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( see also: <a href="http://www.ii.uib.no/vis/team/bruckner/_files/open-position-infosheet.pdf" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">http://www.ii.uib.no/vis/team/bruckner/_files/open-position-infosheet.pdf</a> )</div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><div><div><br></div><div>== OPEN PHD FELLOWSHIP POSITION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN, NORWAY ==</div></div><div>
<br></div><div>The visualization research group at the University of Bergen, Norway (UiB) has an opening for a 4-year </div><div>PhD fellowship in visualization. The application deadline is July 10, 2013.</div></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><div>The position is not associated with a specific research project, which provides considerable freedom and </div>
<div>flexibility for creative work. Research topics will be jointly defined by the student and his or her advisor. </div><div>We therefore seek a highly-motivated individual with interest in the visualization of scientific data. </div>
<div>Successful applicants should have an excellent background in visualization, human-computer interaction, </div><div>and/or computer graphics, and should have completed their master’s thesis on a related topic. </div>
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Furthermore, very good programming skills, in particular with respect to GPU programming (OpenGL, </div><div>OpenCL, CUDA, WebGL, etc.) and a good command of the English language are a requirement. The </div><div>starting salary is on grade 50 (code 1017/pay framework 20.8) in the Civil Service pay grade table; </div>
<div>currently NOK 421,100 (approx. EUR 55,000) gross per year. For further information about the position, </div><div>please contact Prof. Stefan Bruckner (<a href="mailto:stefan.bruckner@uib.no" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">stefan.bruckner@uib.no</a>).</div>
<div><br></div><div><div>Applications will be solicited exclusively via the jobbnorge website:</div><div><a href="http://www.jobbnorge.no/job.aspx?jobid=94401" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">http://www.jobbnorge.no/job.aspx?jobid=94401</a></div>
</div><div><br></div><div>== THE UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN == </div><div><div>The University of Bergen, Norway (UiB) has approximately 14,500 enrolled students and 3,200 faculty and </div><div>staff. Six faculties cover most of the traditional university disciplines. Within the faculties there are 40 </div>
<div>different specialized departments, multi-disciplinary research centers, and institutes. The University is </div><div>engaged in the European Union’s Framework programs for research and technological development and </div>
<div>has been designated as a European Research Infrastructure and a Research Training Site in several </div><div>scientific fields. Since 1997 more than 500 European researchers (professors, senior researchers, post </div>
<div>docs and PhD candidates) have visited Bergen on EU grants, making UiB one of the most international </div><div>universities, setting out to attract both established and junior scientists to contribute to research teams </div>
<div>and work in multidisciplinary research groups. Further information: <a href="http://www.uib.no/en" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">http://www.uib.no/en</a></div></div><div><br></div><div>== THE VISUALIZATION GROUP ==</div>
<div><div>The Department of Informatics at UiB is a dynamic international environment. The visualization research </div><div>group was established in 2006 and focuses on new solutions for the effective and efficient visualization of </div>
<div>large and complex data from measurements (e.g., from medical imaging or from seismic/sonar sensors), </div><div>computational simulation (e.g., from computational fluid dynamics), or from analytic modeling (e.g., in </div>
<div>the form of differential equations) for the purpose of data exploration, analysis, and presentation. </div><div>Despite being a relatively young group, the recent ten-year evaluation of all 62 informatics research </div>
<div>groups in Norway conducted by an international evaluation panel on behalf of Norway’s Research </div><div>Council, found that the group’s "(...) accomplishments made so far are excellent." and concluded with an </div>
<div>overall assessment of "very good to excellent". Further information: <a href="http://www.ii.uib.no/vis" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">http://www.ii.uib.no/vis</a></div></div><div><br></div><div>
== THE CITY OF BERGEN ==</div><div><div>Bergen is Norway's second largest city with over 260,000 inhabitants and is located in the county of </div><div>Hordaland on the south-western coast of Norway. Known as the "gateway to the fjords", Bergen is </div>
<div>surrounded by spectacularscenery. As one of the offices ofthe Hanseatic League, Bergen was for several </div><div>hundred years the center of prosperous trade between Norway and the rest of Europe. Today, Bergen is a </div>
<div>lively and vibrant city with an international flair. Every semester the city with its university and colleges </div><div>are proud and enthusiastic to welcome students from all over the world. Bergen is one of the most </div>
<div>popular student cities in Scandinavia with 30,000 students in many different educational institutions. Its </div><div>international atmosphere, together with the fact that Norway has been voted #1 in standard of living by </div>
<div>the UNDP’s Human Development Index for several years, make Bergen a very attractive place for life and </div><div>study. Further information: <a href="http://www.visitbergen.com/en" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">http://www.visitbergen.com/en</a></div>
</div></div><div><br>// Dr. Stefan Bruckner, Professor in Visualization<br>// Department of Informatics<br>// University of Bergen, Norway<br>// <a href="http://www.ii.uib.no/vis/team/bruckner" target="_blank">http://www.ii.uib.no/vis/team/bruckner</a></div>