{"data":{"id":178392,"slug":"forskningsingenjor-i-informationsvisualisering","type":"job","title":"Research Engineer in Information Visualization","description":"Welcome to Linnaeus University! Here you meet 2,200 employees and 40,000 students who together follow the vision of putting knowledge in motion for sustainable societal development. We conduct research and education with an eye toward the future. Our proximity to business and industry, both locally and globally, gives us far-reaching impact and opportunities for change that leaves its mark. All that's needed is a place where ideas have room to meet and grow. That's what we've created \u2013 and you're invited.\nChange starts here!\nThe Department of Computer Science and Media Technology is responsible for a large number of educational programs at basic and advanced levels in computer science, software engineering, and media technology. Currently, more than 60 people work at the department, and there are strong connections to other departments at Linnaeus University through interdisciplinary education and research.\nThe advertised position will be tied to the research group for information visualization (ISOVIS) led by Professor Andreas Kerren (see http:\/\/cs.lnu.se\/isovis\/). The group is part of the national research infrastructure InfraVis (https:\/\/infravis.se) and recruits with this announcement a research engineer in information visualization (hereinafter called \"InfraVis Applications Expert\") to InfraVis.\n \nDescription of InfraVis\nInfraVis is a national research infrastructure funded by the Swedish Research Council to support scientific progress through the application of state-of-the-art data analysis and visualization techniques. InfraVis aims to significantly improve support for data analysis, meet new challenges involving large and complex data, and create competitive advantages for Swedish researchers. The infrastructure consists of visualization experts working with various software solutions and access to advanced visualization environments. InfraVis users will be offered assistance through a national helpdesk with fast response times as well as in-depth projects addressing specific data and software challenges. InfraVis will also provide software solutions based on development in interconnected research groups, curation of international software and best practices, and user training in the form of courses, seminars, and online documentation. To build an infrastructure with national coverage, nine visualization environments in Sweden have been interconnected in a node structure. The nodes are located near research environments in visualization, enabling direct access to the research frontier as well as state-of-the-art facilities.\n \nJob Description:\nInfraVis Applications Experts will be responsible for support and development within visualization of scientific data. General responsibilities for the applications expert include advanced user support, selection of appropriate software, development of visualization tools, and training of user groups from many different research areas. See the description of InfraVis above. Therefore, the primary task is to provide services within the framework of the infrastructure.\nWe offer collaboration in a national infrastructure with a large group of other InfraVis experts anchored at the nine different universities. InfraVis Applications Experts are encouraged to continue developing their professional and technical skills, both to stay current within their own field of science, but also to broaden their knowledge and skills in other areas.\n \nQualifications:\nRequirements: For this position as an InfraVis Applications Expert, you must have: A university degree equivalent to at least bachelor's level in computer science or equivalent. As well as solid experience in information visualization, visual analytics, or a closely related field.