Department of Computer Science, Aarhus University is looking for a Post Doc in Interaction Techniques for Industrial Decision Support Systems

A post doc position is available in the Human Centred Computing section at Department of Computer Science at Aarhus University.

The postdoc position is part of the Manufacturing Academy of Denmark (MADE) Center (www.made.dk) project REACT. The aim of the Post Doc position is to do research in industrial integration of digital decision support systems based on real-time data from e.g. Digital Twin infrastructures. The interaction techniques will involve Information Visualization methods and Augmented Reality to support digital decision making in industrial work environments. The research should support development of industrial strength solutions that scale in terms of globality and volume with a world class user experience.

The position is for two years and the starting date is expected to be July 1st 2025.

Tasks:
The responsibilities of the successful applicant would include research on the above topics in collaboration with other post docs and PhDs at Department of Computer Science and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, as well as industrial project partners and the Alexandra Institute. In addition to research, there may be modest teaching and service tasks.

Qualifications:
The successful candidate should have extensive expertise and research experience in industrial equipment like robots, data analysis, information visualization, and Augmented Reality. Experience with HoloLens integration with manufacturing equipment would be an advantage.. General software architecture and development skills are also needed. Finally, experiences with field studies and evaluations are needed for the prototyping and case-driven collaboration with the industrial partners. The candidate should be able to collaborate in an interdisciplinary team.

Educational qualifications:
PhD. Degree/ Post Doc level

Place of work:
The place of work is Aabogade 34, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark, and the area of employment is Aarhus University

About Depeartment of Computer Science:
Computer Science in Aarhus was founded in 1971 as part of the Department of Mathematical Sciences. The Department of Computer Science became independent in 1998 and today the department in is internationally recognized among the top groups in several research fields. The department has 40 senior faculty members and a total of 160 employees, including PhD students.

Questions regarding this job offer should be directed to Professor Kaj Grønbæk kgronbak@cs.au.dk

Application procedure
Shortlisting is used. This means that after the deadline for applications – and with the assistance from the assessment committee chairman, and the appointment committee if necessary, – the head of department selects the candidates to be evaluated. All applicants will be notified whether or not their applications have been sent to an expert assessment committee for evaluation. The selected applicants will be informed about the composition of the committee, and each applicant is given the opportunity to comment on the part of the assessment that concerns him/her self. Once the recruitment process is completed a final letter of rejection is sent to the deselected applicants.

Letter of reference
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Formalities and salary range
Natural Sciences refers to the Ministerial Order on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Danish Universities under the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation.

The application must be in English and include a curriculum vitae, degree certificate, a complete list of publications, a statement of future research plans and information about research activities, teaching portfolio and verified information on previous teaching experience (if any). Guidelines for applicants can be found here.

Appointment shall be in accordance with the collective labour agreement between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. Further information on qualification requirements and job content may be found in the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Danish Universities.

Salary depends on seniority as agreed between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and the Confederation of Professional Associations.

Aarhus University’s ambition is to be an attractive and inspiring workplace for all and to foster a culture in which each individual has opportunities to thrive, achieve and develop. We view equality and diversity as assets, and we welcome all applicants.

Research activities will be evaluated in relation to actual research time. Thus, we encourage applicants to specify periods of leave without research activities, in order to be able to subtract these periods from the span of the scientific career during the evaluation of scientific productivity.

Aarhus University offers a broad variety of services for international researchers and accompanying families, including relocation service and career counselling to expat partners. Read more here. Please find more information about entering and working in Denmark here.

Aarhus University also offers a Junior Researcher Development Programme targeted at career development for postdocs at AU. You can read more about it here.

At the Faculty of Natural Science at Aarhus University, we strive to support our scientific staff in their career development. We focus on competency development and career clarification and want to make your opportunities transparent. On our website, you can find information on all types of scientific positions, as well as the entry criteria we use when assessing candidates. You can also read more about how we can assist you in your career planning and development.

The application must be submitted via Aarhus University’s recruitment system, which can be accessed under the job advertisement on Aarhus University's website.

Aarhus University
Aarhus University is an academically diverse and research-intensive university with a strong commitment to high-quality research and education and the development of society nationally and globally. The university offers an inspiring research and teaching environment to its 38,000 students (FTEs) and 8,300 employees, and has an annual revenues of EUR 935 million. Learn more at www.international.au.dk/

Department: Datalogi, Institut for/Computer Science, Dept. of

Deadline: 15 May 2025

Location: Aarhus N Åbogade 34