The Concurrent Engineering Research Center (CERC) at West Virginia University is seeking to fill several positions in a variety of Collaboration Technology applications. Positions will be tailored to the needs of the candidate and can range from Visiting Professor/Research Professor, Research Associate to PhD fellowships. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and demonstrated potential. We are particularly looking for candidates with the following attributes:
1. Has been part of a corporate R&D or university research group 2. Has a Phd or an MS in CS or related areas 3. Is thoroughly familiar with Internet and technologies that exploit it 4. Is interested and capable of hands-on work 5. Is creative and prepared to take risks in implementing new ideas 6. Thrives in a world where CHANGE IS CONSTANT!
The hardware environment at CERC is characterized by a heterogeneous collection of workstations (Sun, DEC, HP); the software development environment is characterized by UNIX, Mosaic, Mbone, C/C++, Motif, TCL/TK, Oracle, and Versant. In the future, the hardware environment will include Power PCs, PCs, and PDAs in a mobile networked environment.
CERC is an interdisciplinary research center established in 1988 at West Virginia University (WVU) with support from the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA). The primary mission of CERC is the advancement of Collaboration Technology and its application to problems that have national priority.
Collaboration Technology is defined as any combination of information technology designed to overcome the following barriers to collaboration in large scale organizations:
-Distance -Heterogeneity of databases and computer systems -Coordination and global visibility of common information -Usability
In last five years, CERC has created demonstration systems that address the above barriers in the context of product engineering involving complex military industrial artifacts, such as jet engines. Most notable of these systems are the Meeting on the Network (MONET) system, which overcomes the distance barrier, and the Information Sharing System (ISS), which overcomes the database heterogeneity barrier.
CERC is the first recipient of a High Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC) contract from the National Library of Medicine to develop a telemedicine workstation and an informatics-enriched community care network for rural health care delivery. We are also leading a consortium of international universities and business organizations to create a global knowledge network for sharing environmentally sound product development knowledge on a world-wide basis.
CERC is located in a dedicated ultramodern building on the campus of West Virginia University (3.5 hours from Washington, DC, and 1 hour from Pittsburgh, PA) and is staffed with 65 faculty, staff, and students.
Discussion via email or telephone is encouraged prior to application to determine mutual interests. All applications, however, will receive thorough evaluation regardless of preliminary discussions.
West Virginia University is an affirmative action equal opportunity employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
Interested persons should send applications/inquiries to:
Professor R. Reddy Director Concurrent Engineering Research Center West Virginia University P.O. Box 6506 Morgantown, WV 26506-6506 Email: rar@cerc.wvu.edu Tel: 304 293 7226 Fax: 304 293 7541