\nGood knowledge of modeling and development of visualization tools is a requirement, as is documented experience working with large amounts of abstract data (e.g., multidimensional, temporal, textual, or network data) from various research areas.\nYou must be fluent in professional English, both spoken and written.\n \nMeritorious: Good knowledge of Swedish is meritorious, but not required. It is meritorious if you have work experience from a visualization environment. We also take into account experience from other research areas, such as life sciences, digital humanities, social sciences, or machine learning, as meritorious in our assessment.\nVery good programming skills (Java, JavaScript\/HTML5, Python, WebGL\/OpenGL), experience developing web-based visualization tools, experience with commercial visual analytics environments (Tableau, Power BI, etc.), and solid training in data mining or machine learning are highly preferred.\nWe place great emphasis on personal suitability. Great weight will be given to strong ability to work independently and in a structured manner, good initiative and ability to prioritize, thoroughness and service-oriented approach, ability to drive and complete work tasks within given time frames, flexibility, and very good collaboration skills.\n \nTerms of Employment\nEmployment and scope: Permanent employment, 100%.\nStart date: Start as soon as possible by agreement. A probationary period will normally apply.\nWork location: V\u00e4xj\u00f6\n \nYour application should include a cover letter describing why you are applying for this position with us, a resume (CV) including contact information for at least two references, and proof of your degree.\nIndividual salary negotiation applies, so salary expectations should be included with your application.\nSince computer science is male-dominated, we encourage female applicants.\nWelcome to submit your application by September 25, 2026.\n \nContact Persons:\nProfessor Andreas Kerren (head of ISOVIS and InfraVis node coordinator), +46 470 767502, andreas.kerren@lnu.se\nProfessor Arianit Kurti (Head of Department), +46 470 708375, arianit.kurti@lnu.se\nHR Partner Erika Hjelmer, +46 470 708206, erika.hjelmer@lnu.se\n \n \nLinnaeus University is committed to taking advantage of the qualities that a balanced gender distribution and diversity bring to the organization. Register your application using the \"Apply\" button at the bottom of the listing. The qualifications you cite must be supported by certificates and attached digitally to your application. The application and other documents must be marked with the position's reference number. All documents cited must be received by the university no later than 11:59 p.m. on the final application day. Please note that identification must be presented at the interview.\nWe decline phone calls from job announcement vendors.","language":"sv","is_translated":true,"title_original":"Forskningsingenj\u00f6r i informationsvisualisering","description_original":"V\u00e4lkommen till Linn\u00e9universitetet! H\u00e4r m\u00f6ter du 2 200 medarbetare och 40 000 studenter som tillsammans f\u00f6ljer visionen att s\u00e4tta kunskap i r\u00f6relse f\u00f6r en h\u00e5llbar samh\u00e4llsutveckling. Hos oss bedrivs forskning och utbildning med blicken mot framtiden. V\u00e5r n\u00e4rhet till n\u00e4ringsliv, b\u00e5de lokalt och globalt, ger oss l\u00e5ng r\u00e4ckvidd och m\u00f6jlighet till f\u00f6r\u00e4ndring som skapar avtryck. Allt som beh\u00f6vs \u00e4r en plats d\u00e4r id\u00e9er f\u00e5r utrymme att m\u00f6tas och v\u00e4xa. Det \u00e4r det vi skapat \u2013 och du \u00e4r inbjuden.Change starts here!\nInstitutionen f\u00f6r datavetenskap och medieteknik ansvarar f\u00f6r ett stort antal utbildningsprogram p\u00e5 grundl\u00e4ggande och avancerad niv\u00e5 inom datavetenskap, mjukvaruteknik och medieteknik. F\u00f6r n\u00e4rvarande arbetar fler \u00e4n 60 personer p\u00e5 institutionen och det finns starka kopplingar till andra institutioner vid Linn\u00e9universitetet genom tv\u00e4rvetenskaplig utbildning och forskning.