- This position is for a full-time Ph.D. student (or possibly MS) student to work on research in the VAST lab. Current funding is for vision and security related work. This position is outside of the "hourly" category and is listed here only so qualified students looking for work might know to contact Dr. Boult about it. Student will need significant experience in Linux/Unix and some experience in Windows. The student should have completed a course in vision or graphics and/or networking security.
The position would include a monthly stipend and may cover some or all of tuition. Multiple positions may be offered.
Current GRA projects:
- Real-time Tracking(1 slot open, 2 filled): Candidates must have good software skills, good skills and some knowledge of computer vision or math. Experience in C++ required, real-time programming preferred. Linux and windows experience expected. Ph.D. Student in CS or EE preferred, MS acceptable.
- GUI and Machine Learning: Candidates must have good software skills, knowledge of GUI development and Machine learning, and some knowledge of computer vision or math. Experience in C++ required, real-time programming preferred. Linux and windows experience expected. Ph.D. Student in CS or EE preferred, MS acceptable.
- Distributed Steganalysis development. Working with a local company (Phase II STTR) the GRA will develop a distributed system for Steganalysis using SOAP-based protocols. The multi-platform algorithm will wrap other tools, though development of custom steganalysis tools may be explored it is not required that the student have any experience in steganalysis. The student must have significant software experience.
- Embedded systems development (closed): Candidates must have both good software and embedded systems. Linux experience required and some familiarly with Verilog and FPGA development desired.
- Optical Design Software(filled): Candidates must have both good software/systems skills and reasonable Math skills. Some knowledge of optics desired. The project will use integrate some existing MATLAB with an existing optical design package (probably ZeMAX) and new custom C++/DCOM developments to address the overall research issues.
- Interactive intelligent web support system(filled): Building on Cocoon, this project will support development of a web-enabled intelligent system that will custom render self-help material for trauma patients. Funded by NISSC this pays a stipend only.
- Network QoS architectures for surveillance(filled): Canddates must be very comfortable with network programming in C++/Java, and XML. A NISSC funded project is pays only a partial stipend.
Job Title: Embedded Systems Engineer
Description (two positions filled) :
- This position is for a student, expected to be a graduate student. full-time Ph.D. student (or possibly MS) student to work on research in the VAST lab. This hourly position is expected to be a stepping stone to one of salaried graduate student positions (which include some tuition support.) This requires as BS in EE, CS or Computer Engineering. THe project will include Embedded systems development on smart cameras (with FPGA) or embedded micro-controllers. Students must know verilog, C++ and basic hardware debugging including usage of scopes and logic analyzers.
Initial Hiring:
- After being selected based on their paperwork, all potential applicants will undergo short (15 min) interview/test to assess their skills, and so self-taught students, including Freshman are welcome to apply. No compensation will be provided for the time taken in testing.
- Students will be hired at somewhere in the Student Assistant level VI, with exact placement depending on their skills.
Raises:
- After review, student employees may receive a merit promotion of one salary step (25 cents) after they have completed three months of work and a minimum of 100 hours in a given job category.
- Thereafter, contingent upon a satisfactory review, student employees are eligible for a one salary step (25 cents) per hour increase after one year and an additional 400 hours worked in a given job category.
Promotions:
- The position may be converted to a GRA at any time. No other promotions are possible.
Job Title: Senior Systems Administrator and Programmer
Description (currently Filled):
- This position will provide programming and system support for the VAST Lab.
- Student will need extensive experience with Linux/Unix and Windows, extensive experience in programming in C/C++. Experiience in confifuring machines and imaging system experience.
Initial Hiring:
- Must have 1-2 years experience in a Vision or Image processing Lab is required, with strong references.
- Students will be hired at near the top of level V (maybe at the very top if sufficient skills). If a Graduate student with the right skill they may be a straight salarayed GRA (see other positions).
Raises:
- After review, student employees may receive a merit promotion of one salary step (50 cents) after they have completed three months of work and a minimum of 100 hours in a given job category.
Job Title: Vision Programmer/Research Assistant
Description (open):
- This position will provide programming support for video-based experiments in the VAST lab.
