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<p class="CM3" style="margin-right:9.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:13.8pt"><span style="color:black">Position: Visual Analytics Researcher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="CM3" style="margin-right:9.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:13.8pt"><span style="color:black">The Internet Graphics group at Microsoft Research Asia (Beijing) is seeking applicants for associate researchers and researchers. The Internet Graphics
group just initiated research in the general area of information visualization, intelligent user interaction, and visual analytics. In particular, we are interested in designing and developing novel visual metaphors and interactive visualization algorithms
and technologies that help average users or business users easily consume huge amounts of complex data/information to discover patterns and derive insights. Our group is multi-disciplinary, with members from fields ranging from information visualization, intelligent
user interaction, and computer graphics. We also closely collaborated with the Machine Learning and Data Mining groups at MSRA. The complimentary nature of our skills creates an exciting environment for research and exploration.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="CM3" style="margin-right:29.9pt;text-align:justify;line-height:13.8pt">
<span style="color:black">We are currently seeking qualified researchers whose research interests overlap with our efforts in the following areas:
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="CM3" style="text-align:justify;line-height:13.8pt"><b><span style="color:black">Interactive, visual text analytics:
</span></b><span style="color:black">research and develop interactive visual metaphors and tools to transform text collections into a visual representation that helps reveal thematic patterns and locate interesting information.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="CM3" style="text-align:justify;line-height:13.8pt"><b><span style="color:black">Interactive, visual social media analysis</span></b><span style="color:black">: research and develop interactive visual metaphors and tools to aid in fast social media
exploration and understanding. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="CM1"><b>Qualifications </b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="CM3" style="margin-right:4.9pt;text-align:justify;line-height:13.8pt">We are looking for candidates with research interests and a proven research track record in information visualization or scientific visualization. Candidates for this position must
have: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-left:21.0pt;text-indent:-21.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="color:windowtext"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:windowtext">Proved strong research capabilities in the above areas
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-left:21.0pt;text-indent:-21.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="color:windowtext"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:windowtext">Strong programming skills in C++/C#
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-left:21.0pt;text-indent:-21.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="color:windowtext"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:windowtext">Great team player <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-left:21.0pt;text-indent:-21.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="color:windowtext"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:windowtext">Excellent oral and written English skills
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="CM1"><b>Desired Experience </b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="color:windowtext">Extensive knowledge and research experience in information or scientific visualization. Additional research experience in the areas of intelligent user interfaces and human-computer interaction would be a plus.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-left:21.0pt;text-indent:-21.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="color:windowtext"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:windowtext">Extensive experience in designing and developing interactive, large object-oriented software systems
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-left:21.0pt;text-indent:-21.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="color:windowtext"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:windowtext">Knowledge of the following one or more areas preferred: machine learning, data mining, text analytics, and social media analytics techniques
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-left:21.0pt;text-indent:-21.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="color:windowtext"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:windowtext">A strong background in mathematics also preferred
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="CM1"><b>Educational level </b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="CM4" style="margin-right:23.75pt;line-height:12.8pt">Ph.D. in Computer Science or relevant fields is required for associate researchers and researchers. Preference will be given t<span style="font-size:11.0pt">o candidates who have experience in conducting
or willing to engage in interdisciplinary and collaborative research. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="CM1"><b>Job type: Regular For more information, or to apply, please contact us at:
<a href="mailto:shixia.liu@microsoft.com">shixia.liu@microsoft.com</a> </b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Shixia<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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