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Originally From: Yiorgos Chrysanthou <yiorgos@ucy.ac.cy>

UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT -- DEADLINE: 17th MAY 2002

VACANCY FOR A RESEARCH ASSOCIATE IN THE AREA OF COMPUTER GRAPHICS

The Department of Computer Science of the University of Cyprus announces a new position for a Research Associate within the research project "CREATE: Constructivist Mixed Reality For Design, Education, and Cultural Heritage", funded by the E.U.'s IST Programme of FP5. The position are initially for one (1) year renewable up to three (3) years. The annual salary for a Research Associate is in the range of the A8-A10 scale combined (about CY 9,000 - 16,000, depending on qualifications and prior experience). [At present CY 1 = 1.73 EURO and CY 1 = 1.55 US dollars, approximately.]

The global scope of CREATE project is to develop a mixed reality framework that will enable highly interactive real-time construction and manipulation of realistic, virtual worlds based on real sources. This framework will be tested and applied to cultural heritage content in an educational context, as well as to the design and review of architectural/urban planning settings.

A suitable candidate should have a first degree in Computer Science or related subject and, preferably, also a sufficiently specialized postgraduate degree. S/He should have a solid Mathematical background and be at ease with programming in large scale software projects. The successful applicant will be involved in the design, development and implementation of algorithms for real-time 3D graphics. In particular, rendering and simulation of populated urban environments and complex scenes.

Applicants need not be citizens of the Republic of Cyprus. Knowledge of the Greek language, although considered a practical advantage, is by no means a requirement. The research activities pursued by the successful applicant can lead to the earning of a Ph.D. if s/he so wishes (in this case, any academic fees for enrolling to the Department's Ph.D. programme are waived).

Anyone interested should apply to the address below including a CV together with a short description of their research interests and background. These documents may be written in Greek and/or English.

Address for submissions of applications:

The Registrar [project CREATE]
University of Cyprus
75 Kallipoleos Str
P.O.BOX 20537, CY-1678
Nicosia
CYPRUS

The CV and the short description must reach the University at the above address by the 17th of May, 2002. Successful applicants should be expected to be able to start AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

For more information regarding these vacancies, please contact:

Assistant Professor Yiorgos L. Chrysanthou
Department of Computer Science
University of Cyprus
75 Kallipoleos Str
P.O.BOX 537, CY-1678
Nicosia
CYPRUS
email: yiorgos@ucy.ac.cy
Tel: +357 - 2289 2288, Fax: +357 - 2233 9062

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