\nDen utlysta tj\u00e4nsten kommer att vara knuten till forskargruppen f\u00f6r informationsvisualisering (ISOVIS) som leds av professor Andreas Kerren (se http:\/\/cs.lnu.se\/isovis\/). Gruppen ing\u00e5r i den nationella forskningsinfrastrukturen InfraVis (https:\/\/infravis.se) och rekryterar med denna annons en forskningsingenj\u00f6r i informationsvisualisering (kallad \u201dInfraVis till\u00e4mpningsexpert\u201d i det f\u00f6ljande) till InfraVis.\n\u00a0\nBeskrivning av InfraVis\nInfraVis \u00e4r en nationell forskningsinfrastruktur finansierad av Vetenskapsr\u00e5det f\u00f6r att st\u00f6dja vetenskapliga framsteg genom till\u00e4mpning av toppmoderna dataanalys- och visualiseringstekniker. InfraVis m\u00e5l \u00e4r att avsev\u00e4rt f\u00f6rb\u00e4ttra st\u00f6det f\u00f6r dataanalys, m\u00f6ta nya utmaningar som involverar stora och komplexa data och skapa konkurrensf\u00f6rdelar f\u00f6r svenska forskare. Infrastrukturen best\u00e5r av visualiseringsexperter som arbetar med olika mjukvarul\u00f6sningar och tillg\u00e5ng till avancerade visualiseringsmilj\u00f6er. Anv\u00e4ndare av InfraVis kommer att erbjudas hj\u00e4lp genom en nationell helpdesk med snabba svarstider samt djupg\u00e5ende projekt som tar itu med specifika data- och mjukvaruutmaningar. InfraVis kommer ocks\u00e5 att tillhandah\u00e5lla mjukvarul\u00f6sningar baserade p\u00e5 utveckling i sammankopplade forskargrupper, kurering av internationell mjukvara och b\u00e4sta praxis samt anv\u00e4ndarutbildning i form av kurser, seminarier och dokumentation on-line. F\u00f6r att bygga en infrastruktur med nationell t\u00e4ckning har nio visualiseringsmilj\u00f6er i Sverige sammankopplats i en nodstruktur. Noderna finns i n\u00e4rheten av forskningsmilj\u00f6er inom visualisering, vilket m\u00f6jligg\u00f6r direkt tillg\u00e5ng till forskningsfronten s\u00e5v\u00e4l som till toppmoderna faciliteter.\n\u00a0\nArbetsbeskrivning:\nInfraVis till\u00e4mpningsexperter kommer att ansvara f\u00f6r support och utveckling inom visualisering av vetenskapliga data. Allm\u00e4nna arbetsuppgifter f\u00f6r till\u00e4mpningsexperten inkluderar avancerat anv\u00e4ndarst\u00f6d, val av l\u00e4mplig programvara, utveckling av visualiseringsverktyg och utbildning av anv\u00e4ndargrupper fr\u00e5n m\u00e5nga olika forskningsomr\u00e5den. Se beskrivningen av InfraVis ovan. D\u00e4rf\u00f6r \u00e4r huvuduppgiften att tillhandah\u00e5lla tj\u00e4nster inom ramen f\u00f6r infrastrukturen.\nVi erbjuder ett samarbeta i en nationell infrastruktur med en stor grupp andra InfraVis-experter f\u00f6rankrade vid de nio olika universiteten. InfraVis till\u00e4mpningsexperter uppmuntras att forts\u00e4tta utveckla sina professionella och tekniska f\u00e4rdigheter, b\u00e5de f\u00f6r att h\u00e5lla sig aktuell inom det egna vetenskapsomr\u00e5det, men ocks\u00e5 f\u00f6r att bredda sina kunskaper och f\u00e4rdigheter inom andra \u00e4mnen.\n\u00a0\nKvalifikationer:\nKrav: F\u00f6r denna anst\u00e4llning som InfraVis till\u00e4mpningsexpert ska du inneha: Universitetsexamen motsvarande minst kandidatniv\u00e5 i datavetenskap eller motsvarande. Samt goda erfarenhet inom informationsvisualisering, visuell analys eller ett n\u00e4rliggande omr\u00e5de.\nGod kunskap om modellering och utveckling av visualiseringsverktyg \u00e4r ett krav och likas\u00e5 dokumenterad erfarenhet av arbete med stora m\u00e4ngder abstrakt data (t.ex. flerdimensionell, tidsm\u00e4ssig, textuell eller n\u00e4tverksdata) fr\u00e5n olika forskningsomr\u00e5den.\nDu m\u00e5ste beh\u00e4rska fackspr\u00e5ksm\u00e4ssig engelska i b\u00e5de tal och skrift.\n\u00a0\nMeriterande: Goda kunskaper i svenska \u00e4r meriterande, men inte ett krav. Det \u00e4r meriterande om du har arbetserfarenhet fr\u00e5n n\u00e5gon visualiseringsmilj\u00f6. Vi v\u00e4ger ocks\u00e5 in erfarenhet fr\u00e5n andra forskningsomr\u00e5den, s\u00e5som livsvetenskaper, digital humaniora, samh\u00e4llsvetenskap eller maskininl\u00e4rning, som meriterande i v\u00e5r bed\u00f6mning.