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Faculty/department: Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science<br>
Well, I really did just read the book last weneekd so I haven't yet had a chance to apply the tactics it suggests. However, in terms of understanding other people, I was easily able to identify difficult people I've dealt with in the past (who I hadn't really understood) while I was reading the descriptions in the book. With reference to Eclipse, there are two specific cases that stick out in my mind where a difficult person overtook a meeting and had a negative effect. One of these was a sniper and the other was a whiner. (I'm purposefully being vague as I don't want to embarrass anyone.) I can't say for certain but I think I'm now in a better, more knowledgeable position to deal with these types of behaviour in the future.In terms of understanding myself, after reading the book I wouldn't say that I'm any one of the difficult people identified in the book but that at times I have shared characteristics with several of them. It's quite something to read a description of yourself and recognize certain instances when you have been difficult. While understanding yourself is a life long goal the more you recognize of your behavioural patterns the more you can control how you behave when presented with a difficult, frustrating, maddening,   situation.
Level: PhD<br>
Maximum employment: Maximum of 38 hours per week (1 FTE)<br>
Duration of contract: Three years<br>
Salary scale: Maximum of Euro 4284 per month gross<br>
http://www.vacaturesindelft.nl/vacature.php?id=1390&lang=eng<br>
 
 
 
=== Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science ===
 
The faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS) is known world wide for its high academic quality and social
relevance of its research programs. The faculty’s excellent facilities accentuate its international position in teaching and research. The faculty offers an interdisciplinary setting for its 500 employees, 350 PhD students and 1700 undergraduates. Together they work on a broad range of technical innovations in the fields of sustainable energy, telecommunications, microelectronics, embedded systems, computer and software engineering, interactive multimedia and applied mathematics. EEMCS: Your Connection to the Future.
 
The section Man-Machine Interaction aims to design and build intelligent support systems and gain an understanding of the way humans experience
such systems. The group works at the cross-roads of visual perception, virtual reality, multi-modal communication, cognitive engineering, and
artificial intelligence applied in domains as negotiation, health care, crisis management, display quality and experiences.
 
=== Job description===
 
MMI wishes to expand its research in applied visual perception related to
virtual reality (VR). Several display devices have been developed, ranging
from very small displays on mobile devices to large, CAVE-like VR systems.
This range of displays is primarily developed with different applications
in mind, and thus, the constraints to image quality also differ. For each
display type, we want to understand how to optimize image quality to
provide an optimal viewing experience. Additionally, it is assumed that
these different types of display systems evoke different levels of
immersion and experience. Thus, it is important to know to what extent
these different levels of immersion affect the sense of presence in the
displayed image content for the viewers, and as such, influence their
feelings, performance, natural behaviour and attitude in various contexts
such as: 1) Feeling connected to or present with other (virtual) people in
a social context, e.g. education, gaming, or electronic partners; 2)
Therapy to overcome phobias such as fear of heights or social contacts, or
screening for post-traumatic stress disorder; 3) Trust in human-human
(human-avatar) social communication, e.g. during negotiation; 4) Trust in
the evaluation of products, e.g. in the context of selling/buying a
product. An additional parameter is the way the context is rendered on
each display device.
 
=== Requirements ===
 
We seek a post-doc who is highly motivated to conduct research in the
field of visual perception in collaboration with other group members.
Ideally, candidates should have a PhD in the area of applied visual
perception and an affinity for the field of Human-Computer Interaction.
The post-doc is also expected to participate in writing research
proposals, for example a NWO-VENI. Furthermore, the post-doc will be
involved in the daily coaching of both Dutch and international PhD
students working in the area of visual perception research. The candidate
will work closely with Prof. Dr. I. Heynderickx, Dr. Ir. W-P. Brinkman,
and Dr. S. Oomes. For more information, please contact W-P Brinkman
(W.P.Brinkman@tudelft.nl), or Ingrid Heynderickx
(Ingrid.Heynderickx@tudelft.nl).
 
=== Conditions of employment ===
 
This position has a temporary employment basis of three years. The
estimated starting salary is € 2,916 (based on scale 10.5) with a maximum
of € 4,284 per month gross (based on scale 11, with a full-time
appointment and depending on experience). TU Delft offers an attractive
benefits package, including a flexible work week, free high-speed Internet
access from home, and the option of assembling a customized compensation
and benefits package (the 'IKA'). Salary and benefits are in accordance
with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities.
 
=== Information and application ===
 
For more information about this position, please contact Willem-Paul
Brinkman, phone: +31(0)15-2783534, e-mail: W.P.Brinkman (at) tudelft.nl. To
apply, please send a detailed CV and publication list along with a letter
of application by 16 January, 2009 to Mekelweg 4, 2628 CD  Delft, The
Netherlands, or e-mail to: peno-ewi (at) tudelft.nl.
When applying for this position, make sure to mention vacancy number
EWI2008-57.
 
'''Website:'''<br>
EEMCS - http://www.ewi.tudelft.nl/en<br>
MMI - http://mmi.tudelft.nl/
 
 
 
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Latest revision as of 08:38, 23 November 2012

Well, I really did just read the book last weneekd so I haven't yet had a chance to apply the tactics it suggests. However, in terms of understanding other people, I was easily able to identify difficult people I've dealt with in the past (who I hadn't really understood) while I was reading the descriptions in the book. With reference to Eclipse, there are two specific cases that stick out in my mind where a difficult person overtook a meeting and had a negative effect. One of these was a sniper and the other was a whiner. (I'm purposefully being vague as I don't want to embarrass anyone.) I can't say for certain but I think I'm now in a better, more knowledgeable position to deal with these types of behaviour in the future.In terms of understanding myself, after reading the book I wouldn't say that I'm any one of the difficult people identified in the book but that at times I have shared characteristics with several of them. It's quite something to read a description of yourself and recognize certain instances when you have been difficult. While understanding yourself is a life long goal the more you recognize of your behavioural patterns the more you can control how you behave when presented with a difficult, frustrating, maddening, situation.