<div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Dear moderator,</span><br style="font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><br style="font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Is this possible to post the following call for Ph.D. students?</span><br style="font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Kind regards,</span><br style="font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Margarita <span class="gmail-il">Vinnikov</span></span> <br></div><div>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="garamond, serif" color="#999999"><b>Dr. Margarita <span class="gmail-il">Vinnikov</span>,</b></font></div><div><font face="garamond, serif" color="#999999"><b>Department of Informatics,<br></b></font></div><div><font face="garamond, serif" color="#999999"><b>New Jersey Institute of Technology,</b></font></div><div><font face="garamond, serif" color="#999999"><b>University Heights,</b></font></div><div><font face="garamond, serif" color="#999999"><b>Newark, NJ 07102</b></font></div><div><font face="garamond, serif" color="#999999"><b>973-596-6252<br></b></font></div><div><font face="garamond, serif" color="#999999"><b><a href="http://margaritavinnikov.com/" target="_blank">http://margaritavinnikov.com/</a></b></font></div><div><font face="garamond, serif" color="#999999"><br></font></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">Ph.D. in Extended
Reality at iXR at NJIT</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Applications are invited from candidates interested in
pursuing a Ph.D. in Informatics doing Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality
(VR, AR, and MR) research at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT).</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br>
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<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> The students will be supervised by Dr.
Margarita Vinnikov (</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="http://margaritavinnikov.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">margaritavinnikov.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">) and
will be part of the Multidisciplinary Interaction, Machine Intelligence, and XR
Research (MIXR) Lab.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br>
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<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> Topics of interest would include the
design, development, and evaluation of novel: multi-model (visual, audio,
and haptic) user experiences such as gaze-contingent displays for gaming and
social interaction applications; Multi-user interaction for augmented reality
applications for STEM education; New techniques for improving navigation
and interaction in VR for data-intensive applications.</span><br>
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<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">The candidate should have excellent programming
skills in C/C++ and C#. Knowledge of quantitative analysis methods and body and
eye-tracking techniques is a plus. Prior research experience (with
publications) is desirable, and so are prototyping and 3D modeling abilities.</span><br>
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<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Each candidate will be fully funded for at least
four years ($30,000/year), have conference travel support, and receive a
tuition waiver. This sums up to $220,000+ in total funding for each Informatics
Ph.D. student. </span><br>
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<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">New Jersey Institute of Technology is a Research
1 university located in Newark, NJ, a 20-minute train ride from Manhattan. It
is the 3rd Fastest-growing University in the US. The Ying Wu College of
Computing (YWCC) is the largest college of computing in the New York metro
area. As a result, 25% of all high-tech employees in New Jersey trained
at NJIT. </span><br>
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<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Applicants should follow the formal procedure for
application on the NJIT Informatics Department website (</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://informatics.njit.edu/phd-information-systems/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">https://informatics.</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-decoration-line:none">njit</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">.edu/</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-decoration-line:none">phd</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">-information-systems/</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">) but
are encouraged to informally discuss details about the position with Dr. Vinnikov at </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="mailto:vinnikov@njit.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-decoration-line:none">vinnikov</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">@</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-decoration-line:none">njit</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> before
application. When sending informal inquiries, please provide a CV and a brief
description of why you are interested in this position. </span></p></div><div><font face="garamond, serif" color="#999999"><br></font></div></div></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Feb 11, 2019 at 4:30 PM Rita Vinni <<a href="mailto:rita.vinni@gmail.com">rita.vinni@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Dear moderator,</span><br style="font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><br style="font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Is this possible to post the following call for Ph.D. students?</span><br style="font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Kind regrds,</span><br style="font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Magarita Vinnikov</span> <br></div><div>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="garamond, serif" color="#999999"><b>Dr. Margarita Vinnikov,</b></font></div><div><font face="garamond, serif" color="#999999"><b>Department of Informatics,<br></b></font></div><div><font face="garamond, serif" color="#999999"><b>New Jersey Institute of Technology,</b></font></div><div><font face="garamond, serif" color="#999999"><b>University Heights,</b></font></div><div><font face="garamond, serif" color="#999999"><b>Newark, NJ 07102</b></font></div><div><font face="garamond, serif" color="#999999"><b>973-596-6252<br></b></font></div><div><font face="garamond, serif" color="#999999"><b><a href="http://margaritavinnikov.com/" target="_blank">http://margaritavinnikov.com/</a></b></font></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><font face="arial black, sans-serif"><b>Ph.D. in Virtual/Augmented/Mixed Reality at MIXRLab at NJIT<br></b></font></div><div><br></div>Applications are invited from candidates interested in pursuing a Ph.D. in Informatics doing Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality (VR, AR, and XR) research at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT).<br><br> The students will be supervised by Dr. Margarita Vinnikov (<a href="http://margaritavinnikov.com/" target="_blank">margaritavinnikov.com</a>) and will be part of Multidisciplinary Interaction, Machine Intelligence, and XR Research (MIXR) Lab.<br><br> Topics of interest would include the design, development, and evaluation of novel: XR and cross-model (visual, audio, and/or haptic) user experiences; Gaze-contingent displays for gaming and social interaction applications; New techniques for improving navigation in XR (walking, driving, and/or flying); New approaches of the head and body tracking for XR interaction.<br><br>The candidate should have excellent programming skills in C/C++, C#, or Phyton. Knowledge of quantitative analysis methods and body and eye tracking techniques are a plus. Prior research experience (with publications) is desirable, and so are prototyping and 3D modeling abilities.<br><br>Each candidate will be fully funded for at least four years ($30,000/year), have conference travel support, and receive a tuition waiver. This sums up to $220,000+ in total funding for each Informatics Ph.D. student. <br><br>New Jersey Institute of Technology is a Research 1 university located in Newark, NJ, a 20-minute train ride from Manhattan. It is a 3rd Fastest-growing University in the US. The Ying Wu College of Computing (YWCC) is the largest college of computing in the New York metro area. As a result, 25% of all high-tech employees in New Jersey trained at NJIT. <br><br>Applicants should follow the formal procedure for application on the NJIT Informatics Department website (<a href="https://informatics.njit.edu/phd-information-systems/" target="_blank">https://informatics.njit.edu/phd-information-systems/</a>) but are encouraged to informally discuss details about the position with Dr. Vinnikov at <a href="mailto:vinnikov@njit.edu" target="_blank">vinnikov@njit.edu</a> before application. When sending informal inquiries, please provide a CV and a brief description of why you are interested in this position. <br></div></div>
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