\nMycket goda programmeringskunskaper (Java, JavaScript\/HTML5, Python, WebGL\/OpenGL), erfarenhet av utveckling av webbaserade visualiseringsverktyg, erfarenhet av kommersiella visuella analysmilj\u00f6er (Tableau, Power BI, etc.), samt en gedigen utbildning i datautvinning eller maskininl\u00e4rning \u00e4r mycket f\u00f6redragna.\nVi l\u00e4gger stor vikt vid personlig l\u00e4mplighet. Stor vikt kommer att l\u00e4ggas p\u00e5 god f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga till sj\u00e4lvst\u00e4ndigt och strukturerat arbete, god initiativf\u00f6rm\u00e5ga och f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att g\u00f6ra prioriteringar, noggrannhet och serviceinriktad, f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att driva och slutf\u00f6ra arbetsuppgifter inom givna tidsramar, flexibilitet samt mycket god samarbetsf\u00f6rm\u00e5ga.\n\u00a0\nAnst\u00e4llningsvillkor\nAnst\u00e4llning och omfattning: Tillsvidareanst\u00e4llning, 100%.\nTilltr\u00e4de: Tilltr\u00e4de s\u00e5 snart som m\u00f6jligt enligt \u00f6verenskommelse. I normalfallet till\u00e4mpas provanst\u00e4llning.\nPlaceringsort tillsvidare: V\u00e4xj\u00f6\n\u00a0\nAns\u00f6kan ska inneh\u00e5lla ett personligt brev som beskriver varf\u00f6r du s\u00f6ker denna tj\u00e4nst hos oss, en meritf\u00f6rteckning (CV) inklusive kontaktuppgifter av minst tv\u00e5 referenspersoner och examensbevis.\nIndividuell l\u00f6nes\u00e4ttning till\u00e4mpas varf\u00f6r l\u00f6neanspr\u00e5k b\u00f6r bifogas ans\u00f6kan.\nEftersom \u00e4mnet datavetenskap \u00e4r mansdominerat uppmuntrar vi kvinnliga s\u00f6kande.\nV\u00e4lkommen med din ans\u00f6kan senast 2026-09-25.\n\u00a0\nKontaktpersoner:\nProfessor Andreas Kerren (chef f\u00f6r ISOVIS och InfraVis nodkoordinator), +46 470 767502, andreas.kerren@lnu.se\nProfessor Arianit Kurti (prefekt), +46 470 708375, arianit.kurti@lnu.se\nHR-partner Erika Hjelmer, + 46470 708206, mailto:erika.hjelmer@lnu.se\n\u00a0\n\u00a0\nLinn\u00e9universitetet har ambitionen att tillvarata de kvaliteter som en j\u00e4mn k\u00f6nsf\u00f6rdelning och m\u00e5ngfald tillf\u00f6r organisationen.Registrera din ans\u00f6kan via knappen \"Ans\u00f6k\" l\u00e4ngst ned i annonsen.  De meriter Du \u00e5beropar ska Du styrka med intyg och de ska bifogas digitalt i din ans\u00f6kan. Ans\u00f6kan och \u00f6vriga handlingar ska m\u00e4rkas med anst\u00e4llningens diarienummer. Alla handlingar som \u00e5beropas ska vara inkomna till universitetet senast kl. 23.59 sista ans\u00f6kningsdagen.V\u00e4nligen notera att legitimation ska uppvisas vid intervjutillf\u00e4lletVi undanber oss telefonsamtal fr\u00e5n f\u00f6rs\u00e4ljare av jobbannonser.","price":null,"currency":"SEK","status":"active","noindex":true,"location":{"address":null,"full_address":null,"city":"V\u00e4xj\u00f6","country":"SE","latitude":56.9313355,"longitude":14.7386204},"metadata":{"region":"Kronobergs l\u00e4n","duration":"Tills vidare","employer":"Linn\u00e9universitetet","postcode":"35195","positions":1,"profession":"Forskningsingenj\u00f6r, el-tele","salary_type":"Fast m\u00e5nads- vecko- eller timl\u00f6n","employer_url":"https:\/\/lnu.se\/","scope_of_work":"100\u2013100 %","working_hours":"Heltid","employment_type":"full_time","occupation_field":"Yrken med teknisk inriktning","employer_workplace":"Linn\u00e9universitetet ","experience_required":true,"employment_type_label":"Vanlig anst\u00e4llning"},"user_id":null,"is_sponsored":false,"views_count":7,"ai_views_count":12,"bot_views_count":1,"ai_vendor_counts":{"meta":4,"other":5,"openai":1,"anthropic":2},"visibility":"public","submission_source":null,"submission_ai_name":null,"has_owner_email":true,"can_contact_owner":true,"phone":"+46 470 767502","owner_email":"andreas.kerren@lnu.se","images":[],"published_at":"2026-08-28T10:47:41+00:00","expires_at":"2026-09-25T23:59:59+00:00","created_at":"2026-08-29T03:53:15+00:00","updated_at":"2026-09-16T02:51:07+00:00"}}