- Student will need significant experience in Linux/Unix and some experience in Windows. The student should have completed a course in image processing, computer vision or graphics.
- Students will develop real-time vision code run experiments, monitor their progress, and manipulate the resulting data for storage/plotting/reporting.
Initial Hiring:
- After being selected based on their paperwork, all potential applicants will undergo short (15 min) test to assess their skills, and so self-taught students, including Freshman are welcome to apply. No compensation will be provided for the time taken in testing.
- Students will be hired at the minimum of the Student Assistant V job category.
- Exception: A qualified graduate student may start at level VI. One 25-75 cents per hour increase will be given depending on the extent and level of previous related job experience.
Raises:
- After review, student employees may receive a merit promotion of one salary step (25 cents) after they have completed three months of work and a minimum of 100 hours in a given job category.
- Thereafter, contingent upon a satisfactory review, student employees are eligible for a one salary step (25 cents) per hour increase after one year and an additional 400 hours worked in a given job category.
Additional Merit Raises:
- Two times only, after a minimum of 3 months of employment, the supervisor may give the student employee and additional merit raise of one salary step (25 cents). Justification for this additional step will be by memo explanation or evaluation form of the student’s performance.
Promotions:
- After 1 year (3 semesters) of work, advancement of necessary skills, and a satisfactory review, the position may be promoted to the Student Assistant VI job class. The wage in the new job class will be the larger of the minimum rate for that category or the student's previous wage rate plus a 50 cent per hour increase.
Job Title: Security Software Developer
Description (filled):
- This position will provide programming support for security-based projects.
- Student will need significant experience in Linux/Unix and Windows, and must have completed graduate-level courses in Security. Knowledge of encryption techniques, SSL, digital artifacts is required. Ideally the student will have completed a course in image processing, computer vision or graphics.
- Students will develop real-time security software associated with ongoing lab efforts.
Initial Hiring:
- After being selected based on their paperwork, all potential applicants will undergo short (15 min) test to assess their skills, and so self-taught students, including Freshman are welcome to apply. No compensation will be provided for the time taken in testing.
- Students will be hired somewhere in the Student Assistant VI job category, with salary between $14.00 and $15.00 depending on experience.
- If not already at the maximum salary student employees may receive a merit promotion of up to 50 cents after every three months of work and a minimum of 100 hours in a given job category.
Promotions:
- This is already at the highest hourly position allowed. Promotions are to full-time GRA position which may include tuition support.
Job Title: Software Lab Assistant
Description (Currently 1 position filled, 1-2 more currently open. Work study preferred):
- This position will provide laboratory support for experiments in the VAST lab.
- Student will need experience with both Linux/Unix and Windows, and solid knowledge of programming in C/C++ and/or experience in shell scripting. (Students will be expected to learn Bash shell scripting to automate the experimental runs. Students may write small program that integrate existing tools/libraries. Work Study student lacking significant programming/scripting skills may still be considered.
- Students will run experiments, monitor their progress, and manipulate the resulting data for storage/plotting/reporting. Students may work on
- For 2006/2007 project will include software for surveillance networks, steganalsysis, some basic "standards based" image file format libraries, simple geo-spatial display (from existing libraries) and face/hand image collections and biometric analysis.
- The open position include support for biometrics experiments, biometric data collection and using program to define ground truth for biometric experiment.
Initial Hiring:
- After being selected based on their paperwork, all potential applicants will undergo short (15 min) test to assess their skills, and so self-taught students, including Freshman are welcome to apply. No compensation will be provided for the time taken in testing.
- Students will be hired at the minimum of the Student Assistant III job category, if they have Programming skills, Student Assistant II if not.
- Exception: One 25-75 cents per hour increase will be given depending on the extent and level of previous related job experience.
Raises:
- After review, student employees may receive a merit promotion of one salary step (25 cents) after they have completed three months of work and a minimum of 100 hours in a given job category.
- Thereafter, contingent upon a satisfactory review, student employees are eligible for a one salary step (25 cents) per hour increase after one year and an additional 400 hours worked in a given job category.
