
The Department of Informatics at the University of Bergen, Norway, seeks to recruit a professor or an associate professor into a tenured position with focus on visual data science / visualization (application deadline: February 28, 2025). For information on expected qualifications, requirements, benefits, and to apply, visit https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/271566/professor-associate-pr... This position is in the Visualization research group (vis.UiB.no) with close ties to UiB’s Center for Data Science, CEDAS, and the Mohn Medical Imaging and Visualization Center, MMIV. The group’s research focuses on human-in-the-loop solutions, empowering the user with interactive visual means to data exploration, analysis, and presentation. Computational methods, for example from statistics, machine learning, and optimization, are integrated with interactive visual solutions with the user in charge. The group focuses also on theoretical foundations to visualization that enable a meaningful presentation / communication as well as an effective and efficient exploration and analysis of data – irrespective of the application domain. The new professor / associate professor is expected to strengthen the group’s research and teaching of visual data science / visualization, relying on top competence related to the mathematical and technical basis of the field, as well as on strong programming skills. All applications must be submitted through the JobbNorge portal (link above). Contact Helwig Hauser, Noeska Smit, or Laura Garrison in case of questions. -- Dr. Helwig Hauser, Professor in Visualization; http://vis.UiB.no Coleader of CEDAS (Center for Data Science); http://UiB.no/en/cedas Høyteknologisenteret, room 311O2, https://link.mazemap.com/QcdQeC1e Mailing address: Dept. of Informatics, Univ. of Bergen, Postboks 7803, N-5020 Bergen, Norway