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Professor Penny Sparke, Kingston University’s Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and Enterprise

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… a flexible approach to carrying out research… allowing you to study on a full-time basis or to combine your research studies with employment…

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We have a growing number of active international collaborations, and our expanding community of home and international research students contributes significantly to our success.

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RAE Units of Assessment 2008

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The Government’s Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) rates the quality of all research in UK universities. The latest assessment (2008) rated 70% of Kingston University’s research submissions as excellent at international level. This assessment has meant the University’s research grant from the Higher Education Funding Body for England has nearly tripled this year.

Under the new rating system, 12 of the 18 units we submitted achieved between five and 15% at 4*, denoting world-leading research. A full list of the 2008 ratings is on the RAE website.

Strengths flagged for individual units of assessment include:

— Computer Science and Informatics4 (23) – developing staff; collaboration with industry and users and Art and Design11 (63) – indications of sustainability and esteem.

Research in the Computing and Informatics category was well-rated in the recent Research Assessment Exercise. Overall, 80% of research activity was judged to be at an international level or higher with 5% judged world leading. In fact compared with other HE institutions, the Faculty's Computing and Informatics research has made one of the most substantial jumps in position in RAE2008 ranking tables. In particular, CISM is recognised as a world-leading player in research in intelligent visual surveillance. Our Digital Imaging Research Centre, a centre of excellence for research, has nearly twenty researchers working including academics, visiting professors and researchers, making it one of the largest centres in this topic worldwide.

During the past few years, the University has also supervised many research degree students undertaking projects such as curating contemporary design; film and television screen design; e-commerce; innovation and entrepreneurship; creative industries and the creative economy.

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Gaming Network Programmer

Posted in Opportunities
Posted on 07/06/2010 by Karen Cham
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Interactive Systems: Computer Graphics Centre

University of Sussex – School of Informatics Salary: £26,391 per annum
We are looking for a research assistant to take on the role of gaming network programmer on a very unique and exciting motion capture game project. You would be working in the Interactive Systems: Computer Graphics Centre here at the University of Sussex in a small, but highly dedicated and talented team. As a gaming network programmer you would be responsible for developing the eMove gaming network architecture for a sample game that allows multi-player participation. Your responsibilities (in collaboration with the team) would include the specification and design of the gaming architecture to include consideration of: scalability, flexibility in deployment, flexibility in gaming design, performance, functions, security, etc.

Skills required:

  • Expertise in gaming client-server networking and architectures
  • Expertise in web applications servers (for the gaming lobby)
  • Expertise in database servers for game persistence
  • Willing to work in a research lab environment
  • Communicative, enthusiastic and an avid gamer

Skills Preferred

  • Unreal engine networking skills
  • Unreal scripting skills
  • Motion capture familiarity

If you have these skills, you have the opportunity to join us in the Interactive Systems: Computer Graphics Centre, see www.sussex.ac.uk/graphics, working on the eMove-Personal Motion Sensing System project, see www.emovegames.com. Successful candidates will have as a minimum a first degree in a computer science or related area, ideally with some programming experience around gaming.   You will be appointed within the School of Informatics working with the eMove research team in lead by Dr Martin White (Principle Investigator). You will be expected to pursue project based research goals and to actively contribute to project deliverables. You should also have good organisational and good interpersonal skills; travel to project partners is required for meetings; and collaboration with other researchers is essential. To apply, send a brief CV (1-2 pages) and a completed application form to informaticsrecruitment@sussex.ac.uk. Applicants should arrange for three letters of recommendation to be sent by email to Dr. Martin White (m.white@sussex.ac.uk). For informal inquiries please contact Dr. Martin White, Department of Informatics, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9JQ, UK; m.white@sussex.ac.uk.

Closing date for applications: 17 June 2010 For full details and how to apply see www.sussex.ac.uk/jobs