PhD studentship - Develop sophisticated digital timelines of cultural data within an academic-industrial partnership in London
We are not promising to use Simile for this, but obviously it will be a candidate system. A PhD studentship is available at the Royal College of Art in London, funded by the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. The funding includes the fees and a living allowance. This is a collaboration with industry, based at System Simulation, a research-led software engineering company in central London with a distinguished record of working with museums and other cultural organisations. The studentship provides a strong base on which to develop an industrial or academic career. The aim of the research is to reveal new knowledge by visualising diverse large datasets in rich interactive timelines, other chronographic formats and related graphical displays. Our principal aim will be public understanding of historical and other data - making complex patterns visible to the lay viewer at a glance - though the visualisation tools will be adaptable to advanced use by researchers, curators, historians, and others. The right applicant will have a strong desire to combine in-depth study and practical development. Their experience will include the design and development of interactive software. A software engineer may be the ideal candidate, but others with significant development experience are welcome to apply. They will be enthusiastic (and preferably knowledgeable) about visualisation and visual analytics, and have some understanding of working with large datasets. They will be committed to evaluation as well as making, since it is essential that the products of the research are usable and likeable as well as functioning to a high technical standard. See the documents online for further details. http://www.rca.ac.uk/Default.aspx?ContentID=161457&GroupID=161452 (scroll down to "EPSRC-funded PhD Studentship") Closing date 28 February 2012. Studentship to begin as soon as possible after 23 April 2012. To discuss academic / industrial aspects of the studentship, email [email protected] To discuss administrative / financial aspects, email [email protected] An indication of past work by the academic director of this research can be seen here: http://rca.academia.edu/StephenBoydDavis/Papers Stephen. .......................................................................................................................... Stephen Boyd Davis | Research Leader, School of Design | Royal College of Art Kensington Gore, London SW7 2EU, United Kingdom Telephone Wanda Polanski (School of Design) 44 (0)20 7590 4352 Pauline Watkins (InnovationRCA) 44 (0)20 7590 4249 Personal extension 44 (0)20 7590 4343 www.rca.ac.uk .......................................................................................................................... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SIMILE Widgets" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/simile-widgets?hl=en.
