Praktische Informatik - Medieninformatik und Multimedia-Systeme
Im folgenden finden Sie zwei Stellenausschreibungen der Abteilung Medieninformatik und Multimedia-Systeme.
The University of Oldenburg, Germany, offers from April 1st, 2008 a PhD scholarship to applicants with excellent study results in Computer Science or closely related disciplines.
In recent years, we have been facing a rapid development of in-car information systems. At the same time interfaces in cars have become more complex and traffic complexity has increased. So far the main user interface metaphor was using visual displays, haptic knobs and buttons as well as speech in- and output. Given recent work in the field it can be assumed that other modalities such as haptics and ambient sound can be used as an additional channel for information visualization while remaining unobtrusive and not straining the cognitive load. In this field, we aim to advance our existing work in the field of non-visual user interfaces for navigation and orientation for the blind and transfer it into the automotive domain where the visual sense is mainly occupied with the driving task. This includes requirements engineering, design of information representation, user interface design as well as evaluation of the developed system in a simulation environment. The Oldenburg Institute for Information Technology (OFFIS) in Germany is seeking excellent candidates for a PhD / Post doc position with strong background in in the field of Multimedia Information Retrieval.
PhD scholarships will be provided at Euro 1,365.- per month plus Euro 103.- for non-personal costs. This is the net income; no taxes are raised on these scholarships. Surcharges are allotted based on marital status and number of children. Scholarships will be granted for up to three years. The program is financed by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and supported by industrial corporations. For more information on entrance requirements and admission procedure please contact the chair of the graduate school (address below) and refer to the admission information
Applications should be submitted before December 14th, 2007 to the chair of the Graduate School (preferably earlier, but later submissions are also possible, please check the web page above). Both, hardcopy and electronic submissions are expected. PDF-Files should be sent to hasselbring@informatik.uni-oldenburg.de. One hardcopy should be sent to the chair of the graduate school:
Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Hasselbring
Department for Computer Science, FK-II
University of Oldenburg, D-26111 Oldenburg, Germany
Tel: +49 (0)441/7982992, -4521, Fax: +49 (0)441/7982196
For all questions on the subjects of the scholarship in the field of automotive user interface please feel free to contact Prof. Dr. Susanne Boll, susanne.boll@informatik.uni-oldenburg.de and send also one electronic copy of the application to her.
Why come to Oldenburg? Oldenburg is a very nice city in the northwest of Germany with around 150.000 inhabitants (http://www.oldenburg.de/stadtol/index.php?L=1). With regard to computer science, the University of Oldenburg has a strong department with 18 faculty members and around 800 stundents in BSc, MSc and PhD programmes. Associated with the university is the Oldenburg Institute for Information Technology (OFFIS, www.offis.de/ueber/index_e.php) which is a dynamic research institute with international orientation. We offer an interesting working environment for our staff and excellent opportunities for professional and personal scientific qualification.
Information and communication technologies are changing the daily life. For a long time now, the computer is personal means of working, communication, learning, entertainment and more, be at the workplace, at home or on the move.
The Oldenburg Institute for Information Technology (OFFIS), located in Oldenburg in the northwest of Germany, researches new forms of computer-based information processing in hardware and software systems and transfers the results into application- oriented developments. Institutions and industries use this worldwide. The research and development division Multimedia and Internet Information Services is researching key technologies of these developments. One of the research interests is focussing on semantic retrieval of multimedia data addressing topics such as:
• Content- and context based analysis and enrichment of digital images
• Geographic Web information retrieval for location based Web search
• Automatic indexing and usage of non-textual e-learning documents
• Individualized search in digital media
You can find more information about our research projects and the research institute by following these links.
For the strengthening of our team, we are looking for a Research Assistant.
Applicants hold an excellent master degree (or equivalent) in computer science or closely related field and have several years of experience in application oriented research in the area of multimedia retrieval or related areas. A PhD is helpful but not mandatory. You are active, curious and willing to move things forward. Fluency in English and good knowledge of German or strong willingness to learn itquickly is expected.
Why come to Oldenburg? Oldenburg is a nice city in the northwest of Germany with around 150.000 inhabitants. With regard to computer science, the University of Oldenburg has a strong department with 18 faculty membersand around 800 stundents in BSc, MSc and PhD programmes. Associatedwith the university is the Oldenburg Institute for Information Technology (OFFIS)which is a dynamic research institute with international orientation. We offer an interesting working environment for our staff. As a scientific institute cooperating with the University of Oldenburg, OFFIS offers excellent opportunities for professional and personal scientific qualification.
For more information, please feel free to contact the director of the R&D division MI, Mr. Jochen Meyer (phone +49-441-9722 185, e-mail meyer@offis.de) or the member of the scientific board, Prof. Susanne Boll (phone +49-441-9722 213, e-mail boll@offis.de)
Please apply as soon as possible. Screening of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. For applying send a statement of motivation, a CV, a brief description presenting your research background, your two best publications, names and addresses of two references. Please send your applications to: OFFIS e.V., Personal , Escherweg 2, D-26121 Oldenburg, Germany or by e-mail to: personal@offis.de, ccing: meyer@offis.de and boll@offis.de