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      <p><span lang="EN-US">The Visual Computing Research and Innovation
          Center (VCRIC) was founded by Fraunhofer IGD and the
          University of Rostock to support a successful chain from basic
          research to industrial application. Research is focusing on
          two core areas Interactive Document Engineering and Maritime
          Graphic. In this context we are offering with immediate effect<o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span
            lang="EN-US">12 PhD Scholarships</span></b><span
          lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span
          lang="EN-US">in Computer Science or Mechanical/Electrical
          Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p><span lang="EN-US">Research proposals can be submitted with
          respect to the following list of research topics:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p><b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
            href="http://vcric.igd-r.fraunhofer.de/en/MAGTopics.html"><span
              style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;">Research
              topics of Maritime Graphics</span></a><o:p></o:p></b></p>
      <p style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
          style="font-family: Symbol;" lang="EN-US"><span style="">·<span
              style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">         </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
          lang="EN-US">Image-based 3D-Reconstruction underwater<o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
          style="font-family: Symbol;" lang="EN-US"><span style="">·<span
              style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">         </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
          lang="EN-US">Optical wave measurement<o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
          style="font-family: Symbol;" lang="EN-US"><span style="">·<span
              style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">         </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
          lang="EN-US">Robust position tracking aboard a ship<o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
          style="font-family: Symbol;" lang="EN-US"><span style="">·<span
              style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">         </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
          lang="EN-US">Robust Mixed Reality<o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p><b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
            href="http://vcric.igd-r.fraunhofer.de/en/IDETopics.html"><span
              style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;"
              lang="EN-US">Research topics of Interactive Document
              Engineering</span></a></b><b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
      <p style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
          style="font-family: Symbol;" lang="EN-US"><span style="">·<span
              style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">         </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
          lang="EN-US">Annotation management<o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
          style="font-family: Symbol;" lang="EN-US"><span style="">·<span
              style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">         </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
          lang="EN-US">Contextualization of information and task
          recognition<o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
          style="font-family: Symbol;" lang="EN-US"><span style="">·<span
              style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">         </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
          lang="EN-US">Semantics and semantic references<o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
          style="font-family: Symbol;" lang="EN-US"><span style="">·<span
              style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">         </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
          lang="EN-US">User Interface Adaptation and distributed
          displays<o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p><b>What we are offering</b><o:p></o:p></p>
      <ul type="disc">
        <li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;
            font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"
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        <li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;
            font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"
            lang="EN-US">Integration in a highly motivated team<o:p></o:p></span></li>
        <li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;
            font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"
            lang="EN-US">Access to the postgraduate academy at the
            University of Rostock and the seminars of Fraunhofer IGD<o:p></o:p></span></li>
        <li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;
            font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"
            lang="EN-US">A pleasing surrounding in the Hanseatic City of
            Rostock at the Baltic Sea<o:p></o:p></span></li>
      </ul>
      <p><b><span lang="EN-US">How to apply</span></b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p><span lang="EN-US">Identify a fitting research topic and
          develop your idea as a research proposal.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p><span lang="EN-US">Submit the following documents to </span><a
          moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:vcric@igd-r.fraunhofer.de"><span
            lang="EN-US">vcric(at)igd-r.fraunhofer.de</span></a><span
          lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <ul type="disc">
        <li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;
            font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"
            lang="EN-US">Draft research proposal of approx. 1.500 words<o:p></o:p></span></li>
        <li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;
            font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"
            lang="EN-US">M.Sc. certificates or equivalent<o:p></o:p></span></li>
        <li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;
            font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"
            lang="EN-US">Your CV<o:p></o:p></span></li>
        <li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;
            font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"
            lang="EN-US">Two letters of reference<o:p></o:p></span></li>
      </ul>
      <p><span lang="EN-US">Contact the principal researchers for
          further information and/or discussion of the research
          proposal: Prof. Bodo Urban (</span><a moz-do-not-send="true"
          href="mailto:bodo.urban@igd-r.fraunhofer.de"><span
            lang="EN-US">bodo.urban(at)igd-r.fraunhofer.de</span></a><span
          lang="EN-US">) for IDE and Prof. Uwe Freiherr von Lukas (</span><a
          moz-do-not-send="true"
          href="mailto:uwe.von.lukas@igd-r.fraunhofer.de"><span
            lang="EN-US">uwe.von.lukas(at)igd-r.fraunhofer.de</span></a><span
          lang="EN-US">) for MAG.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p><span lang="EN-US">Please refer to <a moz-do-not-send="true"
            href="http://vcric.igd-r.fraunhofer.de/en">http://vcric.igd-r.fraunhofer.de/en</a>
          for more details.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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