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Japan: Postdoc in Tokyo - Virtual Worlds ("Second Life", OpenSim)
Written by Administrator
Friday, 11 July 2008
Within the framework of the "Global Lab" project at the National Institute of Informatics (NII) in Tokyo, our lab is conducting pioneering work in combining the real world with the virtual world - in particular, the 3D online virtual world "Second Life" (and soon, OpenSim) - in novel ways, for the benefit of both.
We are looking for a dedicated Postdoc, who is interested in advancing the Global Lab project by: - Investigating and implementing novel ideas that bridge the real world and the virtual world - Writing scientific papers for major conferences and journals - Supervising and organizing international internship students (Master and Ph.D. level) - Showing commitment to the project - Enjoying the life in a mega-city
Keywords: Virtual Worlds, Markup Languages for Agent ("Bot") Control in Second Life or OpenSim, Simulating/Visualizing Sensor Net works and Robot Behavior in Virtual Worlds, Urban Computing, Virtual City, Social Web Integration
Requirements: Candidates should hold a Ph.D. degree in computer science, with good programming skills in Java or C++ (with flexibility to adapt to C#). Interest and knowledge in 3D computer graphics, networks, and simulation are beneficial. English speaking is required.
Working Duration: Oct. 1, 2008 - Sept. 30, 2009 (extension possible, depending on performance)
Application: As soon as possible (within July 2008)
Interview (depending on situation): End of August 2008
NB: This message does not refer to a position formally announced by NII. As a professor at NII, however, I have the possibility to suggest a candidate. Hence, I will be the one who will manag e the paper work, based on your information.
Please send by e-mail: 1) a standard CV including the publication list 2) your motivation to become a Postdoc on this topic (short statement) 3) names of two professors, who could provide recommendation letters for you (those letters are not required for the application)
Contact: Helmut Prendinger Associate Professor National Institute of Informatics, Tokyo Web: http://research.nii.ac.jp/~prendinger/ SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/NIIsland/217/69/25/ E-mail:
