[Geowanking] Funded PhD positions in GIVA, University of Zurich

[Martin Tomko]

Forwarded job announcement:

The Geographic Information Visualization and Analysis group at the 
University of Zurich invites applications for three doctoral research 
assistant positions in Geographic Information Science/Geovisualization 
each funded for 3 years. The positions, housed in the GIScience Center 
of the Geography Department, will start in September 2008, or as soon as 
possible thereafter. We are looking for MSc graduates from areas, such 
as Computational Geography, Geographic Information Science/GIS, 
Geomatics, Maths, Physics, Psychology, Cognitive Science, or Computer 
Science. For more background information about the department please 
visit us on the Web at http://www.geo.uzh.ch/gia/aboutus/.

1) Context modelling and assessment of geographic relevance for mobile 
applications

This project focuses on the development of methods for mobile context 
modelling informed by activity theory and assessing the geographic 
relevance of geospatial information. The objective is to formalise and 
implement these concepts in a prototype mobile application framework. 
This research requires experience in GIS, spatial data handling and 
quantitative spatio-temporal analysis methodologies as well as 
programming skills. 
http://www.geo.uzh.ch/gia/aboutus/openpositions/phd_relevance_assessment_ad.pdf

Apply (CV, letter of motivation, transcripts, names and email contact of 
referees) electronically in a single PDF document to: Dr. Tumasch 
Reichenbacher, tumasch.reichenbacher at geo.uzh.ch (subject: PhD Relevance 
assessment)

2) Representation of geographic relevance in mobile applications

This project focuses on the development of methods for representing 
geographic relevance, including relevance-based filtering of features in 
the context of mobile geoservices. The objective is to find appropriate 
representations and metaphors for the geographic relevance concept and 
design suitable tests for an evaluation of these developments. This 
research requires experience in GIS, spatial data representation and 
handling as well as quantitative spatio-temporal analysis methodologies. 
http://www.geo.uzh.ch/gia/aboutus/openpositions/snf_phd_georel_ad.pdf

Apply (CV, letter of motivation, transcripts, names and email contact of 
referees) electronically in a single PDF document to: Dr. Tumasch 
Reichenbacher, tumasch.reichenbacher at geo.uzh.ch (subject: PhD Relevance 
representation)

3) Development and Implementation of Geofoveation (GeoF)

This project focuses on the development of computational models and 
methods for improving level of detail management of geographic 
information displays by developing a concept we call geofoveation which 
is based on the principles of foveal vision. Bridging concepts between 
vision and visualization we will explore the potential of foveation in 
the geographic domain. The outcome of this project is expected to 
deliver a test-bed for evaluating the viewer response in a later 
project. To succeed in this position you must have some experience in 
image processing and computer graphics, and you should be a fluent 
programmer. 
http://www.geo.uzh.ch/gia/aboutus/openpositions/snf-geofoveation-ad.pdf

Apply (CV, letter of motivation, transcripts, names and email contact of 
referees) electronically in a single PDF document to: Dr. Arzu Çöltekin, 
arzu.coltekin at geo.uzh.ch (subject: PhD GeoF)

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Martin Tomko