CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING AND INFORMATICS
RESEARCH FELLOW POSITION
(SPECIAL SCIENTIST FOR RESEARCH / RECEARCHER C)

Applications are invited from candidates who possess the necessary qualifications in order to fill one (1) Full-time Research Fellow position (Special Scientist for Research / Researcher C) at the Department of Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering and Informatics in the field of “Network Data Science”, funded under the Cyprus Research and Innovation Foundation Programme “Time-Varying Hyperbolic Geometric Graphs”.

The successful applicants will conduct high quality research, whose aim is to address open problems in network data science. These problems are related to the modelling and prediction of the dynamics of real-world networks using machine-learning, statistical inference and probabilistic models.

The successful applicants will work under the supervision of Prof. Fragkiskos Papadopoulos (https://netsysci.cut.ac.cy/f.papadopoulos/).

Applicants should have:

• A PhD in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering or Physics or Applied Mathematics,  or in any other relevant discipline.
• Excellent coding skills.
• Excellent technical skills (for example, feel comfortable with applied probability/statistics and graph theory concepts).
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written (English).

The following will be considered as an advantage:

• Expertise in complex networks/network science/network theory.

Τhe appointment will be for a period of twelve (12) months with the prospect of renewal. The monthly cost of employment (program budget) will be €4408,83. From this amount all legal employer and employee contributions will be deducted. The monthly gross salary, based on the legislation currently into effect, is €3837,10. There is provision for 13th salary (the cost of the 13th salary has been proportionally incorporated in the monthly remuneration as analyzed above)

Applicants are requested to submit the following:

1. A complete curriculum vitae 
3. A copy of their most representative publication
4. The name and contact information of a person who is willing to provide references if asked

5. Copy of the PhD degree

6. Complete contact information along with dates available for commencing employment

Applications must be sent via email at: HRrecruits@cut.ac.cy with the subject: “Application for Research Fellow Position (Special Scientist for Research / Researcher C)  Department of Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering and Informatics” no later than Friday 17 December 2021, which is the deadline for the submission of the applications. 

For further information visit the University’s webpage at http://www.cut.ac.cy or contact Prof. Fragkiskos Papadopoulos (fragkiskosp@gmail.com).

It is noted that:

• The University adopts an equal opportunity policy at recruitment and the subsequent career stages and encourages both genders to submit an application for all levels of Academic and Administrative Staff.

• The University does not discriminate in any way on the basis of gender, religion or belief, ethnic, national or social origin, age, physical ability, marital status and sexual orientation.

ΤΕΧΝΟΛΟΓΙΚΟ ΠΑΝΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΙΟ ΚΥΠΡΟΥ

ΤΜΗΜΑ ΗΛΕΚΤΡΟΛΟΓΩΝ ΜΗΧΑΝΙΚΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΜΗΧΑΝΙΚΩΝ ΗΛΕΚΤΡΟΝΙΚΩΝ ΥΠΟΛΟΓΙΣΤΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΠΛΗΡΟΦΟΡΙΚΗΣ

ΘΕΣΗ ΕΡΕΥΝΗΤΙΚΟΥ ΣΥΝΕΡΓΑΤΗ

(Βοηθός Ερευνητής Α / Μεταδιδακτορικός)

Το Τεχνολογικό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου δέχεται αιτήσεις για την πλήρωση Τρείς (3) θέσεις Ερευνητικών Συνεργατών (Βοηθός Ερευνητής Α/ Μεταδιδακτορικός)  στο Τμήμα Ηλεκτρολόγων Μηχανικών και Μηχανικών Ηλεκτρονικών Υπολογιστών και Πληροφορικής για πλήρη/μερική απασχόληση σε ερευνητικό πρόγραμμα στο γνωστικό αντικείμενο «Focused ultrasound»

Το Εργαστήριο Θεραπευτικών Υπερήχων, του Τμήματος Ηλεκτρολόγων Μηχανικών και Μηχανικών Ηλεκτρονικών Υπολογιστών και Πληροφορικής του Τεχνολογικού Πανεπιστημίου Κύπρου, επιθυμεί να προσλάβει τρεις (3) ερευνητές/τριες για το πρόγραμμα SOUNDPET που χρηματοδοτείται από το Ίδρυμα Έρευνας και Καινοτομίας (ΙδΕΚ). Το πρόγραμμα συνολικού ύψους 1 εκατομμυρίου Ευρώ βρίσκεται στο πρόγραμμα ΟΛΟΚΛΗΡΩΜΕΝΑ (ΥΓΕΙΑ). Στόχος του προγράμματος είναι ο σχεδιασμός νέων ρομποτικών συστημάτων συμβατών με μαγνητική τομογραφία χρησιμοποιώντας εστιασμένους υπέρηχους. Οι εστιασμένοι υπέρηχοι μπορούν να εφαρμοστούν βαθιά στο σώμα μη-επεμβατικά χωρίς να καταστρέψουν τον περιβάλλοντα ιστό. Λόγω της χρήσης υπερηχητικών κυμάτων, δεν προκαλούνται παρενέργειες. Η επιδιωκόμενη εφαρμογή του έργου είναι η ογκολογία.

Οι υποψήφιοι για αυτή την θέση θα πρέπει να κατέχουν:

1. Πτυχίο ή Μεταπτυχιακό από Αναγνωρισμένο Πανεπιστήμιο στα σχετικά γνωστικά  αντικείμενα (Ηλεκτρολόγος Μηχανικός/Βιοιατρική Μηχανική/Μηχανολόγος Μηχανικός/Φυσική)
2. Εμπειρία στη διεκπεραίωση έρευνας/ών σχετικών με το γνωστικό αντικείμενο.
3. Εξειδίκευση σε απεικόνιση μαγνητικής τομογραφίας ή εστιασμένων υπερήχων
4. Διεκπεραίωση ερευνητικών προγραμμάτων από εθνικά ή/και ευρωπαϊκά κονδύλια, θα αποτελεί επιπρόσθετο προσόν.  
5. Οργανωτικές ικανότητες
6. Πολύ καλή γνώση της Αγγλικής Γλώσσας

Η εργοδότηση θα είναι για είκοσι (20) μήνες.   Μισθός αναλόγως προσόντων. Σημειώνεται ότι, παρέχεται 13° μισθός, ο οποίος έχει ενσωματωθεί κατ’ αναλογία στη μηνιαία αντιμισθία.

