Lecturer in Computer Science - HCI

At the department of Computer Science and Informatics research is conducted in the field of computer science and informatics.

The newly established Jönköping AI Lab (JAIL) consists of two full professors, three associate professors, assistant professors and affiliated PhD students and laboratory engineers. The main research area is applied artificial intelligence (AI) in collaboration with the surrounding society and industry. The focus is on theory and method from data mining, machine learning and semantic technologies. JAIL is currently the largest research group in the department and is developing and growing stronger.
The department offers education at undergraduate, graduate and research levels. The teaching is conducted through bachelor, master and engineering programmes that span from graphic design to software development and artificial intelligence. The research conducted in the department supports the educational programmes. There are approximately 30 staff at the department and about half of the staff have an earned Ph.D.

Lecturer in Computer Science - HCI

Position

The Department of Computer Science and Informatics provides academic programmes in subjects ranging from New Media Design to IT Infrastructure and AI Engineering, and conducts research in associated areas.

The newly established HCI Lab in the Department of Computer Science and Informatics at Jönköping University is a prioritized environment in which research on human and technologies is conducted in the broadest sense. As an experience is created on different levels related to a technology, the Lab focuses on different interaction-based touch points that creates an experience to the user. This involves research on design aspects (e.g., graphical design) as well as technical aspects (e.g., machine learning, programming), and other aspects within this continuum related to HCI and new media design. To facilitate the research, the lab is equipped with tools that can help to gain deeper user insights (e.g., eye-tracking, EEG) and to create innovative solutions (e.g., VR and AR).

Read more about the lab:

https://ju.se/en/research/research-groups/computer-science-and-informatics/human-computer-interaction-hci-lab.html

We are now looking for a lecturer who are passionate, independent, creative, curious and who want to grow in an academic environment where we do research and education in collaboration.

Job Description

The job consists of education and supervision in Bachelor and Master’s programmes as well as participation in research projects.

- Teaching, supervision and course development in areas such as Front-end Web Development, Data-driven Web Applications, User Research and Human-computer Interaction.
- Participation in research projects, collaborate with industrial partners and contribute to writing grant applications. As a lecturer, we expect you to strive for a Ph.D and conduct competence development for a long term academic career.
- Contribution to the development of our HCI Lab and the collaboration with our other research groups (Enterprise Architecture and Artificial intelligence) as well as other research groups at JU.

Qualifications

You should have a Master’s Degree in relevant area (HCI/UX-Design), with a solid foundation in Computer Science or similar. Web programming (HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, NodeJS, MySQL) is an essential skill, as well as tools for improved User Experience and Human-Computer Interaction (e.g. Wireframes, Adobe XD). You should also have documented experience in teaching and supervision in English, as well as documented participation in research projects.

You should be development- and quality oriented, responsible and pedagogically oriented. You must be able to adapt your supervision to students with various cultural and thematic background and have an interest in working with colleagues within different competence areas.

It is meritorious if you have experience from research projects in cooperation with industry or work experience from the industry in a relevant area.

For full eligibility requirements, see https://ju.se/download/18.55eae5ad16dbf214c0c8d82/1587990095242/Regulations for employment of teachers at Jönköping University – Appointment Procedure.pdf at Jönköping University.

Information

This is a full time (100%) tenured positions with start in August 2020, or as agreed upon.
It is a fulltime position until further notice. Collective agreement is applicable.

Questions about the position can be addressed to: Head of Departent, Anders Arvidsson, HCI Lab Manager, Bruce Ferwerda, Professor in Informatics, Ulf Seigerroth

Union representatives: Saco-S, Mikael Palmgren, mikael.palmgren@ju.se or OFR, Thomas Axelsson, thomas.axelsson@ju.se.

Contact phone number for them all is +46 (0)36-10 1000.

Application

Please send your application via https://ju.mynetworkglobal.com/en/what:job/jobID:XXXX/

The application should include:

- Cover letter;
- CV;
- attested credentials;
- references;
- attested certificates and diploma;
- pedagogic portfolio;
- a personal letter explaining how you would contribute to the development of the HCI research lab at CSI;
- a description of relevant teaching experience, including sessions and courses (in all levels and types of education), personal teaching approach, style or philosophy and contributions to innovations in education.

Jönköping University is a modern institution, characterised by internationalisation and an entrepreneurial spirit. We attract highly qualified, inventive and enterprising people from all around the world. We develop new knowledge and share our expertise through solid collaborations with industry and business, the public sector and other higher education institutions. We offer an equal and inclusive workplace and we welcome applicants with diverse backgrounds. For more information, visit https://ju.se/en.html