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Subject: TR : Positions at OFAI: Educational simulation games design&implementation
From: Francois Bousquet (bousquet_fra@yahoo.fr)
Date: Mon Mar 20 2006 - 14:15:43 CET
Interesting....
>
> Research Positions at OFAI
>
> The Austrian Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence (OFAI),
> Vienna, Austria (EU), invites applications for
> one Researcher and one Senior Researcher position
> in its Intelligent Agents and New Media Group,
> in the area of educational simulation games.
>
> Candidates with a degree in computer science should be experienced
> in educational simulation game design and development, and skilled in
> computational modeling and implementation of mission scenarios
> (management of models of users and autonomous characters, sharing of
> dynamical information, branching narratives etc.). A particular
> emphasis is placed on computational models of dynamics simulations of
> cognition and behaviour of individuals, but also of groups and
> influences, and of organisational and inter-organisational aspects
> based on agent-oriented techniques; as well as on versatility
> (proficiency in different computer languages and platforms) and rapid
> prototyping skills.
>
> The successful candidates will be employed in the context of the EU
> Project L2C "Learning to Collaborate", coordinated by the Centre for
> Advanced Learning Technologies (CALT) of INSEAD. L2C addresses the
> challenge of helping people in and across organisations and cultures
> to learn how to collaborate effectively and develop appropriate
> attitude and skills through a research-based 'learning-by-playing'
> approach. L2C aims to demonstrate how technology-enhanced learning
> using a new type of management simulations/games can contribute
> significantly to the development of critical and complex competencies
> in the domain of collaboration. The project is to provide a design
> framework supporting focused and efficient development of such
> edutainment products and services.
>
> The appointed Senior Researcher will carry the overall responsibility
> for this framework (to be developed in collaboration with other
> project partners) for the design of effective technology-enhanced
> learning solutions addressing collaboration dynamics and development
> of competencies, and for its use to drive the design and
> implementation of demonstration prototypes of Advanced Organisational
> Simulation Games. The framework will provide a flexible architecture
> and guidelines to support game designers and educators in the
> selection and integration of behavioural models and rules at the
> levels of individual, team/network, and organisational and
> inter-organisational dynamics and specificities. A particular concern
> will be to ensure the framework is not tied to any particular
> implementation platform, and is open and suitable for the generation
> of a broad range of simulation games (e.g., with and without
> autonomous characters - see e.g. http://www.calt.insead.edu/eis/).
>
> The appointed Researcher will support the Senior Researcher in the
> definition and documentation of the design framework, the contribution
> of simulation dynamics components, the use of the design framework to
> select dynamics component and integrate them in a kernel, and the
> delivery of easily deployable simulation-based collaborative learning
> experiences to other partners.
>
> The Senior Researcher candidate in particular should be experienced
> coordinative work in the context of international/European research
> projects, and proficient in transdisciplinary collaboration with domain
> experts and end users for the design and development of efficient
> solutions.
>
> Fluent written and oral English language skills are expected; German
> language skills are useful, but not mandatory.
>
> The positions are to be filled ASAP. The contract will be for the
> duration of the L2C project (until end of February 2008), with
> possible continued employment beyond the end of the project.
>
> The salaries depend on the education and experience of the candidates.
>
> Please submit your application including a CV to Paolo Petta
> (paolo.petta AT ofai.at)
>
> More information on OFAI's Intelligent Agents and New Media Group can
> be found at http://www.ofai.at/research/agents/
> --
> Paolo Petta +43-1-5336112-12(Tel)
> Austrian Research Inst. for Artificial Intelligence +43-1-5336112-77(Fax)
> Freyung 6/6, A 1010 Vienna, Austria, Europe Paolo.Petta <@> ofai.at
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