Οι ενδιαφερόμενοι πρέπει να υποβάλουν τα ακόλουθα:

1. Επιστολή στην οποία να δηλώνουν το ενδιαφέρον τους και στην οποία να φαίνεται καθαρά η ημερομηνία κατά την οποία μπορούν να αναλάβουν καθήκοντα σε περίπτωση επιλογής
2. Σύντομη ανασκόπηση του ερευνητικού τους έργου, καθώς και σύντομη περιγραφή των μελλοντικών επιστημονικών τους σχεδίων (μέχρι 2 σελίδες)
3. Βιογραφικό Σημείωμα (στα Αγγλικά ή/και στα Ελληνικά)
4. Αποδεικτικά στοιχεία των προσόντων τους
5. Ονόματα δυο ατόμων από τους οποίους δυνατό να ζητηθούν συστάσεις
6. Στοιχεία επικοινωνίας

Οι αιτήσεις πρέπει να υποβληθούν στην διεύθυνση HRrecruits@cut.ac.cy με θέμα: «Αίτηση για τη θέση Ερευνητικού Συνεργάτη (Βοηθός ερευνητής Α / Μεταδιδακτορικός) στο Τμήμα Ηλεκτρολόγων Μηχανικών και Μηχανικών Ηλεκτρονικών Υπολογιστών και Πληροφορικής στο γνωστικό αντικείμενο «Focus ultrasound» όχι αργότερα από την Παρασκευή, 15 Οκτωβρίου 2021 η οποία θα είναι η τελευταία ημερομηνία υποβολής των αιτήσεων.

Σημειώνεται ότι:

• Το ΤΕΠΑΚ εφαρμόζει πολιτική ίσων ευκαιριών στο πλαίσιο των προσλήψεων και στα επακόλουθα στάδια επαγγελματικής σταδιοδρομίας και ενθαρρύνει άτομα και των δύο φύλων όπως υποβάλουν αίτηση για όλα τα επίπεδα στελέχωσης Ακαδημαϊκού και Διοικητικού Προσωπικού.

• Το Πανεπιστήμιο δεν κάνει καμία διάκριση σε σχέση με τη φυλή, το χρώμα, τη θρησκεία, το φύλο, την εθνικότητα, την ηλικία, τη σωματική ικανότητα, την οικογενειακή κατάσταση και το  σεξουαλικό προσανατολισμό.

Για περισσότερες πληροφορίες οι ενδιαφερόμενοι μπορούν να επισκεφθούν την ιστοσελίδα του Πανεπιστημίου www.cut.ac.cy ή να επικοινωνήσουν με τον Χριστάκης Δαμιανού στην ηλεκτρονική διεύθυνση christakis.damianou@cut.ac.cy

CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (CUT)

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL and COMPUTER ENGINNERING and INFORMATICS

UNESCO CHAIR on Digital Cultural Heritage

 PhD Fellows / Early Stage Researchers (ESR fellows)

Applications are invited from candidates who possess the necessary qualifications in order to fill two (2) PhD fellows / ESR places at the newly established UNESCO and European Research Area Chairs on Digital Cultural Heritage within the Digital Heritage Research Laboratory (DHRLab) of the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT) in the research field of Digital Heritage and Cultural Informatics.

The selected scientists will work for a period of twenty-five (25) months within the EU H2020 ERA Chair ‘Mnemosyne Project’, a unique EU-funded programme, beginning from November 2021.

They will help design, refine and deliver a structured and coherent three-phase research programme under the supervision of the ERA and UNESCO Chair holders, in order to achieve its objectives in the Holistic Documentation life cycle for digital heritage and to establish a programme of structural change and support at CUT which enables the outcomes of the research programme. Each of the six PhD fellows/students will work in a small team focusing primarily on the definition and resolution of set of key challenges in the digital documentation life-cycle concerning, for example, aspects of:

• Data Acquisition
• Data Processing
• Modelling
• Knowledge Management
• Preservation and
• Use and reuse

Position:

The ERA Chair researchers will be recruited by the host organization of the Cyprus University of Technology in Limassol, Cyprus under a full employment contract with the possibility of extension (earliest day for the start of contract: beginning of November 2021). The researchers will work closely together with the Director of Digital Heritage Research Lab at CUT and the teams of the UNESCO and ERA Chair on Digital Cultural Heritage and be responsible for the planned Research /Innovation topics and areas.

The Applicant should:

1. Have completed at least a four or five-year education cycle (e.g. Diploma in Engineering, Master’s Degree etc) from a recognized university in Geomatics, Computer- / Electrical Engineering Computer Science, Surveying Engineering and/or Social sciences / Humanities with less than four (4) years of continuous full-time research experience in the below listed fields, with excellent programming skills and very good language and communication / implementation skills

2. Possess excellent knowledge of the English language at a proficiency level (spoken and written)

An outline of the research topics under consideration includes:

A. Holistic structures and Standardisation

• definition and creation of holistic documentation ‘pipelines’ for specific user communities;
• creation of standards for 3D documentation and knowledge management.

B. DCH Data Acquisition

• advanced digitisation and approaches such as mass, crowdsourced and on-demand digitisation;
• methods for crowdsourcing content and allowing user-generated content for DCH in the cloud on cloud-computing for DCH, e.g. by leveraging popular photography;
• the use of UAVs and related technologies in capturing documentation;
• automated metadata extraction and crowd;
• realizing the potential of big data management and opportunities created by the vast volume, variety and velocity of mainly unstructured new data, generated every day most for finding and using previously inaccessible European digital content;

C. DCH Data Processing

• user-oriented metadata and ontology standards for the description and exchange of DCH data;
• metadata designs especially of language-based data close to human conceptual systems and gaining insights from data in natural language;
• innovative tools and methods to extract meaning from digital artefacts, including Video Recordings, Audio Recordings, Digital images, Text, Multi-Spectral and Thermal information
• 3D representations of objects or scenes;
• generation and presentation of localized DCH content and its documentation to enhance audience value (in services such as Europeana.eu) for example through efficient and innovative acquisition and deployment of Geospatial Data.

D. DCH Data Modelling

• data modelling and #Semantics, including those for Intangible Heritage and the modelling of DCH;

• classification and typology of objects, sites and monuments and its impact on media display and environments where these can be exhibited;
• using immersive VR and AR technology (Mixed Reality – MR) to blend and/or emphasize dimensions and detail environmental experiences;
• interactive environments in DCH e.g. re-creating 3D space through spatial references, imaging and modelling.

E. DCH Knowledge Management (Interpretation)

• establishing meaningful narratives (Storytelling) for DCH objects which are meaningful to identified user groups for interpretation purposes;
• using Crowdsourcing and the Internet to provide documentation resources for experiencing, contributing and gaining understanding in Cultural Heritage scenarios;
• systems for managing and re-using complex documentation and deriving knowledge e.g. for Monuments and Sites;
• applications of Artificial Intelligence/ Machine Learning in DCH;
• applying Big-Data Analytics to DCH;
• the role and applications of Linked Open-Data in enriching DCH information, linking exhibited content to other relevant content to provide greater understanding;
• curation of digital assets;
• linking exhibited content to other relevant content to provide greater understanding of the viewed item.

F. DCH Preservation

• documentation for the preservation of European Heritage;
• the virtual or actual reconstruction of Destroyed or degraded sites and Artefacts including the digital restoration of important monuments destroyed during conflict protecting against or remedying Looting and Destruction;
• virtual ‘reunification’ of CH assets which have been scattered to different parts of Europe and the world.

