Position Available: Full-time Research Associate/Post-doc

The Media and Graphics Interdisciplinary Centre (MAGIC)
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Annual, renewable, starting immediately
$40,000-$50,000 CDN

The Media and Graphics Interdisciplinary Centre (MAGIC) is looking for a

post-doc/research associate who will work with the Director and
Associate Director to conduct and coordinate research and training
activities. Areas of expertise include technology-oriented and
human-centred research in areas of media, visualization, graphics,
ubiquitous computing and applied cognitive systems. In addition, the
candidate will be involved with creating funding opportunities as well
as some of the day-to-day operation of MAGIC. The position is like a
faculty position without teaching duties and the salary is paid from an
endowment.

ABOUT MAGIC
MAGIC has a mandate to foster research in media technology that will
have an impact on economic development in the Province of British
Columbia. These goals are achieved through training of highly qualified
personnel and transfer of knowledge technology for media, graphics,
visualization, human-computer interaction and communication technologies

to the community. We also offer a Graduate Specialization in HCI.

MAGIC research extends across all disciplines that push boundaries
through the use of interactive technology. We have collaborated in
projects involving biomedical imaging, scientific and engineering
visualization, installation and performance art, and interfaces for
musical expression. Our affiliates range across departments: Computer
Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Music, Forestry, Psychology,

Medicine, Education, Commerce, and Fine Arts.

More information may be found at http://www.magic.ubc.ca/postdoc.htm

Please contact Sid Fels, Director at director@magic.ubc.ca for more
details and how to apply.

Relevance: This is my home department and I do my research in Sid’s Human Communication Technologies lab. Good luck everyone.

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