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We are looking for an Designer (Interaction, Industrial, Engineering, CS), to join our team, which currently consists of engineering designers, architects and computer scientists. We teach a highly innovative studio based degree program in Design of Information Environments and have associated design research programs. If you are interested in designing how we interact with cyberspace and in merging cyberspace and the physical world, you will find us an excellent and supportive community to work within. See our web page (address below) for more details. Margot Brereton LECTURER (LEVEL B) / SENIOR LECTURER (LEVEL C) INFORMATION ENVIRONMENTS PROGRAM - DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE Reference No: 43499 Closing date: 20 August 1999 Information Environments are the networked systems that groups use to work together at a distance. They ensure that everyone in an organisation has access to the information they need and allows distributed groups scattered around a company to work together effectively. They are increasingly the core around which an organisation operates. In 1999 the University of Queensland initiated a new, design-oriented Bachelor of Information Environments degree program. The focus of this degree is on the design, development, deployment, use and evolution of information environments. The degree adopts a studio-oriented approach to teaching, with a balanced design and information technology oriented course structure. The new degree is offered at the University's new campus in Ipswich by the Information Environments Program, a joint effort of Departments of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering and Architecture within the School of Information Technology. The Ipswich campus itself is a testbed for the development of information environment technologies, which will be used in the delivery of the new course. Applicants are expected to have a PhD or equivalent degree in an area relating to Information Environments (for example Information Technology, Architecture, Industrial Design or other design-related discipline), although equivalent experience will also be considered. While staff are expected primarily to focus on the development and delivery of the new degree program, they will also be expected to develop or participate in an existing research program related to Information Environments. Many avenues for such participation exist at the University, particularly through the CRC for Distributed Systems Technology (DSTC). Current existing relevant research programs include Collaborative Work, Design Tools, Workflow, Resource Discovery, Distributed Databases, Security, Middleware, Quality of Service, Computer Related Design, Multimedia Applications, Design Studies and Interaction Design. Several positions are available on a full-time continuing basis at both Lecturer (Level B) and Senior Lecturer (Level C) levels. Level of appointment will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Salary ranges are $48,327 - $57,388 per annum (Level B); $59,201 - $68,262 per annum (Level C) plus 17% employer superannuation contribution. Appointments will be subject to satisfactory completion of the probationary period. Contact Professor Simon Kaplan, Director, Information Environments Program, School of Information Technology, The University of Queensland, Qld, 4072, Australia, phone +61 7 3365 2395, facsimile +61 7 3365 1999, email [log in to unmask], http://www.infenv.csee.uq.edu.au to obtain further information, including selection criteria and position description, alternatively click here. Please send nine (9) copies (an original plus eight (8)) of your application to the Personnel Officer, Faculty of Engineering, Physical Sciences and Architecture, The University of Queensland, Qld, 4072, Australia. Please quote Reference Number 43499, address the selection criteria and include the names and contact details (including email) of three (3) referees. Margot Brereton, PhD, Lecturer, Information Environments Program, (phone) +61-7-3365-4194 CSEE Dept, http://www.csee.uq.edu.au (FAX) +61-7-3365-4999 University of Queensland, QLD 4072, Australia (home) 3202-9149 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%