G. DCH Use and ReUse

• cost reduction and simplification of digital technologies;
• Personalisation and interactivity of viewing experiences in DCH, including the use of social media;
• new types of User Experiences (UX) with DCH that arise from the current ‘hardware and software revolution’ in the realms of VR/AR; interface selection (e.g. Augmented Reality, holograms) to allow seamless blending of on-site and on-line dimensions;
• visualisation techniques and their combination in different contexts, drawing on the state of the art in technology and standards e.g. for Interactive Video (IV); Immersive VR (IVR); Augmented Reality (AR); 3D Real-time Editors (Game-Engines), Ultra High and Giga-Pixel Panoramas; infinite zooming images; VR Wearables and Gesture Recognition Interfaces;
• inter-disciplinary collaborative research to establish paradigms in socio-economic areas of DCH impact e.g. Tourism, Education, Employment, Economic Growth;
• crowdsourcing, co-creation and Citizen-Science;
• using innovative Social-Platforms to exchange user experiences and support multidisciplinary approaches.

Benefits

The yearly gross salary of the ESRs is based upon qualifications and experience. From this amount employer and employee contributions to the Cyprus government funds will be deducted. A 13th monthly salary is incorporated into the monthly gross salary. In addition, health and social insurance will be funded by the project

About the hosting institution:

Cyprus University of Technology (CUT), was established by law in 2004, and enrolled its first students in 2007. With its orientation towards applied research, the University aspires to establish for itself a role in support of the state and society in their efforts to confront problems, which cover all areas of science and technology. CUT involvement in research can be recognized from the fact that within the last four years, projects with more than 30M Euro have been funded. CUT is an advanced University equipped with the most modern infrastructures and technological equipment which makes it possible to be the strongest on the island in research, with specialized units directed by distinguished professionals. The Digital Heritage Research Laboratory (DHRLab), established in 2013, is directed by Dr. Marinos Ioannides and already works in the digital and holistic documentation of Cultural Heritage Objects as well as contributing to national and European policies for DCH. Moreover, the Lab is very active in 3D Reconstruction and HBIM with a special focus on semantics and symbolic representation.

UNESCO Chair on Digital Heritage: The main scope of this unique Chair is to extend the successful work of the DHRLab and address a full range of key aspects of novel research and innovative developments such as:

• the e-documentation and analysis of cultural heritage data for both tangible and intangible heritage;
• technical areas, including 2D and 3D virtual environments (tangible and intangible), archives and collections management systems, web and museum based interactive applications and language technologies;
• non-technical areas, including testing, economic and social impact evaluation in support of the development of the cultural heritage sector and its opportunities in tourism, entertainment and education.

Applicants are requested to submit the following:

1. Detailed EuroPass - Curriculum Vitae in English – (see also: https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/documents/curriculum-vitae),
2. Motivation Letter,
3. Official certified transcripts of grades from all academic institutions of higher education listed in his/her application, certified copies of degrees, or/and certifications of fulfilment of the required obligations for entering a graduate PhD programme
4. Official certified copies of titles in English language
5. Names and full address (including valid email) of three referees who, upon request, can provide recommendation letters 
6. Copies of any related research papers or other significant achievements/work by the applicant

Applications must be sent ONLY via email at: HRrecruits@cut.ac.cy with the subject:

 “Application for ERA CHAIR - PhD fellow / ESR fellows – Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Informatics” no later than Monday 4th of October 2021, 12:00 (noon) which is the deadline for the submission of the applications.

For further information please contact Dr. Marinos Ioannides (Director of the UNESCO Chair on Digital Cultural Heritage) at email marinos.ioannides@cut.ac.cy and

telephone number +357-25-002020

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CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (CUT)

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL and COMPUTER ENGINNERING and INFORMATICS

UNESCO CHAIR on Digital Cultural Heritage

Full Time European Research Area (ERA)

 Experience Researchers (ERs) / Post-doctoral Research Associates

Applications are invited from candidates who possess the necessary qualifications in order to fill two (2) full time Experience Researcher (ER)/ post-doctoral Research Associate at the newly established UNESCO and European Research Area Chairs on Digital Cultural Heritage within the Digital Heritage Research Laboratory (DHRLab) of the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT) in the research field of Digital Heritage and Cultural Informatics.

The selected scientist will work for an initial period of twenty-five (25) months within the EU H2020 ERA Chair ‘Mnemosyne Project’, a unique EU-funded programme, beginning from November 2021, as team leaders. They will help design, refine and deliver a structured and coherent three-phase research programme under the supervision of the ERA and UNESCO Chair holders, in order to achieve its objectives in the Holistic Documentation life cycle for digital heritage and to establish a programme of structural change and support at CUT which enables the outcomes of the research programme. Each of the three Research Associates will thus lead a small team focusing primarily on the definition and resolution of set of key challenges in the digital documentation life-cycle concerning, for example, aspects of:

• Data Acquisition
• Data Processing
• Modelling
• Knowledge Management
• Preservation and
• Use and reuse.

Position:

The ERA Chair researchers will be recruited by the host organization of the Cyprus University of Technology in Limassol, Cyprus under a full employment contract with the possibility of extension (earliest day for the start of contract: beginning of November 2021). The researchers will work closely together with the Director of Digital Heritage Research Lab at CUT and the teams of the UNESCO and ERA Chair on Digital Cultural Heritage and be responsible for the planned Research / Innovation topics and areas.

The Applicant should:

1. Have completed at least a four or five-year education cycle (e.g. Diploma in Engineering, Master’s Degree etc) from a recognized university in Geomatics, Computer- / Electrical Engineering Computer Science, Surveying Engineering and/or Social sciences / Humanities and has a completed Phd degree and/or with more than four (4) years of continuous full-time research experience in the fields below, with excellent programming skills and very good language and communication / implementation skills,
2. Possess excellent knowledge of the English language at a proficiency level (spoken and written).

An outline of the research topics under consideration includes:

A. Holistic structures and Standardisation

• definition and creation of holistic documentation ‘pipelines’ for specific user communities;
• creation of standards for 3D documentation and knowledge management.

B. DCH Data Acquisition

• advanced digitisation and approaches such as mass, crowdsourced and on-demand digitisation;
• methods for crowdsourcing content and allowing user-generated content for DCH in the cloud on cloud-computing for DCH, e.g. by leveraging popular photography;
• the use of UAVs and related technologies in capturing documentation;
• automated metadata extraction and crowd;
• realizing the potential of big data management and opportunities created by the vast volume, variety and velocity of mainly unstructured new data, generated every day most for finding and using previously inaccessible European digital content;

C. DCH Data Processing

• user-oriented metadata and ontology standards for the description and exchange of DCH data;
• metadata designs especially of language-based data close to human conceptual systems and gaining insights from data in natural language;
• innovative tools and methods to extract meaning from digital artefacts, including Video Recordings, Audio Recordings, Digital images, Text, Multi-Spectral and Thermal information
• 3D representations of objects or scenes;
• generation and presentation of localized DCH content and its documentation to enhance audience value (in services such as Europeana.eu) for example through efficient and innovative acquisition and deployment of Geospatial Data.

