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Dear colleagues,<br>
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Please feel free to distribute the following positions within your
groups and to any potential applicants.<br>
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Kind regards,<br>
Orcun Goksel<br>
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Asst. Prof. Orcun Goksel<br>
Computer Vision Laboratory<br>
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich<br>
Sternwartstrasse 7, Zurich - 8092 Switzerland<br>
Tel: +41 (44) 632 2529</font><br>
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Postdoc Positions in Computer Graphics and Ultrasound Image
Simulation</h1>
The new research group CAiM (Computer-assisted Applications in
Medicine) at the Computer Vision Laboratory of ETH Zurich invites
highly-qualified candidates to apply for a PhD and a post-doctoral
position in the field of computer graphics for a project on the
real-time simulation of realistic ultrasound images.<br>
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-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">Applicants should demonstrate <strong
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sans-serif;">strong research</strong><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>potential and relevant
background with publications in top-ranked journals and
conferences. They should be fluent in English, both written and
spoken. Additional requirements include solid mathematical
knowledge and programming skills in C++ (Matlab is an additional
preference).</p>
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-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">Successful candidates should have
expertise in one or more of the following topics:</p>
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<li style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Geneva, Arial, Verdana,
sans-serif;">Computer graphics</li>
<li style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Geneva, Arial, Verdana,
sans-serif;">Rendering / ray-tracing techniques</li>
<li style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Geneva, Arial, Verdana,
sans-serif;">Deformable models</li>
<li style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Geneva, Arial, Verdana,
sans-serif;">Parallel-computing architectures</li>
<li style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Geneva, Arial, Verdana,
sans-serif;">Ultrasound image formation</li>
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-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">ETH in general and the Computer
Vision Lab in particular offer an exciting environment for
research. We are a highly international team, comprised of
researchers from several countries. Zurich consistently ranks
among the top-most livable cities in the world and ETH ranks among
the top technical universities, while also offering competitive
salaries.<br>
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-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">For more information:<br>
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href="http://www.vision.ee.ethz.ch/jobs/get_job.cgi?lang=en&id=18">http://www.vision.ee.ethz.ch/jobs/get_job.cgi?id=26</a><br>
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