Additional Merit Raises:
- Two times only, after a minimum of 3 months of employment, the supervisor may give the student employee and additional merit raise of one salary step (25 cents). Justification for this additional step will be by memo explanation or evaluation form of the student’s performance. Students initially hired at
Promotions:
- After 1 year (3 semesters) of work, advancement of necessary skills, and a satisfactory review, the position may be one level (maximum to Student Assistant IV job class. The wage in the new job class will be the larger of the minimum rate for that category or the student's previous wage rate plus a 50 cent per hour increase.
Job Title: Junior Software Lab Assistant
Description (Frequent opening, Work study preferred but not required):
- This position will provide low-level laboratory support for experiments in the VAST lab.
- Student will need experience with using computers and have good attention to detail.
- Knoweldge of Office tools and websearching skills required. and both Linux/Unix
- Students will be expected to learn and work with various scripting tools scripting to automate the experimental runs.
- Students will be "ground truthing" data using other programs developed in the lab and may manipulate large data sets with existing gools.
- Students will run experiments, monitor their progress, and manipulate the resulting data for storage/plotting/reporting.
- For 2007/2008 project will include software for surveillance networks, steganalsysis, some basic "standards based" image file format libraries, simple geo-spatial display (from existing libraries) and face/hand image collections and biometric analysis.
Initial Hiring:
- After being selected based on their paperwork, all potential applicants may undergo short (15 min) verbal test to assess their skills, and so self-taught students, including Freshman are welcome to apply. No compensation will be provided for the time taken in testing.
- Students will be hired in the range of Student Assistant I to Student Assistant II job category, and if they have Programming skills, possibly at Student Assistant III if not.
- Exception: One 25-75 cents per hour increase will be given depending on the extent and level of previous related job experience.
Raises:
- After review, student employees may receive a merit promotion of one or two salary step (25 or 50 cents) after they have completed three months of work and a minimum of 100 hours in a given job category.
- Thereafter, contingent upon a satisfactory review, student employees are eligible for a one or two salary step (25 cents) per hour increase after one year and an additional 400 hours worked in a given job category.
Additional Merit Raises:
- Two times only, after a minimum of 3 months of employment, the supervisor may give the student employee and additional merit raise of one salary step (25 cents). Justification for this additional step will be by memo explanation or evaluation form of the student’s performance. Students initially hired at
Promotions:
- After 1 year (3 semesters) of work, advancement of necessary skills, and a satisfactory review, the position may be promoted to a Student Lab Assistant The wage in the new job class will be the larger of the minimum rate for that category or the student's previous wage rate plus a 50 cent per hour increase.
Job Title: Work Study Web Support
Description (currently filled):
- This position will provide support for web page development for the TRAUMA WEB development project, with some support the CITTI, VAST and RMTA web sites as well. Job will include converting text to web, finding images for the site, recording audio, reviewing site for accuracy.
- Student will need experience with both Linux/Unix and Windows, and solid knowledge of web programming. Some experience with PHP , Perl and shell scripting required. Graphics design experience is a plus as is DB/SQL experience.
- Student will also help maintain the various VAST lab related web-sites.
Initial Hiring:
- After being selected based on their paperwork/resume, the top applicants will undergo short (15 min) test to assess their skills, and so self-taught students, including Freshman are welcome to apply. No compensation will be provided for the time taken in testing.
- Students will be hired at the middle of the Student Assistant IV job category.
- Exception: If the student has sufficient experience the position may start at level V. One 25-75 cents per hour increase will be given depending on the extent and level of previous related job experience.
Raises:
- After review, student employees may receive a merit promotion of one or two salary steps (25-50 cents) after they have completed three months of work and a minimum of 100 hours in a given job category. At that review they be moved up to Student Assistant V job class.
- Thereafter, contingent upon a satisfactory review, student employees are eligible for a one salary step (25 cents) per hour increase after one year and an additional 400 hours worked in a given job category.
Additional Merit Raises:
- Two times only, after a minimum of 3 months of employment, the supervisor may give the student employee and additional merit raise of one salary step (25 cents). Justification for this additional step will be by memo explanation or evaluation form of the student’s performance.
Promotions:
- After 1 year (3 semesters) of work, advancement of necessary skills, and a satisfactory review, the position may be promoted to the Student Assistant V job class. The wage in the new job class will be the larger of the minimum rate for that category or the student's previous wage rate plus a 50 cent per hour increase.
