UK; 1 PhD Studentship on Human Factors in Video Visualization

1 PhD Studentship on Human Factors in Video Visualization
Department of Psychology, School of Human Sciences

PhD studentship stipend: £13290 per annum, plus £3390 annual fees

Applications are invited for one PhD studentship in video visualization, which is an exciting and challenging research area in visual computing. The position is for three years, and the research will be conducted within the scope of an interdisciplinary project funded by EPSRC. The main technical aspect of this studentship focuses on human factors in video visualization, and other relevant aspects may include video processing, visualization design and several applications. The post-holder will be expected to work as a team as well as engage in collaboration with other research groups in the UK and abroad. The studentship will be based at Computer Science, together with a team of three other researchers in the project. The PhD programme will be jointly supervised by Professor Ian Thornton and Professor Min Chen.

Suitable applicants should possess a good Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Psychology, Computer Science, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, or a related subject (such as Mathematics and Physics).

Swansea University is on the coast in one of the most beautiful parts of Britain. The Departments of Computer Science and Psychology are both committed to internationally competitive research. 70% of Computer Science research and 35% Psychology research are rated 4* (world-leading) and 3* (internationally excellent) in RAE2008. For details of the two departments, please visit http://www.swansea.ac.uk/compsci/,  andhttp://www.swansea.ac.uk/human_sciences/Psychology/.

The closing date is 31 May 2009. Normally the studentship will start on 1 October 2009. The earliest starting date is 1 July 2009.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Professor Ian Thornton, phone: +44 (0) 1792 513274, email: i.m.thornton@swansea.ac.uk,  or Professor Min Chen, phone: +44 (0) 1792 295663, email: m.chen@swansea.ac.uk.

To apply for the PhD studentship, an application form can be obtained (i) from the Postgraduate Admissions Office, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, SA2 8PP, or (ii) athttp://www.swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate/apply/.

Completed application forms should be returned to the Postgraduate Admissions Office by the closing date. Please emailm.chen@swansea.ac.uk with a short message to confirm that you have submitted an application, for helping us ensure that all applications are considered.