Call for Position: DTIC-PSR-2023-17 - Research Support position - Senior Unity Developer

Offer Description

The Full-Body Interaction Laboratory (FuBIntLab) at UPF is building a new projective augmented reality device that will have applications across a broad range of industries, including culture, entertainment, education, training, tourism, and health. Its innovative software layer will allow independent and commercial game developers to build compelling activities for this new medium.

We are looking for an inspired, senior Unity developer to lead the development of the software layer powering our novel augmented reality device. You will use your experience with gameplay programming, Unity editor customisation, shader graphs, animations and performance optimisation to build a robust platform for augmented reality games and activities. You will work alongside a computer vision engineer who is developing the mapping and tracking modules, so your work will include integrating their solutions into a cohesive augmented reality application.

Youll work on-site in our media lab on the Pompeu Fabra campus in Poblenou, Barcelona, an emerging tech hub neighbourhood that features great beaches, parks, cafes and restaurants. The project is funded as part of a European Research & Innovation grant (Horizon Europe), and is part of the newly formed European Media and Immersion Lab (EMIL). You will work with a small team of top engineers on an exciting new augmented reality product, and will have regular opportunities to collaborate and network with researchers and engineers from the other EMIL institutions, including Aalto University in Finland, the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg in Germany, and the University of Bath in England.

Tasks to be performed:
Build and test custom Unity editor modules that let users design games and activities without writing code
Optimise application and render pipeline for performance on mobile hardware
Integrate the computer vision mapping and tracking modules being developed for the device
Build and test game prototypes to run on the augmented reality platform
Build, test, and document a developer kit so others can adapt and extend the application features
The duration of these tasks is estimated for a period of 15 months.

Main research field: Computer Graphics.

Planned remuneration: 32.376,56 € brut / any aprox.

Financing fund: Proj. EMIL, funded by the European Union, Horizon Europe programme, Cluster 4, Project Number 101070533 PREUR01522 - HEu-CL4-EMIL-101070533-N.Parés Títol projecte European Media and Immersion Lab

This position is funded by the EUROPEAN UNION, Program: Horizon Europe (2021-2027).

Requirements

Research Field Computer science Education Level Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Specific Requirements
B.Sc. in Computer Science, Computer Graphics or a related field
3+ years hands-on experience building applications or games in Unity in C#
Experience writing custom shaders and working with shader graphs
Experience with using online APIs and databases in Unity
Experience in mobile development in Unity, especially for Android
Experience with optimisation for mobile performance
Proficient written and spoken English
Living in or willing to relocate to Barcelona, Spain
EU nationality or work permit compatible with Research Support Personnel contract in Spain
Additional Information

Eligibility criteria

The selection of the candidates will be made through evaluation of the curriculum and, where appropriate, with the carrying out one or several tests and/or interviews.

The court will call the selected candidates to the various interviews, taking into account the evaluation of their CVs.

Valuation will be as follows:
Academic Training (0-20 points).
Professional experience and Adequacy to the proposed profile (0-60 points): Experience building Unity editor extensions; Experience building and documenting an API or SDK for other developers; Interest and experience in XR game development.
experience building applications or games in Unity in C#
Experience writing custom shaders and working with shader graphs
Experience with using online APIs and databases in Unity
Experience in mobile development in Unity, especially for Android
Experience with optimisation for mobile performance
Experience building and documenting an API or SDK for other developers
Interest and experience in XR game development
Other merits (0-20 points).

The minimum score to pass the selection process is 85 points. The candidate with the highest score in the selection process will be offered the job.

Additional comments

For more information about the call, how to apply, the list of those admitted and excluded, as well as the hiring proposal, check the website:

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute Universitat Pompeu Fabra - ETIC Country Spain City Barcelona Postal Code 08018 Street Roc Boronat 138

Where to apply Website

Contact City

Barcelona Website

Street

Roc Boronat 138 Postal Code

08018 E-Mail

randp.dtic@upf.edu

recerca.etic@upf.edu

STATUS: EXPIRED
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Fecha de publicación: 31/03/2023