DFKI GbmH
GERMAN RESEARCH CENTER FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Saarbruecken, Germany

POSITION: Research Position in Intelligent User Interfaces

ABOUT THE POSITION:
The German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence is seeking a highly motivated and qualified research scientist to work in the area of Intelligent User Interfaces.

The successful candidate will work on the Esprit long-term research project "The Educational Puppet Theatre of Virtual Worlds" funded by the European Community within the ese-i3 programme (Experimental School Environments, Intelligent Information Interfaces). In this project, we will extend current forms of early learning through play by developing interactive worlds, based on a virtual puppet theatre metaphor.

Applicants should have a graduate degree (BS, MA, MS, Diplom, PhD) in Computer Science or a related discipline. Furthermore, they should have a strong background in at least one of the following overlapping areas: human-computer interaction, autonomous agents, life-like computer characters, computer graphics, or multimedia/multimodal interfaces. Programming skills in Java or C++ are essential. Experience with graphical modeling tools, such as VRML, interface technologies, such as touch screens, and object technologies, such as CORBA, would be an asset. We also expect good communication skills in English or German.

The DFKI offers competitive salaries, excellent computing facilities and the opportunity to work in a leading industry-geared research institute. We are located on the Saarbruecken University Campus, and there is the possibility to do a PhD thesis within the project. Please refer to our webpages http://www.dfki.de/ for more information on DFKI.

The position will be available from 1 October 1998. Contracts can be issued for 3 years with the possibility of temporary or permanent extension.

TO APPLY:
For further information, please contact...

Dr. Elisabeth Andre
DFKI GmbH
Stuhlsatzenhausweg 3
D-66123 Saarbruecken, Germany
EMAIL: andre@dfki.de
TEL: +49 681-302-5267

Applications (including a CV and a list of publications) should be sent ASAP to:

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Wahlster
DFKI GmbH
Stuhlsatzenhausweg 3
D-66123 Saarbruecken, Germany

POSTED SCS: 3 AUG 98