The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science provides undergraduate and MSc programs in Mathematics and in Computer Science. The department has research collaborations with other departments at the Technische Universiteit Eindhoven as well as with a large number of other universities and companies, both at home and abroad. The Department has approximately 350 employees and more than 700 students.


Visualization concerns the use of interactive graphics to enable people to get insight in data. To this end, interesting aspects have to be visualized in a clear way. This raises immediately a number of research questions, namely, (1) how can we enable users to express their interest in an intuitive and effective way, (2) how can we use various graphical means such that each element of the image gets the attention it deserves, and (3) how can we use the concept of 'interest' to improve the interactive exploration of large amounts of data? The aim of the project is to develop generic models and guidelines that are applied and validated in practice. The primary application domain is Software Visualization, a challenging field where large and complex data sets have to be handled.

Two PhD-students are already working on the project; we are looking for a third candidate, who is also expected to pursue innovative research within the project described above.
More information on the Visualization group can be found at www.win.tue.nl/vis. the project description and some background information can be found at www.win.tue.nl/~vanwijk/eoi

He or she should meet the following requirements:

• to have a Masters Degree in Computer Science or in a related field with excellent results;
• an analytical as well as a creative attitude;
• excellent programming skills, especially in interactive computer graphics;
• a strong interest in multi-disciplinary research.

We offer:
A full-time contract for 4 years, with an intermediate evaluation after 1 year. You will start with a gross salary of € 1956 per month in the first year, increasing to € 2502 per month in the fourth year. Attractive secondary job conditions.

• For further information on the project contact prof.dr.ir. Jack van Wijk, tel (+31) 040 247 4579 or by (preferred) e-mail
  
• For further information about the job conditions, please contact: ms. P.J. Evers, Head Human Resources, tel: (+31) 040 247 2321, e-mail

Please send your written application, including a motivation letter and extensive curriculum vitae to:
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
Department of Mathematics and Computer Sciences
P.O. Box 513 (HG 6.22)
5600 MB Eindhoven