ANNOUNCEMENT 08/12/10

Future-Instruments.net is a collaborative research network active in the field of new musical interfaces and interactive technologies. It currently includes people from three institutions in Switzerland: the Music Conservatory of Geneva, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), and the University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland (HES-SO). In order to expand our team we are looking for a

The candidate will be responsible for a new project starting in the beginning of 2009 (INSIDE project), aiming at creating new tangible interfaces for music education and entertainment by using a multi-touch table and visually tagged game cards. The work will involve combining the MUTE technology (Multi-Touch Everywhere) with topological fiducial recognition conducted at EPFL (d-touch technology). The project will take place at the Music Conservatory of Geneva in collaboration with other members of the Future-Instruments network. Beside this, the candidate will also be responsible for the Computer Vision group at the eMbedded Information Systems Institute (MIS), which is part of the HES-SO campus in Yverdon-les-Bains, near Lausanne.

Tasks:
Project and team management.
Applied research and software development.
Elaboration of new grant proposals both at the Swiss and European level.

Profile:
Post-doc with at least 3 years of experience in academic research or industry.
Ability to manage projects and teams.
Proficiency with C, C++.
Background in Computer Vision and Human-Computer Interfaces.
Previous experiences with European projects or similar is preferable.

More info:
INSIDE project
eMbedded Informations Systems Institute (MIS)
Multi-touch Everywhere (MUTE)
d-touch

Applications must be sent by email to alain (dot) crevoisier (at) heig-vd (dot) ch.
Deadline is January 30th.