D. DCH Data Modelling

• data modelling and #Semantics, including those for Intangible Heritage and the modelling of DCH;

• classification and typology of objects, sites and monuments and its impact on media display and environments where these can be exhibited;
• using immersive VR and AR technology (Mixed Reality – MR) to blend and/or emphasize dimensions and detail environmental experiences;
• interactive environments in DCH e.g. re-creating 3D space through spatial references, imaging and modelling.

E. DCH Knowledge Management (Interpretation)

• establishing meaningful narratives (Storytelling) for DCH objects which are meaningful to identified user groups for interpretation purposes;
• using Crowdsourcing and the Internet to provide documentation resources for experiencing, contributing and gaining understanding in Cultural Heritage scenarios;
• systems for managing and re-using complex documentation and deriving knowledge e.g. for Monuments and Sites;
• applications of Artificial Intelligence/ Machine Learning in DCH;
• applying Big-Data Analytics to DCH;
• the role and applications of Linked Open-Data in enriching DCH information, linking exhibited content to other relevant content to provide greater understanding;
• curation of digital assets;
• linking exhibited content to other relevant content to provide greater understanding of the viewed item.

F. DCH Preservation

• documentation for the preservation of European Heritage;
• the virtual or actual reconstruction of Destroyed or degraded sites and Artefacts including the digital restoration of important monuments destroyed during conflict protecting against or remedying Looting and Destruction;
• virtual ‘reunification’ of CH assets which have been scattered to different parts of Europe and the world.

G. DCH Use and ReUse

• cost reduction and simplification of digital technologies;
• Personalisation and interactivity of viewing experiences in DCH, including the use of social media;
• new types of User Experiences (UX) with DCH that arise from the current ‘hardware and software revolution’ in the realms of VR/AR; interface selection (e.g. Augmented Reality, holograms) to allow seamless blending of on-site and on-line dimensions;
• visualisation techniques and their combination in different contexts, drawing on the state of the art in technology and standards e.g. for Interactive Video (IV); Immersive VR (IVR); Augmented Reality (AR); 3D Real-time Editors (Game-Engines), Ultra High and Giga-Pixel Panoramas; infinite zooming images; VR Wearables and Gesture Recognition Interfaces;
• inter-disciplinary collaborative research to establish paradigms in socio-economic areas of DCH impact e.g. Tourism, Education, Employment, Economic Growth;
• crowdsourcing, co-creation and Citizen-Science;
• using innovative Social-Platforms to exchange user experiences and support multidisciplinary approaches.

Benefits

The yearly gross salary of the ERs is based upon qualifications and experience. From this amount employer and employee contributions to the Cyprus government funds will be deducted. A 13th monthly salary is incorporated into the monthly gross salary. In addition, health and social insurance will be funded by the project

About the hosting institution:

Cyprus University of Technology (CUT), was established by law in 2004, and enrolled its first students in 2007. With its orientation towards applied research, the University aspires to establish for itself a role in support of the state and society in their efforts to confront problems, which cover all areas of science and technology. CUT involvement in research can be recognized from the fact that within the last four years, projects with more than 30M Euro have been funded. CUT is an advanced University equipped with the most modern infrastructures and technological equipment which makes it possible to be the strongest on the island in research, with specialized units directed by distinguished professionals. The Digital Heritage Research Laboratory (DHRLab), established in 2013, is directed by Dr. Marinos Ioannides and already works in the digital and holistic documentation of Cultural Heritage Objects as well as contributing to national and European policies for DCH. Moreover, the Lab is very active in the areas of 3D Reconstruction and HBIM with a special focus on semantics and symbolic representation.

UNESCO Chair on Digital Heritage: The main scope of this unique Chair is to extend the successful work of the DHRLab and address a full range of key aspects of novel research and innovative developments such as:

• the e-documentation and analysis of cultural heritage data for both tangible and intangible heritage;
• technical areas, including 2D and 3D virtual environments (tangible and intangible), archives and collections management systems, web and museum based interactive applications and language technologies;
• non-technical areas, including testing, economic and social impact evaluation in support of the development of the cultural heritage sector and its opportunities in tourism, entertainment and education.

Applicants are requested to submit the following:

1. Detailed EuroPass - Curriculum Vitae in English – (see also: https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/documents/curriculum-vitae),  
2. Motivation Letter,
3. Official certified transcripts of grades from all academic institutions of higher education listed in his/her application, certified copies of degrees, or/and certifications of fulfilment of the required obligations for entering a post graduate programme,
4. Official certified copies of titles in English language,
5. Names and full address (including valid email) of three referees who, upon request, can provide recommendation letters.

Applications must be sent via email at: HRrecruits@cut.ac.cy with the subject:

 “Application for ERA CHAIR - Experience Researcher Position – Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Informatics” no later than Monday 4th of October 2021, 12:00 (noon) which is the deadline for the submission of the applications.

For further information please contact Dr. Marinos Ioannides (Director of the UNESCO Chair on Digital Cultural Heritage) at email marinos.ioannides@cut.ac.cyand

telephone number +357-25-002020.

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ΣΧΟΛΗ ΜΗΧΑΝΙΚΗΣ ΚΑΙ ΤΕΧΝΟΛΟΓΙΑΣ

ΤΜΗΜΑ ΗΛΕΚΤΡΟΛΟΓΩΝ ΜΗΧΑΝΙΚΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΜΗΧΑΝΙΚΩΝ ΗΛΕΚΤΡΟΝΙΚΩΝ ΥΠΟΛΟΓΙΣΤΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΠΛΗΡΟΦΟΡΙΚΗΣ

ΠΕΡΙΟΔΟΣ ΑΠΑΣΧΟΛΗΣΗΣ:  Φθινοπωρινό Εξάμηνο 2021/2022 (Σεπτέμβριος 2021 – Δεκέμβριος 2021)

Το Τεχνολογικό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου δέχεται αιτήσεις για την πλήρωση των πιο κάτω θέσεων Ειδικών Επιστημόνων (γυναικών και ανδρών) για κάλυψη αναγκών διδασκαλίας του πιο πάνω Τμήματος για τα ακόλουθα μαθήματα:

Σημειώνεται ότι:

α.         Η προκήρυξη για τα πιο πάνω μαθήματα ισχύει νοουμένου ότι θα υπάρχει επαρκές κονδύλι στον προϋπολογισμό του Πανεπιστημίου για το έτος 2021.

β.         Τα πιο πάνω μαθήματα θα προσφερθούν εάν συμπληρωθεί ο απαραίτητος αριθμός ενδιαφερομένων φοιτητριών/ών σύμφωνα με τους σχετικούς κανονισμούς του Πανεπιστημίου.

γ.         Οι πιο πάνω ώρες πιθανόν να τύχουν τροποποίησης.

δ.         Το πανεπιστήμιο διατηρεί το δικαίωμα να μην πληρώσει τη θέση στην περίπτωση που αλλάξουν τα δεδομένα.

