Scientific Data Visualization Specialist

Description

The Living Environments Laboratory at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery is a space and a place where scholars explore the connection between environment, technology, human action, experience and visualization. Our primary instrument for research is a C6 fully immersive virtual reality CAVE. This position will support the research of the LEL by leading initiatives to visualize scientific data sets in a 2D or 3D environment. This position is also expected to initiate data visualization projects with labs across campus.

DATA VISUALIZATION

*Develop scientific data visualizations and tools for exploratory and expository data analysis

*Create interactive visualizations for mass public consumption that inform, engage, and entertain

*Research new ways of displaying scientific data in 3D, both independently and in collaboration with other researchers

*Participate in on-going exchange regarding data visualization, verification and validation of representation, and interpretability of the representation

*Explore data structures and features to discern representation challenges

COLLABORATION AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE

*Communicate directly with other WID and Campus based researchers to initiate new explorations

*Provide advice and assistance on other laboratory projects as appropriate

*Devise visualization strategies to meet investigator needs and answer questions

DOCUMENTATION

*Create, curate, maintain and display a wide variety of research data

*Lead development of a library of information display and document library

*Responsible for development of documentation strategies for interim products and final versions

See http://www.ohr.wisc.edu/WebListing/Unclassified/PVLSummary.aspx?pvl_num=76328 for more information