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Funded PhD Places in HCI / UX / Interactive Media / Immersive Tech / Digital Storytelling at the University of York
by Jonathan Hook 13 Mar '19

13 Mar '19

Dear all, We have funded PhD places in our department here at York. While our department is named Theatre, Film and Television, we have an established and exciting HCI / UX / Interactive Media / Immersive Tech group that would welcome applicants in these areas for the bursaries. If you'd like any more information, please drop me an email. Cheers, Jon --- TFTV PhD student bursaries (applications due 29 March) The Department of Theatre, Film and Television at the University of York invites applications for a bursary for new and first-year PhD students. The bursary will provide home/EU tuition and a stipend worth £15,000 per annum for a period of up to three years. All of the following students are welcome to apply: · Current first-year PhD students and new PhD applicants, for any start date in 2018-19 or 2019-20 · UK, EU and international students (international students, please note that the bursary will only cover tuition at the home/EU rate; you will need to cover the remainder of your tuition from other sources) · Part-time and full-time students · PhD by research and PhD by creative practice To apply, both of the following must be submitted by 5 pm on Friday, 29 March, 2019: · your application for admission to the PhD (you do not need to have an offer by that date, but your complete application must be submitted). For more information see https://www.york.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-research/apply/ · the google form available here: https://goo.gl/forms/bxWpRIvs2wXuD6lo2 Applications will be assessed on the quality of your degree qualifications and the project proposal accompanying your application for admission (the fit of the research with the department and the quality of the research that is being proposed). Jonathan Hook Senior Lecturer in Interactive Media Department of Theatre, Film and Television University of York, Baird Lane, YO10 5GB +44 (0)1904 325238 www.jonhook.co.uk <http://www.jonhook.co.uk/>

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Media Arts: Histories and Futures :: International, low-residency, Master of Arts
by Image Science 13 Mar '19

