[open-visualisation] Fwd: [Infovis] PhD Position in Information Visualization / CSCW at INRIA, France

Thu Oct 11 09:23:53 UTC 2012

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From: Petra Isenberg <petra.isenberg at inria.fr>
Date: Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 1:37 PM
Subject: [Infovis] PhD Position in Information Visualization / CSCW at
INRIA, France
To: infovis at infovis.org

*PHD STUDENT POSITION IN INFORMATION VISUALIZATION / CSCW AT INRIA*
http://www.aviz.fr/Research/**FitocPHDPosition<http://www.aviz.fr/Research/FitocPHDPosition>

The Aviz research group at INRIA, the French National Research Institute
for Computer Science, welcomes applications for a full-time PhD student
position. The group conducts work at the intersection of information
visualization, visual analytics, HCI, and CSCW. Our goals are to improve
the analysis and visualization of large and complex datasets by combining
analysis methods with interactive visualizations (see http://www.aviz.fr/).

*TOPIC AREA*
The general research area of this PhD position is focused at the
intersection of Information Visualization and Computer Supported
Cooperative Work.

*TOPIC DETAILS*
The goal of this PhD is to find ways in which single-user and multi-user
data analysis tools can be effectively integrated. There are many ways the
future PhD student can begin to tackle this problem. For example by doing
research on:

 * technological infrastructure to support the transition (e.g.
   tangible interfaces, multi-display environments)
 * software infrastructure (toolkits) to help others implement
   visualization tools with both single- and multi-user aspects
 * data representation and interaction techniques that help to build a
   bridge between individual (asynchronous) and team work for visual
   data analysis
 * qualitative studies of how people switch between individual and
   collaborative work

A contribution of this PhD will be to derive a first set of design
considerations on how to support the transition between individual and
collaborative work with visualization and interaction.
Visit http://www.aviz.fr/Research/**Fitoc<http://www.aviz.fr/Research/Fitoc>for
more details on the project.

*WORK PLACE*
The PhD student will work as part of the Aviz team at INRIA lead by
Jean-Daniel Fekete. INRIA is the French National Research Institute for
Computer Science and Automation and as such highly regarded worldwide. The
team is located on the campus of the University of Paris Sud near the town
of Orsay, 30km outside of Paris.
Aviz welcomes and does its best to promote women researchers.

The PhD student will formally sign up as a student at the University of
Paris Sud the most highly ranked university in France (and 7th in Europe).
He or she will be co-supervised by Petra Isenberg and Jean-Daniel Fekete.
The student will also be able to work closely with a postdoc hired on this
project and conduct joint projects if desired.

*REQUIREMENTS*
Candidates should hold a Master's degree and have experience in Human
Computer Interaction, CSCW, Information Visualization, or a related
discipline. The student should be able to produce working prototypes, be
enthusiastic, and be capable of working both independently and within a
group.

*REQUIRED SKILLS*

 * Background in collaborative work or visualization (experience in
   both areas is an advantage but not necessary)
 * Ability to effectively code prototypes
 * Good communication skills in English (the lab communicates in
   English, French skills are not required)

*DETAILS*

 * The duration of funding is 3 years with the possibility of a 6-month
   extension
 * The student will be paid through INRIA and will receive
   approximately 3000EUR a month before deductions (taxes and social
   security). The net income (you see on your bank account after all
   deductions) will be approximately 1600EUR. This is enough to live
   comfortably in the Paris area. Please contact one of our current PhD
   students if you have questions or concerns about the cost of living
   (find them under people).
 * Enrollment at the University of Paris Sud costs approximately 400EUR
   in tuition per year.
 * Start date for the PhD is preferably between now and January 2013
   but can be negotiated.

*CONTACT*

Please contact petra.isenberg at inria.fr for further details.

-- 
Petra Isenberg, PhD
Research Scientist
AVIZ group | INRIA Saclay Île-de-France
phone: +33 16 91 54 249 |http://www.aviz.fr/~isenberg/
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