[Infovis] Postdoc position on visual analytics

[john.guerra at gmail.com]

*Visual** Computing **Post Doc**toral Position*
*(starting Q3 2017. One to two years long)*
*Profs. John Alexis Guerra-Gómez <ja.guerrag at uniandes.edu.co
<ja.guerrag at uniandes.edu.co>>*
*& José Tiberio HERNANDEZ <jhernand at uniandes.edu.co
<jhernand at uniandes.edu.co>>*

We are seeking for a highly motivated Post-doctoral scientist in the field
of Visual Analytics, Information Visualization, Visual Data Mining and
Interaction Design in IMAGINE (R&D+i in visual computing), which is
established at the Systems & Computing Engineering department in the
Engineering School of the University of Los Andes, Bogotá Colombia.
Interested people should contact us by email with their CV and a short
statement of purpose

*RESPONSIBILITIES*
The postdoc researcher will

   - perform interdisciplinary research and develop concepts in the field
   of Visual Analytics, Information Visualization, Visual Data Mining and
   Interaction Design together with leading experts from the Imagine group,
   and our scientific partners in Brain Imaging and City Planning. *The *
   *postdoc** will conduct research on image and Video **Analytics** applied
   to Brain and City planning data, and will produce interactive **visual*
   *analytics** prototypes to help field experts derive insights.*
   - write scientific publications
   - review scientific publications
   - participate in applied scientific and consulting projects
   - participate in writing research proposals
   - work within a creative, highly motivated, and international team
   - (to a smaller extent) participate in teaching and supervision of
   student projects and theses

*REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS*

   - PhD in relevant field
   - Strong analytical skills and good skills in programming (preferably
   JavaScript, Python, R)
   - Knowledge or interest in one or more of the following: Visual Analytics,
   Human Centered computing,Cloud Computing, Image processing.
   - Abilities to work as an independent and flexible researcher in
   interdisciplinary teams.
   - Fluency in English (both speaking and writing).

*DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS*

*Knowledge or in*terest in one or more of the following:

   - Visual Analytics applied to relational, geospatial, temporal, and
   nominal textual data, (dynamic) network analysis and visualization,
   graph and clusters visualization, data quality, advanced interactive
   visualization techniques.
   - Spanish language





John Alexis Guerra Gómez
Assistant Professor, Los Andes University, Colombia
Remote Lecturer, UC Berkeley, USA
*ja.guerrag at uniandes.edu.co <ja.guerrag at uniandes.edu.co>*
http://johnguerra.co




José Tiberio Hernández
Profesor Asociado, Los Andes University, Colombia
Director IMAGINE (I+D+i en computación visual)
*jhernand at uniandes.edu.co <jhernand at uniandes.edu.co>*
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