13 Mar '19

Dear colleagues, Please share with interested persons. MEDIA ARTS: Histories and Futures International - low-residency – Master of Arts – Starts September 2019 Deepening praxis and critical comprehension of the digital developments in contemporary art An interdisciplinary field at the intersection of art, science, technology and the humanities, MediaArtHistories examines scientific discovery and technological innovation emerging in art praxis, as well as the genealogies of their historical development and context. At a time when digital technologies are fundamentally revolutionizing the very ways in which we communicate, interact, and perceive images, the MediaArtHistories program trains students from diverse backgrounds to critically analyze the plethora of visual media cultures of today. CONTENT Courses cover Media Art genres such as Net, Telematic and Genetic Art as well as the most recent reflections on Nano, Bio and Transgenic Art, Video Games, Computer Graphics and Animation, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and Intelligent Environments, Hacktivism and Tactical Media, Performance, Glitch Art, Hybrid Art and Robotics. MediaArtHistories offers a basis for understanding the evolutionary history of media, from historic examples such as the Laterna Magica and Mechanical Automaton of the 17th century, to computer art at the earliest stages of the Internet in the mid-Twentieth Century and the algorithmic art of today. Special attention is given to the challenges of documentation and preservation of these born-digital, ephemeral and multifarious works. Explored in depth are key methods and theory from Digital Humanities, Image Science, Media Archaeology, Sound Studies, the Intellectual History of Science & Technology, and Digital Gender Theory. Excursions, and on site faculty seminars, introduce students to the main cultural heritage institutions in the field, such as Ars Electronica and ZKM, archives such as the Archive of Digital Art (ADA www.digitalartarchive.at) festivals such as Transmediale, and the Media Art market. The program is a two-year low-residency, either 90 or 120 ECTS Master degree offered in English. In addition to individual study and project work at your home location, students gather 2-3 times a year for intense seminar modules with internationally renowned media artists and scholars. These enriching sessions take place at Danube University or another European location relevant to the community of media art, such as Linz, Austria as well as Karlsruhe and Berlin, Germany. BRAIN TRUST MediaArtHistories program faculty include: Irina ARISTARKHOVA, Andreas BROECKMANN, Andres BURBANO, Sean CUBITT, Oliver GRAU, Monika FLEISCHMANN, Francesca FRANCO, Darko FRITZ, Jens HAUSER, Kathy Rae HUFFMAN, Erkki HUHTAMO, Ryszard KLUSZCZYNSKI, Andreas LANGE, Martina LEEKER, Christopher LINDINGER, Wolf LIESER, Roger MALINA, Lev MANOVICH, Nat MULLER, Gunalan NADARAJAN, Frieder NAKE, Jussi PARIKKA, Christiane PAUL, Ana PERAICA, Margit ROSEN, Christopher SALTER, Paul SERMON, Edward SHANKEN, Jeffrey SHAW, Christa SOMMERER, Morten SONDERGAARD, UBERMORGEN, and others. Since its beginnings in 2006, Danube University’s prestigious MediaArtHistories MA has offered its students both a deeper critical comprehension and a practical orientation regarding the most important developments of this most contemporary art, by building on its faculty network of renowned international theorists, artists, and curators. These faculty come from across the globe to give seminars during the modules held at Danube University, and from their home universities maintain through online network and project collaboration individualized instruction with students throughout the program. www.mediacultures.net/mah STUDY in EUROPE The low-residency modularized teaching system allows working professionals to maintain their usual employment, and gives students entering directly after a Bachelor degree the opportunity to gain valuable career experience while they study. Modules take place on the main campus and at the Center for Image Science housed at the Göttweig Abbey. The Danube University is located in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage “WACHAU” and offers a spectacular backdrop for learning and living. The Department for Image Science holds important resources of the field like the largest international Archive of Digital Art: www.digitalartarchive.at and the MediaArtHistories Conference Archive www.mediaarthistory.org/maharchive and integrates its cutting-edge research projects into teaching. STUDENTS International students to our program have come from locations including Austria, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Egypt, Germany, Iceland, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Mexico, Russia, Spain, Ukraine, and USA. Alumni of the program are employed not only as freelance curators, creative designers or working artists, but also at renowned cultural sector institutions like: Austrian National Library, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Chicago Art Institute, Deutsche Kinemathek, ETH Zürich, Ars Electronica, ITAU Cultural, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Pinchuk Art Centre, Hive Advertising, imai, Polytechnic Museum – Moscow, Smithsonian, Techne, and more. www.donau-uni.ac.at/mahstudents MODULES: Sept 6-18, 2019/ Dec 2-11, 2019 / May 4-13, 2020 / Sept 21-30, 2020 INTERNSHIP: (MAH-Advanced only) some time between May 2020 - May 2021 MASTER THESIS: Jan 2021 – April 2022 APPLICATION (digital) and FUNDING POSSIBILITIES Acceptance into the program requires either a Bachelor degree (or higher), or equivalent relevant work experience. Requirements: application form, letter of motivation, copies of previous degree(s) or employment validation, copy of passport and Europass CV. An application interview is required, which may be conducted in person or through internet videoconferencing. Resources for funding possibilities and estimated costs: Application Form ( http://www.mediacultures.net/mah/application/) , Resources for funding possibilities and estimated costs ( http://www.mediacultures.net/mah/fees_fundung/) MediaArtHistoriesResearch on Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/377264145713664/) Primary contact: Wendy Jo Coones, M.Ed. Head of Teaching & Coordination : MediaArtHistories / Media Arts Cultures / Exhibition Development Department for Image Science ~ Danube University Krems Telefon +43 (0)2732 893-2543 ~ skype: wcoones Dr.-Karl-Dorrek-Straße 30, 3500 Krems, Austria wendy.coones(at)donau-uni.ac.at http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/dis

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We are hiring two Assistant Professors Geo-Visualization – University of Twente, Netherlands
by Yuri Engelhardt 12 Mar '19

