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6 month Research Assistant position

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I require a research assistant for an ARC LIEF project:

Fixed Term Research Assistant for Time Layered Culture Map Project (Web-based Mapping and AR/MR/VR technologies] 

  • Develop exemplars of cultural heritage data integrated with GIS data, on open source web platform Recogito [https://recogito.pelagios.org/] or equivalent.
  • Advise and develop related semantic web ontologies, features and supporting data.
  • Develop working examples of cultural heritage sites on this platform along with requested visualisation and annotation features (requested by supervisor)
  • Help integration with envisaged virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality platforms and related devices
  • Assist development of reports, tutorials, scholarly publications and grant applications based on the above including sourcing earlier papers and case studies
  • Store all examples and codes on accessible software repositories as requested by supervisor
  • Demonstrate, where required, the above GIS, mapping and semantic web examples.
  • Expertise required: knowledge of GIS, GeoJSON or similar, programming, familiarity with recent AR/VR technologies would be an advantage.
  • SALARY: G05.3  level.
  • The work is based at Curtin and can be shared but covers 6 months fulltime worl starting ASAP.

The job will be advertised soon but please contact erik dot champion at curtin edu au for any questions.

Professorial Positions at King’s College London

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I don’t normally circulate academic positions but Stuart Dunn asked me and quite frankly these positions sound awesome. I have only visiting Kings College London twice (I think)* and it was before their new offices but I know about their projects and partners and they really are doing interesting things.

Please contact Stuart (details in the URL below) if you want to know more.

Openings for Two New Professorships in “Digital Technology in Culture and Society” and “Critical Digital Practice”

*I used to work up the road on Oxford St. Those were the days.

Centernet Professor in Digital Humanities, UWS (Australia) vacancy

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The School of Humanities and Communication Arts brings together scholars with interdisciplinary research interests in the following fields:
advertising, anthropology, Asian studies, cultural studies, graphic design, history, international relations, journalism, linguistics and modern languages, literature and literary studies, media and visual studies, media production, music recording and performance, music therapy, philosophy, photography, political and social theory, religious studies, and web design.

Their research intersects with the focal areas of a range of University Research Institutes and Centres: The Institute for Culture and Society, The MARCS Institute, The Religion and Society Research Centre, and the Writing and Society Research Centre. In the area of Digital Humanities, the School will be working in very close collaboration with the School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics and with the eResearch team. In addition to researchers from the School of Humanities and Communication Arts, the Digital Humanities Research Group is expected to incorporate researchers from the technology disciplines, primarily, from the School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics and to develop close links with the UWS eResearch Team.

Applications are invited for the continuing position of Professor (Academic Level E) from scholars with outstanding teaching and research strengths in Digital Humanities. The position will be responsible for providing academic leadership and for developing research and teaching programs in the Digital Humanities. As the Professor in Digital Humanities, you will be responsible for leading and developing the new Digital Humanities Research Group (DHRG). You will have a PhD and a demonstrable record of excellent teaching and high quality international publications in the area of Digital Humanities, and success in obtaining competitive research funding and delivery on the projects. You will bring with you management and leadership skills, and experience in generating and managing large collaborative and interdisciplinary projects. You will be responsible for the DHRG’s intra- and inter-institutional relations, and for the development of both a strategic and 3-year operational plan for the Research Group

The School operates in a multi-campus environment and the successful applicant is expected to teach on all campuses on which the School operates in face-to-face teaching delivery and/or through blended learning technologies. This position will be located at the Parramatta campus.

Remuneration Package:Academic Level E AUD$189,215 p.a (comprising salary AUD$160,629, 17% Superannuation and Leave Loading)
Position Enquiries: Professor Peter Hutchings, (61 2) 9772 6167; p.hutchings@uws.edu.au Closing Date: 13 March 2013
How to apply: Please visit the UWS website http://careers.uws.edu.au/Current-Vacancies for full details on this position and how to apply.

vacancy for HCI researcher at HIT Lab NZ

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The HIT Lab NZ (www.hitlabnz.org) at the University of Canterbury has a continuing full time lecture/senior lecture position available. We are looking for an outstanding HCI researcher who is interested in leading research in novel computer interfaces/interaction design and working closely with graduate students.

The deadline is tight – March 8th, but it’s a great role and probably the only position of its type that we will have available for the next few years. It’s ideal for someone who would like to do great research in an academic environment without having too much teaching overhead.

If you know anyone who might be interested please get them to have a look at:
http://vacancies.canterbury.ac.nz/positiondetail.asp?p=4684
or get them to email mark.billinghurst AT hitlabnz.org