The partners of the Marie Curie Initial Training Network (ITN) PeRceptually Optimised VIdeo CompresSION (PROVISION) are offering different Early Stage Researcher (ESR) and Experienced Researcher (ER) positions all over Europe. The various vacancies are located at the Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute in Berlin, the University of Bristol, the British Broadcasting Corporation in London, the RTWH Aachen and the University of Nantes with secondments in the different institutions and internships at renowned associated partners such as Microsoft and Technicolor all over the world.
A total of 15 positions are available, 12 at ESR level and 3 at ER level. The eligibility criteria for these posts and the detailed description of each project area are provided in the link below. The salaries for these posts depend on the country where the post is hosted but are in the region of 46 T€/yr for ESRs and 67 T€/yr for ERs.
www.provision-itn.eu/vacancies/how-to-apply.htm
Description
The University of Bristol is offering one more Post Doc/ Experienced Researcher (ER) position in the field of video coding.
As well as conducting independent research, the ER will play a major role in coordinating the research programme, advising PhD students, and in developing a stable validation and reference platform. He/she will have a PhD related to video compression, with experienced in video quality assessment, and video analysis and synthesis together with excellent software engineering skills in Matlab and C++. Knowledge and experience of HEVC is also desirable. This project will partner with the University of Aachen, Germany. The initial salary for the Experienced Researcher post is €89,000 - €94,000 (approx.) per annum
Requirements:
Essential:
- Experienced in video quality assessment, video compression, video analysis and synthesis.
Excellent software engineering skills in Matlab and C.
- PhD in video compression or related area
- High quality oral and written delivery
Desirable:
- HEVC knowledge and experience.
- PhD in synthesis based coding
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Experience of video compression standards and reference platforms.
Nr of positions available : 1
Research Fields
Engineering - Electrical engineering
Career Stage
Experienced researcher or 4-10 yrs (Post-Doc)
Research Profiles
Established Researcher (R3)
Benefits
- Generous salary and additional allowances to cover living costs and travel, including a contribution to some family related expenses and the cost of annual travel back to home country.
- Opportunities for international collaboration and travel to world class academic and industrial partners.
- Training in a range of state-of-the-art scientific skills, intellectual property and project management skills.
- Secondment placements within the network’s industrial partners.
- Funds to support their participation in the PROVISION ITN European wide research and training events
Comment/web site for additional job details
Please visit our web site at www.bris.ac.uk/jobs, enter the vacancy number ACAD101303 into the job search and follow the link to the on line application process.
Further information on the University’s application process can be found at: www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/application-process.html
Women are under-represented in this area and we would welcome applications from female candidates.
Informal enquiries can be made to Professor David Bull at Dave.Bull<στο>bristol.ac.uk