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VAST Lab Job Description and Compensation Plan
Vision and Security Technologies Lab Compensation Plan
Last Revised July 28 2005. (Note each position states if it is currently closed.)
Only Postdoc, GRA, vision programming and Software Lab Assistant are currently open, others are filled but listed so as to conform to campus policy. More details on particular projects may be found on the vast lab web site


Job Title: Graduate Research Assistant


Description (Three positions filled, two additional openings) :
  • 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 (open). 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 (open): 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: 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:

  1. 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.
  2. Students will be hired at the minimum of the Student Assistant V job category.

  3. 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:
  1. After review, student employees may receive a merit promotion of one salary step (25 cents) after they have completed six months of work and a minimum of 200 hours in a given job category.

  2. 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:
  1. 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:
  1. 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: 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 2004/2005 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
  • The open position include support for biometrics experiments, biometric data collection and using program to define ground truth for biometric experiment.

Initial Hiring:

  1. 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.
  2. Students will be hired at the minimum of the Student Assistant III job category, if they have Programming skills, Student Assistant II if not.

  3. Exception: One 25-75 cents per hour increase will be given depending on the extent and level of previous related job experience.
Raises:
  1. After review, student employees may receive a merit promotion of one salary step (25 cents) after they have completed six months of work and a minimum of 200 hours in a given job category.

  2. 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:
  1. 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:
  1. 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: 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:

  1. 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.
  2. Students will be hired at the middle of the Student Assistant IV job category.

  3. 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:
  1. After review, student employees may receive a merit promotion of one or two salary steps (25-50 cents) after they have completed six months of work and a minimum of 200 hours in a given job category. At that review they be moved up to Student Assistant V job class.

  2. 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:
  1. 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:
  1. 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:

  1. 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.
  2. Students will be hired at the minimum of the Student Assistant IV job category.

  3. 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:
  1. After review, student employees may receive a merit promotion of one salary step (25 cents) after they have completed six months of work and a minimum of 200 hours in a given job category.

  2. 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:
  1. 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:
  1. 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.





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. -->