Σύντομη περιγραφή του κάθε μαθήματος υπάρχει στην ιστοσελίδα του Τμήματος στην διεύθυνση Σύντομη περιγραφή του κάθε μαθήματος υπάρχει στην ιστοσελίδα του Τμήματος στον ακόλουθο ηλεκτρονικό σύνδεσμο https://www.cut.ac.cy/faculties/fet/eecei/module-descriptions/

Οι υποψήφιες/οι πρέπει να κατέχουν:

1. Διδακτορικό ή/και Μεταπτυχιακό τίτλο από αναγνωρισμένο πανεπιστήμιο σε θέμα σχετικό με το γνωστικό αντικείμενο της θέσης.
2. Πολύ καλή γνώση της Ελληνικής και Αγγλικής γλώσσας.
3. Εμπειρία στη διδασκαλία πανεπιστημιακού επιπέδου.

Η αμοιβή των Ειδικών Επιστημόνων (γυναικών και ανδρών) κυμαίνεται από €34 – €68 την ώρα αναλόγως προσόντων και της φύσης των καθηκόντων. Η πληρωμή γίνεται ως εξής: αμοιβή x ώρες διδασκαλίας/την εβδομάδα x 14 βδομάδες για το Φθινοπωρινό Εξάμηνο. Σημειώνεται ότι, οι Ειδικές/οί Επιστήμονες υποχρεούνται να αναπληρώσουν τα μαθήματα που δεν θα πραγματοποιηθούν λόγω των αργιών 1 Οκτωβρίου 2021 και 28 Οκτωβρίου 2021, εάν και εφόσον οι ημερομηνίες αυτές εμπίπτουν στο πρόγραμμα διδασκαλίας του συγκεκριμένου μαθήματος.

Οι υποψήφιες/οι δεν είναι απαραίτητο να είναι πολίτες της Κυπριακής Δημοκρατίας.

Οι ενδιαφερόμενες/οι ενδέχεται να κληθούν σε προφορική συνέντευξη μεταξύ 20 Ιουλίου  2021 και 22 Ιουλίου 2021 για την πλήρωση των πιο πάνω θέσεων.            

Σημειώνεται ότι:

• Το Τεχνολογικό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου εφαρμόζει πολιτική ίσων ευκαιριών στο πλαίσιο των προσλήψεων και στα επακόλουθα στάδια επαγγελματικής σταδιοδρομίας και ενθαρρύνει άτομα και των δύο φύλων όπως υποβάλουν αίτηση για όλα τα επίπεδα στελέχωσης Ακαδημαϊκού και Διοικητικού Προσωπικού.
• Το Πανεπιστήμιο δεν κάνει καμία διάκριση σε σχέση με τη φυλή, το χρώμα, τη θρησκεία, το φύλο, την εθνικότητα, την ηλικία, τη σωματική ικανότητα, την οικογενειακή κατάσταση και το  σεξουαλικό προσανατολισμό.

Οι ενδιαφερόμενες/οι πρέπει να υποβάλουν τα ακόλουθα:

1. Συνοδευτική επιστολή, στην οποία θα αναφέρονται τα μαθήματα (γνωστικό αντικείμενο και κωδικός) για τα οποία γίνεται η αίτηση και θα συνοψίζονται τα επαγγελματικά προσόντα καθώς και η εργασιακή τους πείρα
2. Πλήρες βιογραφικό σημείωμα στα Ελληνικά ή/και Αγγλικά (περιλαμβανομένων της διεύθυνσης επικοινωνίας, του αριθμού τηλεφώνου και της πολιτικής ταυτότητας)
3. Αποδεικτικά Στοιχεία των προσόντων τους

Τα πιο πάνω στοιχεία θα πρέπει να υποβληθούν, σε μορφή PDF (PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT – Συνίσταται το ανέβασμα ενός (1) μόνο αρχείου το οποίο θα περιλαμβάνει όλα τα απαραίτητα συνοδευτικά έντυπα (εφόσον είναι εφικτό).

Συνοδευτικά στοιχεία που έχουν υποβληθεί στο παρελθόν δε λαμβάνονται υπόψη και πρέπει να υποβληθούν εκ νέου.

Οι αιτήσεις πρέπει να υποβληθούν ηλεκτρονικά στον ακόλουθο ηλεκτρονικό σύνδεσμο http://special-scientists-applications.cut.ac.cy/  επιλέγοντας τα ανάλογα πεδία για τη θέση και επισυνάπτοντας το pdf αρχείο  το αργότερο μέχρι την Πέμπτη, 15 Ιουλίου 2021 και ώρα 23:59, η οποία είναι η τελευταία ημερομηνία για την υποβολή των αιτήσεων.

Για περισσότερες πληροφορίες, οι ενδιαφερόμενες/οι μπορούν να αποτείνονται στο τηλέφωνο 25002521 ή να επισκεφθούν την ιστοσελίδα μας https://www.cut.ac.cy/university/administration/administrative-services/hr/jobs/job-vacancies-departments/

Download PDF announcement here

Applications are invited from candidates who possess the necessary qualifications in order to fill one (1) full time Experience Researcher (ERs)/ post-doctoral Research Associate at the newly established UNESCO and European Research Area Chairs on Digital Cultural Heritage within the Digital Heritage Research Laboratory (DHRLab) of the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT) in the research field of Digital Heritage and Cultural Informatics.

The selected scientist will work for an initial period of twenty-nine (27) months within the EU H2020 ERA Chair ‘Mnemosyne Project’, a unique EU-funded programm, as team leader, beginning from September 2021. He/her will help design, refine and deliver a structured and coherent three-phase research programme under the supervision of the ERA and UNESCO Chair holders, in order to achieve its objectives in the Holistic Documentation life cycle for digital heritage and to establish a programme of structural change and support at CUT which enables the outcomes of the research programme. He/her will thus lead a small team focusing primarily on the definition and resolution of set of key challenges in the digital documentation life-cycle concerning, for example, aspects of:

• Data Acquisition
• Data Processing
• Modelling
• Knowledge Management
• Preservation and
• Use and reuse.

Position:

The ERA Chair researchers will be recruited by the host organization of the Cyprus University of Technology in Limassol, Cyprus under a full employment contract with the possibility of extension (earliest day for the start of contract: beginning on September 2021. The researcher will work closely together with the Director of Digital Heritage Research Lab at CUT and the teams of the UNESCO and ERA Chair on Digital Cultural Heritage and be responsible for the planned Research / Innovation topics and areas.

The Applicant should:

1. Have completed at least a four or five-year education cycle (e.g. Diploma in Engineering, Master’s Degree etc) from a recognized university in Geomatics, Computer- / Electrical Engineering Computer Science, Surveying Engineering and/or Social sciences / Humanities and has a completed Phd degree and/or with more than four (4) years of continuous full-time research experience in the fields below, with excellent programming skills and very good language and communication / implementation skills,
2. Possess excellent knowledge of the English language at a proficiency level (spoken and written).

An outline of the research topics under consideration includes:

A. Holistic structures and Standardisation

• definition and creation of holistic documentation ‘pipelines’ for specific user communities;
• creation of standards for 3D documentation and knowledge management.

