Computer scientist / Game developer

Uni Jena - 21-03-2024 zur Vakanz  

commencing on 01.09.2024. We offer a full-time position (40 hours per week), offered as a fixed-term position until 31.08.2026.
You will become part of an interdisciplinary team and play a vital role in ensuring the success of a Momentum project funded by the VolkswagenStiftung that aims to establish a new paradigm in Virtual Reality (VR) to uncover the social dynamics and anticipatory processes in real-time interactions.

Your responsibilities:

  • Develop interactive avatars and respective 3D environments for VR research
  • Analyse and process kinematic data to create and animate interactive VR avatars
  • Help build and run a cutting-edge VR laboratory
  • Be involved in developing experiments that allow to examine motor, perceptual and cognitive processes in dyadic, real-time interactions in VR
  • Conduct interdisciplinary research to navigate anticipation research to new frontiers
  • Help publish research articles in quality international, peer-review journals

Your profile:

  • Preferably M.Sc. degree (or equivalent) in computer science, game development or in a related field
  • Proficiency with 3D engines (e.g. Unreal Engine, Unity 3D)
  • Experience with animation software and 3D modelling
  • Excellent programming skills
  • Prior involvement in research projects is desirable
  • Strong interest in running behavioural research in VR
  • Good communication skills in English (oral and written)
  • Scientific enthusiasm and motivation to work within an interdisciplinary research team

We offer:

  • An exciting and varied scope of activities with creative freedom
  • Excellent equipment and infrastructure
  • Attractive fringe benefits, e.g. capital formation benefits (VL) and an occupational pension (VBL)
  • Remuneration based on the provisions of the Collective Agreement for the Public Sector of the Federal States (TV-L) up to salary scale 13 — depending on the candidate’s personal qualifications—, including a special annual payment in accordance with the collective agreement.
  • 30 days of vacation per calendar year plus two days off on December 24 and 31
The advertised position is (initially) limited to a maximum of 2 years with the possibility of extension.
Candidates with severe disabilities will be given preference in the case of equal qualifications and suitability.
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