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Vacancy Details
Contract Number
MRTN-CT-2004-512400
Core Project Title
Augmented Reality for Surgery (ARIS*ER)
Job Title
Marie Curie Experienced Researcher at Technische Universität Graz, Austria
Job Description
Applications are invited for an Experienced Researchers within the
framework of the European Marie Curie Research and Training Network
"Augmented Reality in Surgery" (ARIS*ER, see http://www.ariser.info) at
the Institute of Computer Graphics and Vision
(http://www.icg.tu-graz.ac.at), Technische Universität Graz, Austria.
The scientific objectives of ARIS*ER concern the development of "super
vision" for surgeons by use of augmented reality (AR) display of
computer generated medical images on top of the real patient, in the
context of minimally invasive surgery.
The network comprises 8 scientific partners in 7 European countries.
The selected candidate will carry out research in the following areas:
• Real time rendering of medical data for AR displays
• AR user interfaces for image guided surgery
• Tracking methods for clinical AR
• AR application framework for support of minimally invasive surgery
The successful candidate will work within a team of experts in the
fields of computer graphics, augmented reality, and computer vision in
Graz.
We are looking for candidates with the following profile
• Eligible for Experienced Researcher position, i.e., completed PhD
degree or equivalent experience according to the provisions or the Marie
Curie Research Training Network Programme (details available upon request)
• Specialization in computer science, and if possible in another area
relevant to the projects, such as medicine or physics
• Experience with Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality systems
• Experience in management aspects of EC funded projects
• Excellent software development skills
The position offers EC Marie Curie salary and allowances, as well as
opportunities to collaborate with other members of the network, and to
attend short courses, meetings, and workshops. Preference will be given
to applicants who are citizens or residents of the European Union and
associated countries. To favour student mobility across Europe, the
position is not open to Austrian applicants, except those who have
resided outside Austria for four of the past five years. You may check
your eligibility on
(http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/fp6/mariecurie-actions). Well
qualified women are especially encouraged to apply.
Candidates should email a detailed CV, a letter of motivation, and the
names and addresses of two referees to Dr. Dieter Schmalstieg
(schmalstieg@i ................). The position is funded for 24 month and
will start in December 2005.
Contract Type
Temporary
Position
Experienced researcher
Number of positions
1
Deadline for application
Aug. 31, 2005
Start date
Dec 1, 2005
Duration in month
24
Salary
Marie Curie Experienced Researcher salary + allowances
How to apply
Email
Contact Person
Prof. Dieter Schmalstieg
schmalstieg@i ................
City
Graz
Country
Austria
Place of work
Institute of Computer Graphics and Vision
Graz University of Technology
Austria
Disciplines
Computer science
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