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Network Development Officer - JISC 3D Visualisation in the Arts Network 
Part-time, 0.5FTE, 36 months

The Centre for Computing in the Humanities at King's College London  
wishes to employ,  an outgoing, dynamic and organised person to  
initiate a programme of rapid community building under the direction  
of the King's Visualisation Lab. The Network will provide support for  
3D visualisation activities in Arts and Humanities disciplines in UK  
Higher Education institutions.

The Network Development Officer will establish and develop  
communications with projects and groups in UK HE institutions that  
are engaged in applying 3D visualisation approaches within Arts and  
Humanities disciplines. She/he will help to establish a Network  
Steering Group, provide the "visualisation community" with networking  
assistance, establish structures to foster exchange of information  
and skills between institutions, disseminate the work of the Network,  
promote discussion of key issues identified by the community and  
monitor Network sustainability issues. The appointee will organise  
scheduled meetings and assist Network members in organising  
conference presentations and panels.

The successful applicant will have a good honours degree, experience  
of communications and publicity activities, excellent interpersonal,  
written, web-editing and administrative skills, with proven strengths  
in taking initiative and working independently within collaborative  
contexts. She/he will preferably have some knowledge and  
understanding of computer-aided visualisation activities in the  
academic, educational, cultural heritage and/or commercial sectors.

For further information and an application form see: 
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/schools/humanities/cch/about/vacancies.html

Closing date for applications: 13 February 2006
Reference: E2/AAV/133/05

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3D Visualisation Research Fellow- JISC 3D Visualisation in the Arts  
Network,
Part-time, 0.5FTE, 24 months

The Centre for Computing in the Humanities at King's College London  
wishes to employ,  a part-time Research Fellow to assist the newly- 
established King's Visualisation Lab in developing a national 3D  
Visualisation Network in the Arts.

The 3D Visualisation in the Arts Network, part of the JISC  
Visualisation Support Network, will:
*            build a sustainable community supporting 3D  
Visualisation in the Arts
*            encourage and facilitate exchange of skills and knowledge
*            stimulate and coordinate community-wide debate on key  
issues
*            pro-actively interface with the JISC Visualisation  
Support Network
*            form strategic connections between domains through a  
range of related, external bodies
*            raise awareness and understanding of the Network in the  
JISC community and society

The Network's 3D Visualisation Research Fellow will provide research- 
based support for the 3D Visualisation in the Arts Network through a  
number of activities, including writing, presenting and publishing  
periodic reports on the research activities of the Network. The  
appointee will also work closely with members of the AHDS to analyse  
and augment aspects of the Projects and Methods Database, with a view  
to assisting the visualisation community to gain maximum benefit from  
it.

A knowledge and understanding of computer-aided visualisation  
activities in the academic, educational, cultural heritage and/or  
commercial sectors is essential. In addition, the successful  
applicant will have a postgraduate degree, excellent research and  
written communication skills, extensive knowledge and experience of  
visualisation projects and proven strengths in working both  
independently and collaboratively.

For further information and an application form see: 
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/schools/humanities/cch/about/vacancies.html

Closing date for applications: 13 February 2006
Reference: W1/AAV/132/05

*These two positions may be filled by the same or two different  
persons.*

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