19.578 Visualisation Posts at King's College, London

From: Humanist Discussion Group (by way of Willard McCarty willard.mccarty_at_kcl.ac.uk>
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 06:48:21 +0000

               Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 19, No. 578.
       Centre for Computing in the Humanities, King's College London
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         Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 06:41:59 +0000
         From: "Hugh Denard" <Hugh.Denard_at_kcl.ac.uk>
         Subject: Visualisation Posts at King's College, London

Dear Colleagues,

Please could you draw these two=20
visualisation-related posts (appended) to the=20
attention of anyone you know who might be suitably qualified.
With kind regards,

Hugh Denard

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Dr Hugh Denard
King=92s Visualisation Lab
Centre for Computing in the Humanities
King's College, London
Strand
London WC2R 2LS, UK
Tel. 020 7848 2719
<http://www.didaskalia.net>www.didaskalia.net
www.kvl.cch.kcl.ac.uk

Network Development Officer - JISC 3D=20
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.

For further information and an application form see:
<http://www.kcl.ac.uk/schools/humanities/cch/about/vacancies.html>http://www=
.kcl.ac.uk/schools/humanities/cch/about/vacancies.html

Closing date for applications: 13 February 2006
Reference: E2/AAV/133/05

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:
=95 build a sustainable community supporting 3D Visualisation in the Arts
=95 encourage and facilitate exchange of skills and knowledge
=95 stimulate and coordinate community-wide debate on key issues
=95 pro-actively interface with the JISC Visualisation Support Network
=95 form strategic connections between domains=20
through a range of related, external bodies
=95 raise awareness and understanding of the=20
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.

For further information and an application form see:
<http://www.kcl.ac.uk/schools/humanities/cch/about/vacancies.html>http://www=
.kcl.ac.uk/schools/humanities/cch/about/vacancies.html

Closing date for applications: 13 February 2006
Reference: W1/AAV/132/05

*These two positions may be filled by the same or two different
persons.*
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