key areas of ambient intelligence and therefore
needs to gain more critical mass within the DI group.

The profile:

The aim of this position is to contribute to the education and the
research program of the DI group. Therefore you must have a PhD in
Computer Science/Software Engineering focusing on software
architecture and control structures for mixed reality, user modeling
and/or cognitive simulations. You have a track record of publications
in top conferences and journals and are open and interested in an
industrial design environment. Strong programming skills (e.g. JAVA, C
or C ++) and background/strong interests in empirical research methods
(e.g. experiment) are required. Dutch language skills are not
required, English is obligatory. Having obtained the Basic Certificate
in Learning and Teaching (BKO) is mandatory for a scientific career at
the TU/e. If necessary the TU/e will facilitate candidates in getting
their BKO-certificate.

Appointment and salary:

We offer a full time, challenging position in a new and rapidly
growing Department of Industrial Design. This is a four year tenure
track position. We offer a salary with a minimum of ??? 3,195 and a
maximum of ??? 4,970 gross per month (salary scales 11 and 12, CAO NU
(Dutch Universities)) on a full-time basis and related to relevant
experience and knowledge, plus 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% end of
the year allowance.

Attractive package of fringe benefits (good sport facilities, child care, etc.).

Information and application:

You will find general information about the Department Industrial
Design on http://w3.id.tue.nl/. About this position you can get more
information from Prof.dr. G.W.M Rauterberg , head of the group
Designed Intelligence +31 40 247 5215, e-mail: g.w.m.rauterberg@tue.nl
. If you have any questions about the application procedure, please
contact Jelmer Sieben, personnel advisor, telnr. +31 40 247 5954,
e-mail j.m.sieben@tue.nl .

Applications are due before September 1st, 2010.
Please click on this link and fill in the form:
http://jobs.tue.nl/wd/plsql/wd_portal_cand.form?p_web_site_id=3085&p_web_page_id=110212

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