19.543 jobs at CCH, King's College London

               Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 19, No. 543.
       Centre for Computing in the Humanities, King's College London
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         Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2006 06:24:18 +0000
         From: Lorna Hughes <lorna.hughes_at_KCL.AC.UK>
         Subject: jobs at CCH, London

Jobs at CCH, King's College London

Please note: These two positions may be filled by the same or two
different persons

1. Network Development Officer - JISC 3D Visualisation in the Arts
Network Part-time,
0.5FTE, 36 months.

The Centre for Computing in the Humanities at King's College London
wishes to employ an outgoing, dynamic and organised person to
initiate a programme of rapid community building under the direction
of the King's Visualisation Lab. The Network will provide support for
3D visualisation activities in Arts and Humanities disciplines in UK
Higher Education institutions.

The Network Development Officer will establish and develop
communications with projects and groups in UK HE institutions that
are engaged in applying 3D visualisation approaches within Arts and
Humanities disciplines. She/he will help to establish a Network
Steering Group, provide the "visualisation community" with networking
assistance, establish structures to foster exchange of information
and skills between institutions, disseminate the work of the Network,
promote discussion of key issues identified by the community and
monitor Network sustainability issues. The appointee will organise
scheduled meetings and assist Network members in organising
conference presentations and panels.

The successful applicant will have a good honours degree, experience
of communications and publicity activities, excellent interpersonal,
written, web-editing and administrative skills, with proven strengths
in taking initiative and working independently within collaborative
contexts. She/he will preferably have some knowledge and
understanding of computer-aided visualisation activities in the
academic, educational, cultural heritage and/or commercial sectors.
Closing date for applications: 20 January 2006 Reference:
E2/AAV/133/05. For further details and an application form please see
related <http://www.kcl.ac.uk/humanities/cch/ndo-JISC-Dec-05.doc>word document.

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2. 3D Visualisation Research Fellow- JISC 3D Visualisation in the
Arts Network, Part-time,
0.5FTE, 24 months

The Centre for Computing in the Humanities at King's College London
wishes to employ a part-time Research Fellow to assist the
newly-established King's Visualisation Lab in developing a national
3D Visualisation Network in the Arts.
The 3D Visualisation in the Arts Network, part of the JISC
Visualisation Support Network, will:
     * build a sustainable community supporting 3D Visualisation in the Arts
     * encourage and facilitate exchange of skills and knowledge
     * stimulate and coordinate community-wide debate on key issues
     * pro-actively interface with the JISC Visualisation Support Network
     * form strategic connections between domains through a range of
related, external bodies
     * raise awareness and understanding of the Network in the JISC
community and society

The Network's 3D Visualisation Research Fellow will provide
research-based support for the 3D Visualisation in the Arts Network
through a number of activities, including writing, presenting and
publishing periodic reports on the research activities of the
Network. The appointee will also work closely with members of the
AHDS to analyse and augment aspects of the Projects and Methods
Database, with a view to assisting the visualisation community to
gain maximum benefit from it.

A knowledge and understanding of computer-aided visualisation
activities in the academic, educational, cultural heritage and/or
commercial sectors is essential. In addition, the successful
applicant will have a postgraduate degree, excellent research and
written communication skills, extensive knowledge and experience of
visualisation projects and proven strengths in working both
independently and collaboratively. Closing date for applications: 20
January 2006 Reference: W1/AAV/132/05. For further details and an
application form please
<http://www.kcl.ac.uk/humanities/cch/job-vacancies.html>http://www.kcl.ac.uk/humanities/cch/job-vacancies.html
Received on Fri Jan 06 2006 - 05:54:06 EST