B. DCH Data Acquisition

• advanced digitisation and approaches such as mass, crowdsourced and on-demand digitisation;
• methods for crowdsourcing content and allowing user-generated content for DCH in the cloud on cloud-computing for DCH, e.g. by leveraging popular photography;
• the use of UAVs and related technologies in capturing documentation;
• automated metadata extraction and crowd;
• realizing the potential of big data management and opportunities created by the vast volume, variety and velocity of mainly unstructured new data, generated every day most for finding and using previously inaccessible European digital content;

C. DCH Data Processing

• user-oriented metadata and ontology standards for the description and exchange of DCH data;
• metadata designs especially of language-based data close to human conceptual systems and gaining insights from data in natural language;
• innovative tools and methods to extract meaning from digital artefacts, including Video Recordings, Audio Recordings, Digital images, Text, Multi-Spectral and Thermal information
• 3D representations of objects or scenes;
• generation and presentation of localized DCH content and its documentation to enhance audience value (in services such as Europeana.eu) for example through efficient and innovative acquisition and deployment of Geospatial Data.

Benefits

The yearly gross salary of the ERs is based upon qualifications and experience. From this amount employer and employee contributions to the Cyprus government funds will be deducted. A 13th monthly salary is incorporated into the monthly gross salary. In addition, health and social insurance will be funded by the project

About the hosting institution:

Cyprus University of Technology (CUT), was established by law in 2004, and enrolled its first students in 2007. With its orientation towards applied research, the University aspires to establish for itself a role in support of the state and society in their efforts to confront problems, which cover all areas of science and technology. CUT involvement in research can be recognized from the fact that within the last four years, projects with more than 30M Euro have been funded. CUT is an advanced University equipped with the most modern infrastructures and technological equipment which makes it possible to be the strongest on the island in research, with specialized units directed by distinguished professionals. The Digital Heritage Research Laboratory (DHRLab), established in 2013, is directed by Dr. Marinos Ioannides and already works in the digital and holistic documentation of Cultural Heritage Objects as well as contributing to national and European policies for DCH. Moreover, the Lab is very active in the areas of 3D Reconstruction and HBIM with a special focus on semantics and symbolic representation.

UNESCO Chair on Digital Heritage: The main scope of this unique Chair is to extend the successful work of the DHRLab and address a full range of key aspects of novel research and innovative developments such as:

• the e-documentation and analysis of cultural heritage data for both tangible and intangible heritage;
• technical areas, including 2D and 3D virtual environments (tangible and intangible), archives and collections management systems, web and museum based interactive applications and language technologies;
• non-technical areas, including testing, economic and social impact evaluation in support of the development of the cultural heritage sector and its opportunities in tourism, entertainment and education.

Applicants are requested to submit the following:

1. Detailed EuroPass - Curriculum Vitae in English – (see also: https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/documents/curriculum-vitae),  
2. Motivation Letter,
3. Official certified transcripts of grades from all academic institutions of higher education listed in his/her application, certified copies of degrees, or/and certifications of fulfilment of the required obligations for entering a post graduate programme,
4. Official certified copies of titles in English language,
5. Names and full address (including valid email) of three referees who, upon request, can provide recommendation letters.

Applications must be sent via email at: HRrecruits@cut.ac.cy with the subject:

 “Application for ERA CHAIR - Experience Researcher (ERs)/ post-doctoral Research Associate  Position – Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Informatics” no later than Monday 14th of Jun 12:00 2021 (noon) which is the deadline for the submission of the applications.

For further information please contact Dr. Marinos Ioannides (Director of the UNESCO Chair on Digital Cultural Heritage) at email marinos.ioannides@cut.ac.cyand

telephone number +357-25-002020.

Download PDF announcement here

Applications are invited from candidates who possess the necessary qualifications in order to fill three (3) PhD fellows / ESR places at the newly established UNESCO and European Research Area Chairs on Digital Cultural Heritage within the Digital Heritage Research Laboratory (DHRLab) of the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT) in the research field of Digital Heritage and Cultural Informatics.

The selected scientists will work for a period of twenty-seven (27) months within the EU H2020 ERA Chair ‘Mnemosyne Project’, a unique EU-funded programme, beginning from September 2021.

They will help design, refine and deliver a structured and coherent three-phase research programme under the supervision of the ERA and UNESCO Chair holders, in order to achieve its objectives in the Holistic Documentation life cycle for digital heritage and to establish a programme of structural change and support at CUT which enables the outcomes of the research programme. Each of the three  PhD fellows/students will work in a small team focusing primarily on the definition and resolution of set of key challenges in the digital documentation life-cycle concerning, for example, aspects of:

• Data Acquisition
• Data Processing
• Modelling
• Knowledge Management
• Preservation and
• Use and reuse

Position:

The ERA Chair researchers will be recruited by the host organization of the Cyprus University of Technology in Limassol, Cyprus under a full employment contract with the possibility of extension (earliest day for the start of contract: beginning on September 2021). The researchers will work closely together with the Director of Digital Heritage Research Lab at CUT and the teams of the UNESCO and ERA Chair on Digital Cultural Heritage and be responsible for the planned Research /Innovation topics and areas.

The Applicant should:

1. Have completed at least a four or five-year education cycle (e.g. Diploma in Engineering, Master’s Degree etc) from a recognized university in Geomatics, Computer- / Electrical Engineering Computer Science, Surveying Engineering and/or Social sciences / Humanities with less than four (4) years of continuous full-time research experience in the below listed fields, with excellent programming skills and very good language and communication / implementation skills

2. Possess excellent knowledge of the English language at a proficiency level (spoken and written)

An outline of the research topics under consideration includes:

1st position

A.  DCH Knowledge Management (Interpretation)

• establishing meaningful narratives (Storytelling) for DCH objects which are meaningful to identified user groups for interpretation purposes;

• using Crowdsourcing and the Internet to provide documentation resources for experiencing, contributing and gaining understanding in Cultural Heritage scenarios;

• systems for managing and re-using complex documentation and deriving knowledge e.g. for Monuments and Sites;

• applications of Artificial Intelligence/ Machine Learning in DCH;

• applying Big-Data Analytics to DCH;

• the role and applications of Linked Open-Data in enriching DCH information, linking exhibited content to other relevant content to provide greater understanding;

• curation of digital assets;

• linking exhibited content to other relevant content to provide greater understanding of the viewed item.

2nd position

B. DCH Preservation

• documentation for the preservation of European Heritage;
• the virtual or actual reconstruction of Destroyed or degraded sites and Artefacts including the digital restoration of important monuments destroyed during conflict protecting against or remedying Looting and Destruction;
• virtual ‘reunification’ of CH assets which have been scattered to different parts of Europe and the world.

3rd position

C. DCH Use and Re-Use

• cost reduction and simplification of digital technologies;

• Personalisation and interactivity of viewing experiences in DCH, including the use of social media;

• new types of User-Experiences (UX) with DCH that arise from the current ‘hardware and software revolution’ in the realms of VR/AR; interface selection (e.g. Augmented Reality, holograms) to allow seamless blending of on-site and on-line dimensions;

• visualisation techniques and their combination in different contexts, drawing on the state of the art in technology and standards e.g. for Interactive Video (IV); Immersive VR (IVR); Augmented Reality (AR); 3D Real-time Editors (Game-Engines), Ultra High and Giga-Pixel Panoramas; infinite zooming images; VR Wearables and Gesture Recognition Interfaces;

• inter-disciplinary collaborative research to establish paradigms in socio-economic areas of DCH impact e.g. Tourism, Education, Employment, Economic Growth;

• crowdsourcing, co-creation and Citizen Science;

• using innovative Social Platforms to exchange user experiences and support multidisciplinary approaches.

