From: jwworth@informatik.umu.se (John Waterworth) Subject: JOB-OFFERED: Jobs in VR and graphics Date: Thu, 11 Sep 1997 12:30:23 GMT Message-ID: Organization: Informatics, Umeaa University Umea University announces new positions - a professorship , an advanced consultant and a systems engineer - in Computer Graphics, ScientificVisualization, and VR Technology see http://www.umu.se/umu/aktuellt/lediga_tjanster/vre.html Background Umea University continues to develop the use of modern information technology (IT) in education and research with strong efforts on research, development, and knowledge transfer within computer graphics, scientific visualization, and Virtual Reality (VR) technology. The efforts include application oriented projects in collaboration between Umea University, industry, and society. The activities are based on collaboration between departments at Umea University, Center for educational technology (CUT), High-Performance Computing Center North (HPC2N), and VRlab. Basic research and development is conducted, e.g., at the Department of Computing Science, Department of Informatics, and the Institute of Design. CUT has the overall and the coordination responsibilities for Umea University*s common efforts in developing the use of modern IT within different forms of education. The aim of CUT*s activities is to improve and to facilitate teaching and studies in undergraduate and graduate education and to put the university into a leading position in the area of educational use of IT. HPC2N is a national center for scientific and parallel computing located at Umea university. The activities include education and competence development in high-performance computing (HPC), visualization, and VR technology; regional and national services for HPC production runs in scientific and industrial applications; knowledge transfer (new users, new areas); application and user support; development and porting of user environments and applications; and development of established and new national and international contacts. The parties of HPC2N are Umea University, Lule University of Technology, The Swedish Institute of Space Physics in Kiruna, The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) in Umea and Mid-Sweden University. HPC2N*s national commission is regulated in an agreement with the Swedish Council for High Performance Computing (HPDR). VRlab is a regional center for development of VR applications in various areas, for customers from communities, county councils, industry, and universities. The parties in VRlab include Vsterbotten County Administration, Umea Municipality, Umea University, Vsterbotten County Council, and Center for IT in Northern Sweden (SNIC). Umea University offers academic and industrial users access to modern high-performance computers, thanks to donations by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. We have one of Europe*s most powerful computer graphics systems, a Silicon Graphics Onyx2 with 2 Infinite Reality graphics units, and a research laboratory with advanced graphics workstations and equipment for VR applications. For large scale computations, HPC2N has the most powerful IBM system outside the US, a scalable 66 node IBM SP system. The Onyx2 and the SP system connect by a high-speed link (HiPPI), enabling efficient and appropriate use of the computer facilities. see http://www.umu.se/umu/aktuellt/lediga_tjanster/vre.html jwworth@informatik.umu.se (John Waterworth)