12 Mar '19

> In case that you can think of someone who may be interested in one of these positions, please do pass this on to them. Do you have a PhD and expertise in visual analytics? web mapping? dashboards? 3D / VR / AR visualization? Are you interested in working on societal problems characterized by changes in space and time? Join us at the University of Twente (The Netherlands)! We are hiring TWO Assistant Professors Geo-Visualization: https://www.utwente.nl/en/organization/careers/!/768382/two-assistant-profe… JOB DESCRIPTION You will conduct international high-quality research and contribute to developing the departmental research portfolio. You will teach Masters level coursework and supervise MSc theses in the various (joint) educational programmes the department is involved in, including the international MSc Cartography. You will also contribute to the development of new courses including face-to-face, blended learning, and distance learning, preferably based on open source solutions. You will play a leading role in our visualization and usability laboratories ( https://www.itc.nl/research/research-facilities/labs-resources/visualizatio… ) and will supervise PhD students in combination with a departmental professor. You will engage in the acquisition and implementation of consulting tasks for the department. You will also undertake management and administration tasks, such as coordination tasks in educational programmes. You will acquire and/or participate in new research, educational and capacity building projects. YOUR PROFILE > You possess a PhD in cartography, visualization or geographic information sciences or related fields. > You have proven expertise in at least one of the following geo-visualization domains: visual analytics, interactive dashboards, web mapping, 3D or augmented or virtual reality, use, user & usability research. > You have an excellent publication record in the above domains or application areas. > You have a proven track record of working with different geo-computational tools, and have sufficient knowledge of scripting languages to move your research beyond the limits of common-off-the-shelf geovisual analytical software. Knowledge of multiple user research methods and techniques an advantage. > You are a team player able to combine and extend the current knowledge and know-how on the three core departmental domains. > You have an aptitude for teaching, including lecturing and tutoring at an academic level. If you do not have it yet, you will have to acquire a University Teaching Qualification within the first two years. > You have an affinity with a multi-cultural, post-graduate education environment. > You have a willingness to undertake international travel to less developed countries. > You will have an excellent command of English. Knowledge of, or willingness to learn Dutch is an advantage. INFORMATION AND APPLICATION Do you have any questions? Additional information regarding these positions can be obtained from Prof. Dr. M.J. Kraak ( https://icaci.org/executive-committee/menno-jan-kraak/ ) at: e-mail: m.j.kraak(a)utwente.nl phone: +31 53 4874463 Please submit your application here: https://www.utwente.nl/en/organization/careers/!/768382/two-assistant-profe… – before 1 April 2019 – that same application link is also accessible from the bottom of the official vacancy page: https://www.utwente.nl/en/organization/careers/!/768382/two-assistant-profe… Your application has to include (i) a motivation letter clearly stating how you meet the selection criteria and also outlining your research and teaching interests, (ii) a detailed CV with references and (iii) a two-page statement on your vision on research, education and capacity development in relation to ITC, and the position. Applications that do not include all three will not be considered. OUR OFFER > We offer an inspiring and challenging international environment. You will be initially employed for two years. Extension of the employment after this period is a possibility. > Gross monthly salary between € 3637,- and € 5.656,- depending on experience and qualifications (job profile Assistant Professor level 1 or 2). > A holiday allowance of 8% of the gross annual salary and a year-end bonus of 8.3% > Excellent support for research and facilities for professional and personal development. > A solid pension scheme > Possibilities to save up holidays for sabbatical leave THE ORGANIZATION The University of Twente ( https://www.utwente.nl/en/ ). We stand for life sciences and technology. High tech and human touch. Education and research that matter. New technology which leads change, innovation and progress in society. The University of Twente is the only campus university of the Netherlands; divided over five faculties we provide more than fifty educational programmes. We have a strong focus on personal development and talented researchers are given scope for carrying out groundbreaking research. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status. Because of our diversity values we do particularly support women to apply. The Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) ( https://www.itc.nl/ ) of the University of Twente provides international postgraduate education, research and project services in the field of geo-information science and earth observation using remote sensing and GIS. The aim of ITC's activities is the international exchange of knowledge, focusing on capacity building and institutional development in developing countries and emerging economies. The Department of Geo-Information Processing (GIP) is a vibrant and multi-disciplinary team that develops methods and techniques to produce actionable geo-information. Our work supports knowledge generation and decision-making for societal problems characterized by changes in space and time. You may want to look at some current projects that our MSc students are working on: https://gip.itc.utwente.nl/default/research/msctopics/geovis Any sharing and distribution of / publicity for these two vacancies, linking to the vacancies page: https://www.utwente.nl/en/organization/careers/!/768382/two-assistant-profe… – also on social media – is appreciated.