Benefits

The yearly gross salary of the ESRs is based upon qualifications and experience. From this amount employer and employee contributions to the Cyprus government funds will be deducted. A 13th monthly salary is incorporated into the monthly gross salary. In addition, health and social insurance will be funded by the project

About the hosting institution:

Cyprus University of Technology (CUT), was established by law in 2004, and enrolled its first students in 2007. With its orientation towards applied research, the University aspires to establish for itself a role in support of the state and society in their efforts to confront problems, which cover all areas of science and technology. CUT involvement in research can be recognized from the fact that within the last four years, projects with more than 30M Euro have been funded. CUT is an advanced University equipped with the most modern infrastructures and technological equipment which makes it possible to be the strongest on the island in research, with specialized units directed by distinguished professionals. The Digital Heritage Research Laboratory (DHRLab), established in 2013, is directed by Dr. Marinos Ioannides and already works in the digital and holistic documentation of Cultural Heritage Objects as well as contributing to national and European policies for DCH. Moreover, the Lab is very active in 3D Reconstruction and HBIM with a special focus on semantics and symbolic representation.

UNESCO Chair on Digital Heritage: The main scope of this unique Chair is to extend the successful work of the DHRLab and address a full range of key aspects of novel research and innovative developments such as:

• the e-documentation and analysis of cultural heritage data for both tangible and intangible heritage;
• technical areas, including 2D and 3D virtual environments (tangible and intangible), archives and collections management systems, web and museum based interactive applications and language technologies;
• non-technical areas, including testing, economic and social impact evaluation in support of the development of the cultural heritage sector and its opportunities in tourism, entertainment and education.

Applicants are requested to submit the following:

1. Detailed EuroPass - Curriculum Vitae in English – (see also: https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/documents/curriculum-vitae),
2. Motivation Letter,
3. Official certified transcripts of grades from all academic institutions of higher education listed in his/her application, certified copies of degrees, or/and certifications of fulfilment of the required obligations for entering a graduate PhD programme
4. Official certified copies of titles in English language
5. Names and full address (including valid email) of three referees who, upon request, can provide recommendation letters 
6. Copies of any related research papers or other significant achievements/work by the applicant

Applications must be sent ONLY via email at: HRrecruits@cut.ac.cy with the subject:

 “Application for PhD Fellows / Early Stage Researchers (ESR fellows) Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Informatics” no later than Monday 14th of Jun 2021 12:00 (noon) which is the deadline for the submission of the applications.

For further information please contact Dr. Marinos Ioannides (Director of the UNESCO Chair on Digital Cultural Heritage) at email marinos.ioannides@cut.ac.cy and

telephone number +357-25-002020

Applications are invited from candidates who possess the necessary qualifications in order to fill the following academic position at the Cyprus University of Technology:

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, COMPUTER ENGINEERING AND INFORMATICS

Faculty OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

• One (1) position at the rank of Assistant Professor or Lecturer in the specialization: ‘Cybersecurity and privacy (software security and/or hardware security and/or cryptography and/or quantum cryptography and/or privacy-preserving technologies and/or smart cybersecurity)’

Applicants for all academic positions should have a doctorate degree from a recognized University in Computer Science or Computer Engineering. The university reserves the right to request recognition of the doctorate degree from the Cyprus Council for the Recognition of Higher Education Qualifications (K.Y.S.A.T.S). The minimum qualifications that are required for each academic position, including publications and academic experience, are detailed on the University’s webpage: https://www.cut.ac.cy/university/administration/administrative-services/hr/jobs/staff-categories/academic-staff-qualifications/?languageId=1 These qualifications are based on the candidate’s years of academic experience, his/her research and scientific contribution.

The candidates will be assessed only for the rank or the ranks for which they have applied.

Citizenship of the Republic of Cyprus is not required.

According to the Cyprus University of Technology Law, the language of instruction at the University is either Greek or Turkish. For the current position, good knowledge of the Greek language is required; evidence is provided in the relevant circular by the Public Service Commission, or B2 Level according to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).

In case an elected candidate does not have a good knowledge of Greek language based on the criteria set above, it is his/her obligation upon his/her election to achieve it within three years time, with the commitment of the relevant Academic Department.

The annual gross salary for each position (including the 13th salary) is:

From this amount, employee contributions to Government Funds as well as Income Tax will be deducted, according to the legislation into effect.

It is expected that the successful candidate will be available by January 2022, unless otherwise agreed.

The applicants must upload the following documents (as separate PDF Files) in English, no later than 1 July 2021 (at 23:59), at the following link https://www.cut.ac.cy/jobs:

1. A letter in which candidates should state the Department, the rank, the specialization in which they are interested in, as well as the date on which they can undertake responsibilities in case they are elected
2. Curriculum vitae which will include list of publications where applicable. The CV must also include detailed information in regard to previous employment such as: Position, organization/university, exact dates of employment, whether it is full-time or part-time (hours per week or per month must be specified) employment.
3. A short review of their research interests as well as a brief description of their future research plans - up to 500 words
4. Three representative scientific publications of their work. This is not obligatory for candidates who apply for the position of Lecturer
5. Copies of the candidate’s degree certificates
6. Contact Details
7. Names and email addresses of at least three academics, who, upon submission of the application, will be automatically notified to submit confidential reference letters in English, within seven (7) days from the deadline of the submission of applications.

The University may also request reference letters from independent referees of the choice of members of the Special Committee, if considered necessary. 

Applications, documents as well as reference letters that were submitted for previous position advertisements will not be taken into consideration.

Please note that it is the applicants’ responsibility to ensure that their application has been successfully uploaded and submitted with all the required documents. Upon successful submission of the application, the applicant will receive an automated confirmation by email.

For further information you may contact the HR Department by e-mail at recruitment@cut.ac.cy or at 357 25002406.

It is noted that:

• The University adopts an equal opportunity policy at recruitment and the subsequent career stages and encourages both genders to submit an application for all levels of Academic and Administrative Staff.
• The University does not discriminate in any way on the basis of gender, religion or belief, ethnic, national or social origin, age, physical ability, marital status and sexual orientation.

