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The University of Amsterdam (UvA) is a university with an internationally acclaimed profile, located at the heart of the Dutch capital. As well as a world centre for business and research, Amsterdam is a hub of cultural and media activities. The UvA is a member of the League of European Research Universities.The Faculty of Science of the UvA is one of Europe's foremost institutions for higher education and research in its area of expertise. It participates in international science networks and collaborates with both universities and industry. The Faculty has approximately 2,000 students and 1,500 employees spread over four departments and ten research institutes. Each institute has its own research programme, a substantial part of which is externally financed by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO), the Dutch government, the EU, various private enterprises and the Foundation for Applied Sciences (STW).
Within the next year the Faculty will complete its move to the Science Park Amsterdam. To facilitate this move, ambitious building projects are being carried out; they are due for completion in the summer of 2010. The Faculty's move will make the Science Park one of the largest centres for academic research in the Netherlands.
The Informatics Institute has a vacancy for a:
Scientific Programmer in Scientific Visualization and Virtual Reality
full-time (38 hours per week, for 1 year)
vacancy number 09-1047
The Scientific Visualization and Virtual Reality (SVVR) group as part of the Computational Science research group is responsible for education and research in subjects such as Scientific Visualization, Virtual Environments, Visualization Applications and Interactive Graphics Devices. Through a close collaboration with SARA Computing and Networking Services, the SVVR group has access to a broad range of VR and interactive visualization devices, including a fully-immersive CAVE and several in-house developed devices.
Tasks
The SVVR research group has a job opening for a scientific programmer for a period of one year, starting as soon as possible. The appointee will work with our researchers in the design, implementation and maintenance of interactive visualization applications. Amongst others, the appointee will work in collaboration with partners in the ACGT project on the interactive visual analysis of in-silico tumour simulations. The developed framework will be applied to other ongoing research projects within the Computational Science research group as well as in relevant courses organized by the group.
Requirements
- MSc degree in computer science, or equivalent
- Experienced in C/C++ and scripting languages
- Experienced in computer graphics, visualization and/or Virtual Reality
- Experienced in Windows and Linux
- Fluent in oral and written English
- Strong interest in scientific visualization and Virtual Reality
Further information
Further information about this position may be obtained from Dr Robert Belleman, Informatics Institute, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Science Park 107, 1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands, tel. +31 (0)20 525 7272, email: R.G.Belleman@uva.nl.
Additional information about the SVVR research group can be found by following the link below.
Appointment
This will be a full-time appointment (38 hours per week) for a period of one year, starting as soon as possible. The gross monthly salary will be in accordance with the University regulations for academic personnel, and will range from €2,379 up to a maximum of €3,755 (salary scale 10) based on a full-time appointment depending on qualifications and on the number of years of professional experience. The collective employment agreement of Dutch universities is applicable.