Verdione is 4 year research project funded by the Norwegian research council. The project has several Norwegian and international cooperation partners, including Simula, University of Tromsø, University of Oslo, University College Tromsø, Telenor R&I and LIVIDI, and through the World Opera consortium, McGill University, Stanford University, New York University, and the opera institutions (companies/academies) in Montreal, New York, San Francisco, Malmø, Copenhagen, Stockholm and Milano.

Verdione targets cooperative applications that merge virtual elements into the real world. The main application example is the World Opera. The ultimate goal is for users, including musicians, actors, singers and spectators, to become immersed in a virtual reality that includes their local environment, and where users' arbitrary actions can be disseminated to their remote communication partners.

An applicant should hold a doctorate in Computer Science or a related field, or have submitted a thesis for defense. The applicant should have experience in multimedia systems and networking research and aim at continuing research in this field. The topics should be in line with RELAY group's goals. The applicant must have the people skills that are required to organize and coordinate activities in a large international project comprising computer science researchers and artists, and the interest to assume a leading role in the Verdione project.

The employer will be Simula School of Research and Innovation.

The formal requirements for an application to the PostDoc position in the Verdione project can be found on this page. An applicant should also include a statement concerning his intentions for project management in Verdione, and for his own research plans in Verdione. In order to do this, we recommend applicants to ask the contact person for a more thorough description of the project.

Please email applications with attached CVs to jobs@simula.no.  Important: The subject field of your email must include "PostDoc Verdione".

Deadline: 27th of July 2008.

Important links:

• the World Opera
• Simula Research Laboratory
• the RELAY group at Simula
• the RELAY group's goals
• formal requirements for an application

The working environment:

Simula Research Laboratory conducts basic research in the fields of communication technology, scientific computing and software engineering. The aim is to carry out research of the highest quality, educate graduate university students and create new businesses. The research will focus on fundamental scientific problems with a large potential for important applications in society. Simula will actively support, and create the conditions necessary for the establishment of businesses based on the research it conducts. (www.simula.no)

Simula Innovation is the innovation and commercialization company owned by Simula Research Laboratory. Simula Innovation work closely with researcher at Simula Research Laboratory to assist in their efforts to realize their insights in terms of real-world applications and commercial opportunities. For that purpose we have built up a comprehensive network of contacts within national and international business communities, investors and industrial resource people. (www.simulainnovation.no)