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<td>[Ieee_vis_open_positions] Open Position at KAUST
Visualization Laboratory. Scientific Visualization &
Computer Graphics Research Scientist</td>
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<td>Wed, 9 Apr 2014 16:33:46 +0300</td>
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<td>Daniel Acevedo <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:daniel.acevedo@kaust.edu.sa"><daniel.acevedo@kaust.edu.sa></a></td>
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<td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ieee_vis_open_positions@listserv.uni-tuebingen.de">ieee_vis_open_positions@listserv.uni-tuebingen.de</a></td>
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<div><i><u><b>EXCITING CAREER-ENHANCING OPPORTUNITY AND
COMPETITIVE TAX-FREE PACKAGE AT RED SEA LOCATION</b></u></i></div>
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<div>King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
is an international, graduate research university dedicated to
advancing science and technology through interdisciplinary
research, education, and innovation.</div>
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<div>KAUST's campus, on the shores on the Red Sea in Saudi
Arabia, is an integrated multi-cultural international
community of professionals, interpreneurs, scientists, and
students living and working together to discover new
possibilities in addressing the world's pressing scientific
and technological challenges related to water, food, energy
and environment. <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://kaust.edu.sa">http://kaust.edu.sa</a></div>
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<div><b><i><u>KAUST VISUALIZATION LABORATORY (KVL)</u></i></b></div>
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<div>The Visualization Laboratory is a fully staffed
state-of-the-art facility that offers a unique opportunity to
utilize one-of-a-kind visualization, interaction, and
computational resources for the exploration and presentation
of scientific data. 2D and 3D display environments, highly
spatialized and immersive audio, monoscopic and stereoscopic
displays, wireless interaction devices, and fully integrated
and portable desktop applications are some of the services
available in the laboratory. Professional lab staff
specializes in a wide variety of areas related to the
exploration and presentation of scientific data. Their
expertise covers:</div>
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<li>Researching and developing advanced scientific and
information visualization software and hardware
interfaces.</li>
<li>Supporting HPC visualization projects (in collaboration
with the KAUST Supercomputing Core Laboratory)</li>
<li>Scientific audio/video production for the presentation
of research results and university outreach.</li>
<li>Scientific 3D modeling and animation production for
journal covers, presentations, and research paper
submissions.</li>
<li>Supporting the innovative use of advanced audio
interfaces for the exploration and presentation of large
complex datasets.</li>
<li>Hosting collaborative research events ranging from
project meetings to research presentations, video
conferencing sessions, and workshops.</li>
<li>Providing guided tours of the facility for university
visitors and showcasing the newest research from
departments throughout KAUST.</li>
<li>In-house design, development, and maintenance of all
state-of-the-art lab facilities to keep the KAUST
Visualization Core Laboratory on the cutting-edge of
scientific visualization technology.</li>
</ul>
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<div>KVL offers a variety of options for faculty and students
to explore and analyze their datasets utilizing the latest
hardware and software visualization solutions. In
collaboration with the lab’s own scientific staff, users of
the lab have the following facilities at their disposal:</div>
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<ul>
<li>CORNEA: A 6-sided CAVE Immersive Virtual Reality
Environment.</li>
<li>SHOWCASE: A highly versatile space for research
meetings and development.</li>
<li>Multipurpose Room: A theater-like presentation space.</li>
<li>Video Production Studio, Editing and Control Rooms.</li>
<li>Development spaces: Reconfigurable test room for
students and researchers.</li>
</ul>
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<div><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://kvl.kaust.edu.sa">http://kvl.kaust.edu.sa</a></div>
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<div><b><i><u>KVL is looking for a SCIENTIFIC VISUALIZATION
& COMPUTER GRAPHICS RESEARCH SCIENTIST</u></i></b></div>
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The Scientific Visualization & Computer Graphics Research
Scientist will work in collaboration with other team members to
build cutting-edge visualization tools for domain scientists and
industry partners, architecting solutions for large-scale data
visualization and interaction with distributed graphics on
ultra-high resolution tiled-displays and virtual reality
environments.<br>
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As a desired competency, the incumbent will also design,
implement and maintain streaming HPC-Visualization from
simulations done in supercomputing facilities at KAUST,
including Shaheen (KAUST’s BlueGene/P system) and other HPC
clusters on campus. This activity will require close
collaboration with Computational Scientists within the KAUST
Supercomputing Core Lab (KSL) to support the implementation of
visualization solutions in their systems.<br>
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As part of the Core Labs, the incumbent will also provide
training and support for students and researchers regarding the
software and hardware facilities in the lab, participating in
and organizing training seminars and workshops, as well
providing student mentoring and support in collaboration with
KAUST faculty, as appropriate.<br>
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<b>Major Responsibilities</b><br>
<ul>
<li>Provide Visualization and CG support and expertise to
research endeavors across campus.</li>
<li>Working collaboratively with other laboratory staff and
external vendors in the design and implementation of new
systems, and upgrades to existing systems.</li>
<li>Maintain accurate documentation and training guidelines
for the utilization of laboratory software and hardware
visualization tools.</li>
<li>Software tools and program development for visualization
applications running on KVL and KSL facilities.</li>
</ul>
<b>Other Responsibilities</b><br>
<ul>
<li>Provide support and expertise on human-computer
interaction techniques related to visualization.</li>
<li>Provide support and expertise on virtual reality
environment design and implementation, including VR
interfaces and the combination of Visualization and VR
applications.</li>
<li>Propose, evaluate and deploy new software and hardware
technology solutions for visualization and graphics.</li>
<li>Stay up-to-date on scientific developments in graphics,
visualization, displays, interaction and projection
technologies.</li>
<li>Perform other tasks assigned by the Manager of the
Visualization Laboratory.</li>
</ul>
<b>Core Competencies:</b><br>
<ul>
<li>Demonstrated experience in scientific and/or information
visualization application design and implementation, with
strong knowledge and demonstrated experience of advanced
programing languages, including distributed and web-based
applications. i.e. expertise in one or more of the following
areas: FORTRAN, C, C++, MPI, OpenMP, WebGL, CUDA, Python,
D3, VTK, Avizo, Paraview, VisIt, Virtools/3DVIA,
OpenInventor, OSG, Equalizer, CGLX</li>
<li>Expert in multiple areas of computer graphics including
2D/3D graphics, image processing, and advanced rendering
techniques.</li>
<li>Excellent English oral and written communication skills.</li>
<li>Highly competent technical documentation skills</li>
<li>Proven ability to work with minimal supervision in a
multi-disciplinary environment</li>
</ul>
<b>Desirable Competencies:</b><br>
<ul>
<li>Familiarity with RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux), MAC OS,
Windows, and mobile operating systems.</li>
<li>Experience with Visualization Hardware which includes:
NVidia Quadro and QuadroPlex Graphics Systems and VR
tracking systems.</li>
<li>Knowledge of 3D display technologies (both Projection and
LCD panels) </li>
</ul>
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<b>Qualifications:</b><br>
<ul>
<li>Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related area
required; MSc or PhD preferred.</li>
<li>3-5 years experience in computer graphics,
visualization, and advanced display technology.</li>
</ul>
Please email me directly for more information about this
position.</div>
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<div>Thanks!</div>
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<div>D.</div>
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Daniel Acevedo-Feliz, PhD<br>
Manager, Visualization Laboratory<br>
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology<br>
Building #1, Office #3419<br>
Thuwal 23955-6900<br>
Saudi Arabia<br>
Tel. +966 544 700334<br>
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