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Reminder: CDVE2019 Full paper deadline approaching! April 10, 2019
by cdve .org 12 Mar '19

12 Mar '19

The CDVE2019 conference will be held from October 6-9, 2019 in Mallorca, Spain. You are welcome to submit unpublished papers to the conference. The conference proceedings of CDVE2019 will be published by the LNCS - Lecture Notes in Computer Science by Springer and indexed by ISI(CPCI-S), Web of Science, EI, Scopus, DBLP, ACM Digital Library. Selected papers will be invited to fully expand to be included in special issues of a couple SCI indexed journals. The topics of the paper should be within the scope of the conference. See the conference web page http://www.cdve.org/cfpaper.html for detailed information. At least one keyword of your paper should be chosen from the call of papers. You should strictly follow the LNCS format. The submission page is: http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cdve2019 <http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cdve2018> *Full paper deadline: April 10, 2019.* Full Papers 8-10 pages. *Short Paper submission: April 20, 2019*. Short papers 4-6 pages. *Poster Paper abstract submission deadline:* June 20, 2019 *Final camera ready paper due and registration for accepted paper authors:* June 20, 2019 *Early registration for all others:* July 31, 2019 *Oct. 6 - 9, 2019*, CDVE2019 conference, Mallorca, Spain *Venue* Mallorca is a famous vacation resort in the Mediterranean Sea with beautiful landscapes. It is the number one choice for Europeans to spend their holidays and the home of CDVE conferences. CDVE2019 will be held in a 4 Stars vacation village - Club Pollentia in front of the Mediterranean Sea. Our conference has an "all inclusive" settlement with the hotel. Unlimited drink and food will be available when you reserve the hotel via the conference. See www.cdve.org for more details. The airport code is PMI. You will enjoy the environment, the rich variety of food and the conference for sure! *Contact* All questions about submissions should be emailed to cdve2019(a)easychair.org <cdve2018(a)easychair.org> Please feel free to forward this call. You can also reply to this mail with a mail title: “Unsubscribe” to stop receiving further calls from CDVE2019. ------------ The 16th International Conference on Cooperative Design, Visualization and Engineering Oct. 6 - 9, 2019, Mallorca, Spain Email: cdve2019(a)easychair.org <cdve2018(a)easychair.org> Web: http://www.cdve.org <cdve2018(a)easychair.org>

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Data Viz Internships and Scientist Positions at Bell Labs
by Daniele Quercia 11 Mar '19

11 Mar '19

Dear all, Nokia Bell Labs has open positions in the area of Data Visualization. We are looking for: 1) Interns for the Cambridge UK Lab (Application Deadline: March 20th) http://researchswinger.org/dataviz_interns_19.pdf 2) Scientists for the Cambridge UK and Paris-Saclay Labs http://researchswinger.org/dataviz-scientists-19.pdf Please send your application with the subject line Data Viz Intern 2019 (or Data Viz Scientist 2019) to daniele.quercia(a)nokia-bell-labs.com at earliest convenience. Please feel free to forward this call to anybody who might be interested. I would be happy to answer any question. Thanks - Daniele