Job Title: Linux Systems Administrator/Programmer
Description (currently Filled):
- This position will provide laboratory support for experiments in the VAST lab.
- Student will need experience with both Linux/Unix and Windows, and solid knowledge of programming in C/C++ and/or experience in shell scripting. (Students will be expected to learn Bash shell scripting to automate the experimental runs.
- Students will administer our lab Linux boxes (currently 12 servers with about 3TB of storage), help build/install new machines, run experiments, monitor their progress, and manipulate the resulting data for storage/plotting/reporting. If the student skills are sufficient they may also develop new device drivers for specialized devices. Student will also help maintain the various VAST lab related web-sites.
Initial Hiring:
- After being selected based on their paperwork/resume, the top applicants will undergo short (15 min) test to assess their skills, and so self-taught students, including Freshman are welcome to apply. No compensation will be provided for the time taken in testing.
- Students will be hired at the minimum of the Student Assistant IV job category.
- Exception: If the student has sufficient experience the position may start at level V. One 25-75 cents per hour increase will be given depending on the extent and level of previous related job experience.
Raises:
- After review, student employees may receive a merit promotion of one salary step (25 cents) after they have completed three months of work and a minimum of 100 hours in a given job category.
- Thereafter, contingent upon a satisfactory review, student employees are eligible for a one salary step (25 cents) per hour increase after one year and an additional 400 hours worked in a given job category.
Additional Merit Raises:
- Two times only, after a minimum of 3 months of employment, the supervisor may give the student employee and additional merit raise of one salary step (25 cents). Justification for this additional step will be by memo explanation or evaluation form of the student’s performance.
Promotions:
- After 1 year (3 semesters) of work, advancement of necessary skills, and a satisfactory review, the position may be promoted to the Student Assistant V job class. The wage in the new job class will be the larger of the minimum rate for that category or the student's previous wage rate plus a 50 cent per hour increase.
Full time Postdoc/Engineering position: Level-2 and Level 3 Fusion using Image Understanding of Graphical User Interfaces
Vision and Security Technology (VAST) Laboratory
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
A Ph.D. is preferred but an MS with significant experience will be considered. Description (currently filled):
Working with Dr. Terrance Boult this project will develop solutions for level 2 fusion and level 3 fusion in a joint project with Siemens Corporate Research and UCLA. The project will be focused on using Image Understanding techniques on the Graphical User Interfaces as the primary fusion technique. It will also entail systems level integration and interaction with our partners.
There will be some travel to support field experiments. The Postdoc/engineer will have some oversight responsibilities with and work extensively with the doctoral and masters students on the project. In addition to this project the PostDoc/Engineer will be involved with other project in the lab, and will be provided time to pursue some of their own research topics.
The ideal candidate will be interested in and have experience both in image understanding techniques, graphical interfaces, object recognition motion detection and tracking, with significant systems experience systems. Developments will be in C++ and Java (on both Linux and Win32). Significant systems experience in C++ required. OpenCV experience desired.
International canidates with strong english skills will be considered. This is a 24-36 month position
Interested candidates should Contact Dr. Boult and send a resume and information to tboult at vast.uccs.edu. The position is now filled.
Job Title: Vision Programmer/Research Assistant
Description (open):
- This position will provide programming support for video-based experiments in the VAST lab.
- Student will need significant experience in Linux/Unix and some experience in Windows. The student should have completed a course in image processing, computer vision or graphics.
- Students will develop real-time vision code run experiments, monitor their progress, and manipulate the resulting data for storage/plotting/reporting.
Initial Hiring:
- After being selected based on their paperwork, all potential applicants will undergo short (15 min) test to assess their skills, and so self-taught students, including Freshman are welcome to apply. No compensation will be provided for the time taken in testing.
- Students will be hired at the minimum of the Student Assistant V job category.
- Exception: A qualified graduate student may start at level VI. One 25-75 cents per hour increase will be given depending on the extent and level of previous related job experience.
Raises:
- After review, student employees may receive a merit promotion of one salary step (25 cents) after they have completed three months of work and a minimum of 100 hours in a given job category.