Applications are invited from candidates who possess the necessary qualifications in order to fill the following academic position at the Cyprus University of Technology:

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINNERING, COMPUTER ENGINNERING AND INFORMATICS
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

• One (1) position at the rank of Assistant Professor or Lecturer in the specialization:‘Electrical Energy Systems (Renewable Energy Sources, Distributed Power Systems, Electrical Energy Conversion, Smart Grids, Optimization of Power Systems)

Applicants for all academic positions should have a doctorate degree from a recognized University in Electrical Engineering. The university reserves the right to request recognition of the doctorate degree from the Cyprus Council for the Recognition of Higher Education Qualifications (K.Y.S.A.T.S). The minimum qualifications that are required for each academic position, including publications and academic experience, are detailed on the University’s webpage: https://www.cut.ac.cy/university/administration/administrative-services/hr/jobs/staff-categories/academic-staff-qualifications/?languageId=1 These qualifications are based on the candidate’s years of academic experience, his/her research and scientific contribution.

The candidates will be assessed only for the rank or the ranks for which they have applied.

Citizenship of the Republic of Cyprus is not required.

According to the Cyprus University of Technology Law, the language of instruction at the University is either Greek or Turkish. For the current position, good knowledge of the Greek language is required; evidence is provided in the relevant circular by the Public Service Commission, or B2 Level according to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).

In case an elected candidate does not have a good knowledge of Greek language based on the criteria set above, it is his/her obligation upon his/her election to achieve it within three years time, with the commitment of the relevant Academic Department.

The annual gross salary for each position (including the 13th salary) is:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

From this amount, employee contributions to Government Funds as well as Income Tax will be deducted, according to the legislation into effect.

It is expected that the successful candidate will be available by January 2022, unless otherwise agreed.

The applicants must upload the following documents (as separate PDF Files) in English, no later than Thursday, 1 July 2021 (at 23:59), at the following link https://www.cut.ac.cy/jobs:

1. A letter in which candidates should state the Department, the rank, the specialization in which they are interested in, as well as the date on which they can undertake responsibilities in case they are elected
2. Curriculum vitae which will include list of publications where applicable. The CV must also include detailed information in regard to previous employment such as: Position, organization/university, exact dates of employment, whether it is full-time or part-time (hours per week or per month must be specified) employment.
3. A short review of their research interests as well as a brief description of their future research plans - up to 500 words
4. Three representative scientific publications of their work. This is not obligatory for candidates who apply for the position of Lecturer
5. Copies of the candidate’s degree certificates
6. Contact Details
7. Names and email addresses of at least three academics, who, upon submission of the application, will be automatically notified to submit confidential reference letters in English, within seven (7) days from the deadline of the submission of applications.

The University may also request reference letters from independent referees of the choice of members of the Special Committee, if considered necessary. 

Applications, documents as well as reference letters that were submitted for previous position advertisements will not be taken into consideration.

Please note that it is the applicants’ responsibility to ensure that their application has been successfully uploaded and submitted with all the required documents. Upon successful submission of the application, the applicant will receive an automated confirmation by email.

For further information you may contact the HR Department by e-mail at recruitment.cut.ac.cy or at 357 25002406.

It is noted that:

• The University adopts an equal opportunity policy at recruitment and the subsequent career stages and encourages both genders to submit an application for all levels of Academic and Administrative Staff.
• The University does not discriminate in any way on the basis of gender, religion or belief, ethnic, national or social origin, age, physical ability, marital status and sexual orientation.

Position:

One ESR to be recruited by the host organization of the Cyprus University of Technology in Limassol, Cyprus for the duration of three (3) years under full employment contract. The fellow will work on: Development of advanced metadata and semantic model for integrating: (1) Paradata of the acquisition technologies and historical and archaeological evidence of CH objects, (2) the argumentation leading to virtual reconstruction and discussing alternatives with the object owners/ stakeholders, (3) the connection of physical and social-historical, constructive, functional, aesthetic and environmental parameters, etc. with 3D/4D documentation of CH objects.

Expected Results:

A complete online platform for the holistic e-documentation of 3D CH objects: metadata, paradata, semantics, reflecting the interpretation and story of the 3D asset.

The Applicant should:

1.  Have completed at least a four or five year education cycle (e.g. Diploma in Engineering, Master’s Degree etc) from a recognized university in Geomatics, Computer- / Electrical Engineering Computer Science and/or Surveying Engineering with less than four (4) years of continuous full-time research experience in the above fields, with excellent programming skills and very good language and communication / implementation skills

2.  At the time of recruitment, not have resided (or carried out his/her main activity e.g. work, studies, etc.) in Cyprus, for more than 12 months in the last 3 years immediately prior to the reference recruitment date.

3.  Excellent knowledge of the English language at a proficiency level (spoken and written)

Career Stage

Early stage researcher or 0-4 years of experience (Post graduate) – According to the H2020 (Marie S. Curie Actions) Regulations. Eligibility rules for the Marie S. Curie fellows can be found at the H2020

MSCA 2018-2020 Work programme:

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/wp/2018-2020/main/h2020-wp1820- msca_en.pdf

Research Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Benefits

• The monthly gross salary for this position will be 2700.91 Euro. From this amount employer and employee contributions to the Cyprus government funds will be deducted (Note: the monthly gross salary after the deduction of employer contributions amounts to €2350.66). 13th salary is provided and has been incorporated into the monthly gross salary. In addition, the fellow will be entitled to mobility allowance, according to the regulations of the Marie S. Curie Actions Programme and CUT regulations.
• In  the  context  of  a  personal  Career  Development  Plan,  opportunities  for  international collaboration, attend outstanding conferences/events and exchanges to world-class academic and industrial partners will take place.
• Registration for a PhD at CUT / UNESCO Chair on Digital Cultural Heritage, Limassol, Cyprus.
• Training  in  a  range  of  state-of-the-art  scientific  skills,  intellectual  property  and  project management skills and visiting GR language courses.
• Secondment placements within the network’s partners (up to max. 30/% of the training period).

For more details on the fellow salary and other benefits or eligibility criteria please refer to the H2020

Marie S. Curie actions Work Programme 2018-20 and at the  CHANGE project’s website at  http://change-itn.eu/

Applicants are requested to submit the following:

1. Detailed        EuroPass       -     Curriculum       Vitae      in     English       -     2     copies                              (see                also:https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/documents/curriculum-vitae)
2. Motivation Letter - 2 copies
3. Official certified transcripts of grades from all academic institutions of higher education listed in his/her application, certified copies of degrees, or/and certifications of fulfillment of the required obligations for entering a graduate PhD programme - 2 copies
4. Official certified copies of titles in English language - 2 copies
5. Names and full address (including valid email) of three referees who, upon request, can provide recommendation letters - 2 copies
6. Copies of any related research papers or other significant achievements/work by theapplicant - 2 copies

Applications must be sent via email at: HRrecruits@cut.ac.cy with the subject: “Application for H2020 Marie S. Curie CHANGE Research Fellow Position (ESR)” – Department Electrical and Computer Engineering and Informatics” no later than Friday 28th  of May, 2021 12:00 (noon)  which is the deadline for the submission of the applications. 

For further information, please contact Dr. Marinos Ioannides at email marinos.ioannides@cut.ac.cy and telephone number +357-25-002020 or visit the website: http://change-itn.eu/.

Research Fields

Computer Science, Geomatics, Archives, libraries, semantics, ontology, Photogrammetry, Computer

Vision, Computer Graphics, Big Data

Start of the fellowship: 1st of June 2021