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Vienna Research Groups for Young Investigators 2019
by Anne Marie Faisst 07 Mar '19

07 Mar '19

Dear Sirs and Madams, The Vienna Science Fund provides a great opportunity for tenure track positions in Vienna. The position will provide up to 1.6 million Euros for up to 8 years. It will require a university host. The newly established interdisciplinary research group Data Science @ University of Vienna would be happy to support applicants in the area of Data Science. For details about us and the procedure, please consult: https://datascience.univie.ac.at/job-board/ Please send us your information by Apr 1st 2019. Best Regards, -- Anne Marie Faisst, BA Organisationsassistentin Universität Wien Fakultät für Informatik Forschungsgruppe Visualization and Data Analysis Koordination Forschungsplattform Data Science Währinger Straße 29/S6/1.04, A-1090 Wien T +43-1-4277-790 03

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CFP: MLVis 2019: Machine Learning Methods in Visualisation
by Peltonen Jaakko 07 Mar '19

07 Mar '19

MLVis 2019: Machine Learning Methods in Visualisation - Call For Papers https://events.uta.fi/mlvis2019/ MLVis 2019 will be a co-located workshop at EuroVis 2019 in Porto, Portugal. It aims to bring Machine Learning and Visualization researchers together in order to exchange research ideas. We solicit short papers on machine learning methods in visualisation, from both the machine learning and visualisation communities, addressing how the two technologies can be used together to provide greater insight to end users. Paper submissions for MLVis should be at most 4 pages in MLVis 2019 latex style (provided on the website), with an additional page allowed for references. Papers are to be submitted via the PCS system, link on the website. Proceedings will be published by the Eurographics Association, and be stored on the Eurographics Digital Library. Selected papers will be invited to a special issue of ACM Transactions on Interactive Intelligent Systems (TiiS). Important Dates: Submission deadline: March 14, 2019 Notification deadline: April 12, 2019 Camera-ready deadline: April 24, 2019 Workshop: June 3, 2019 All submission deadlines are at 23:59 GMT on the date indicated.

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Final CFP: Interactive Visualizations for Sustainability, for a special issue of MTI journal
by Masood Masoodian 05 Mar '19

05 Mar '19

*CFP: Interactive Visualizations for Sustainability** **A special issue of Multimodal Technologies and Interaction Journal** **Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2019** **https://www.mdpi.com/journal/mti/special_issues/visualizations_sustainability* Open Access: Free publication for well-prepared manuscripts submitted before 1 July 2019 Rapidly increasing global consumption of natural resources demands for more efficient use, as well as for more sustainable management of energy, water, minerals, land and other natural resources. Human-centred technologies, tools and services can provide effective solutions to support sustainability in different domains. To create better awareness, and support human decision making, such technologies, tools and services should provide advanced interactive visualization capabilities to their users to allow them to monitor, manage, compare, or share and use data, with the aim of identifying patterns and supporting efficiency in the use of natural resources. This special issue will focus on interactive visualizations for sustainability-related applications, tools, games, and services in the private, public, and industrial sectors. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to, design, deployment and evaluation of interactive visualizations for: - monitoring and managing generation and consumption of resources; - analysis of generation and consumption data; - identifying consumption patterns and behavior; - relating consumption data, patterns, and behavior to other information; - sharing and comparing consumption data with others; - creating awareness, influencing choices and stimulating sustainable behavior changes For more information, including submission details, please visit https://www.mdpi.com/journal/mti/special_issues/visualizations_sustainabili… Guest Editors, Masood Masoodian and Thomas Rist -- Prof. Masood Masoodian Visual Communication Design Aalto University avcd.aalto.fi

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Postdoc positions in visual analytics
by David S. Ebert 04 Mar '19