- Thereafter, contingent upon a satisfactory review, student employees are eligible for a one salary step (25 cents) per hour increase after one year and an additional 400 hours worked in a given job category.
Additional Merit Raises:
- Two times only, after a minimum of 3 months of employment, the supervisor may give the student employee and additional merit raise of one salary step (25 cents). Justification for this additional step will be by memo explanation or evaluation form of the student’s performance.
Promotions:
- After 1 year (3 semesters) of work, advancement of necessary skills, and a satisfactory review, the position may be promoted to the Student Assistant VI job class. The wage in the new job class will be the larger of the minimum rate for that category or the student's previous wage rate plus a 50 cent per hour increase.
The style of this posting is not indicative of the work or level of formality of the lab. (Dr. Boult is just following university procedure). The lab will have a relaxed atmosphere and is very understanding of the complexity of student schedules.
Job Title: BI Team level 3
Work study preferred but not required. Description:
- This position will provide support for a range of early BI team level requirements from web-based research (part search, competition, market analysis), to supporting report/proposal preparation. Students must have completed ENTP100.
- For 2006/2007 Team project will include a new anti-DUI device and new military tranining systems.
Initial Hiring:
- Selected based on their performance in class, and an interview.
- Students will be hired at the somewhere within the Student Assistant III job category.
Raises:
- After review, student employees may receive a merit promotion of one up to 50 after they have completed three months of work and a minimum of 100 hours in a this job category.
Additional Merit Raises:
- Two times only, after a minimum of 3 months of employment, the supervisor may give the student employee and additional merit raise of one salary step (25 cents). Justification for this additional step will be by memo explanation or evaluation form of the student’s performance.
Promotions:
- After 6 months of work and advancement of necessary skills, and a satisfactory review, the position may be advanced to BI team 4. The wage in the new job class will be the larger of the minimum rate for that category or the student's previous wage rate plus a 50 cent per hour increase.
Job Title: BI Team level 4
Work study preferred but not required. Description:
- This position will provide support for a range of mid-level BI team level requirements from leading on report leading BI3 students in web-based research, leading on report/proposal preparation and some basic design/implementation tasks including web-site implementation. Students must have completed ENTP100 and INOV101.
- Students may also run experiments, monitor their progress, and manipulate the resulting data for storage/plotting/reporting.
- For 2006/2007 Team project will include a new anti-DUI device and new military tranining systems.
Initial Hiring:
- Selected based on their performance in class, and an interview.
- Students will be hired at the somewhere within the Student Assistant IV job category depending on skills.
Raises:
- After review, student employees may receive a merit promotion of one up to 50 after they have completed three months of work and a minimum of 100 hours in a this job category.
Additional Merit Raises:
- Two times only, after a minimum of 3 months of employment, the supervisor may give the student employee and additional merit raise of one salary step (25 cents). Justification for this additional step will be by memo explanation or evaluation form of the student’s performance.
Promotions:
- After 6 months of work and advancement of necessary skills, and a satisfactory review, the position may be advanced to BI team 5. The wage in the new job class will be the larger of the minimum rate for that category or the student's previous wage rate plus a 50 cent per hour increase.
Job Title: BI Team level 5
Work study preferred but not required. Description:
- This position will provide leadership a range of high-level BI team. The person will be the one of the primary team leads, leading in design (system or software) or Business analysis. Student is expected to have signifcant technical skills comensurate with Senior or graduate level standing. The will lead the team research, manage the team personell and interact directly with the client company providing the financial support for the team. Students are expected to have completed ENTP100 and INOV101, Inov 201, 202, 301, Inov 210, Blaw 201.
- For 2006/2007 there are no level 5 positions are expected to be open.
Initial Hiring:
- Selected based on their performance in class, and an interview.
- Students will be hired at the somewhere within the Student Assistant V job category depending on skills.
Raises:
- After review, student employees may receive a merit promotion of one up to $0.50 after they have completed three months of work and a minimum of 100 hours in a this job category.
Additional Merit Raises:
- Two times only, after a minimum of 3 months of employment, the supervisor may give the student employee and additional merit raise of one salary step (25 cents). Justification for this additional step will be by memo explanation or evaluation form of the student’s performance.
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