04 Mar '19

Postdoctoral Researcher Position in Visual Analytics Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN We invite applications for an postdoctoral researcher positions with April 1 and July 1 start dates in visual analytics, visualization, social media analytics, and big data analytics across a wide spectrum of application areas. The successful candidate will perform duties including: . Research in visual analytics in application domains including social medial analysis, interactive and explainable AI, sustainable food-energy-water systems public safety, crisis management, functional soil mapping, precision agriculture. . Assist in drafting successful research grant proposals. . Lead research activities within the group, including project management and stakeholder engagement. . Assist in supervising graduate and undergraduate students. . Interface with renowned academic research groups at and beyond Purdue University. The candidate should hold a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Information Science, Industrial Engineering, Geography, Statistics, or a related field, with a strong research background and expertise in visual analytics and some of these areas: visualization, geospatial and temporal analysis, statistics, machine learning, cognitive science, human-computer interaction, big data, human factors, computer graphics, food-water-energy systems, sustainable/precision agriculture. Purdue has multiple joint research projects with Peruvian Universities. Therefore, professional proficiency in Spanish is a plus. Both beginning and senior postdoctoral candidates are encouraged to apply. Excellent oral and written communication skills are mandatory. We are the Purdue Visual Analytics Center and are engaged in many cross-disciplinary visual analytics projects. We are also the lead of the VACCINE Center, an Emeritus Visualization Sciences Center of Excellence funded by many U.S. agencies including DHS, NSF, DOE and other government agencies. We have partner institutions across the world. We have many interesting integrated, stakeholder oriented projects working on real data and great challenging projects. VACCINE is working closely with collaborators including social media experts, sustainability experts, agricultural producers, health and public safety departments, US Coast Guard, economists, first responders, computational scientists, soundscape ecologists, businesses, and researchers in science, engineering, and economics. To apply, please send your CV, a research statement (no more than one page) to Dr. Ebert (ebertd(a)purdue.edu) and Dr. Morteza Karimzadeh (karimzadeh(a)purdue.edu) Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis starting March 8 until the position is filled. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------- Dr. David S. Ebert, Silicon Valley Professor of ECE, Purdue University Director, Purdue Visualization and Analytics Center Interim Director, Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS) Director, Visual Analytics for Command, Control, and Interoperability Environments https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/vaccine/ ebertd(a)purdue.edu http://www.ece.purdue.edu/~ebertd ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------- Dr. David S. Ebert, Silicon Valley Professor of ECE, Purdue University Director, Purdue Visualization and Analytics Center Interim Director, Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS) Director, Visual Analytics for Command, Control, and Interoperability Environments https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/vaccine/ ebertd(a)purdue.edu http://www.ece.purdue.edu/~ebertd ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------

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Call for participation: Schematic Mapping Workshop 2019
by Martin Nöllenburg 01 Mar '19

01 Mar '19

======================================================================== Call for Participation 2nd Schematic Mapping Workshop April 11-12, 2019 – TU Wien, Vienna, Austria www.schematicmapping.org ======================================================================== * Early registration until March 4. Register here: https://schematicmapping2019.ac.tuwien.ac.at/registration/ ======================================================================== The 2nd Schematic Mapping Workshop is a forum for researchers and practitioners working on various aspects of schematic maps of transport networks, including cartographers, computer scientists, graphic designers, psychologists, and transport professionals. The two-day workshop program will feature presentations of contributed original research papers as well as a number of invited position papers surveying the state of the art on different aspects of schematic mapping. In addition it hosts an exhibition of posters summarizing ongoing research projects as well as new designs of schematic maps. All participants will further have the opportunity to present late-breaking results in an open-mic session and to contribute to the poster exhibition. More information about the event including a list of the accepted papers and posters can be found on the workshop webpage http://www.schematicmapping.org. ======================================================================== Workshop chairs Georg Gartner, TU Wien, AT Martin Nöllenburg, TU Wien, AT Maxwell Roberts, University of Essex, UK

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