PhD student Position in Interaction Design

Faculty of Culture and Society
The Faculty of Culture and Society is a multidisciplinary faculty that includes the School of Arts and Communication (K3), the Department of Global Political Studies, the Department of Language and Linguistics, and the Department of Urban Studies.

School of Arts and Communication (K3)
K3 is a multidisciplinary school with approximately 80 employees and 1000 full-time students. The school?s education and research deal with media, design, art, culture and society and it plays an important role in the Öresund region?s cultural life. K3 conducts transnational education at the bachelor?s and master?s level as well as PhD programmes within the research area New Media, Public Spheres and Forms of Expression.

PhD programme in Interaction Design within the research area New Media, Public Spheres and Forms of Expression
The PhD programme prepares the candidate for a research or teaching career in academia as well as provides professional skills for work outside the academic field. An essential aim of the programme is that the student shall experience collaboration with other researchers and thereby establish a national and international contact network. Currently there are approximately 8 active PhD students in the research area. It is desirable that the student integrates creative or practical work with analytical work
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For more information about the research area New Media, Public Spheres and Forms of Expression

See also the General Study Plan for third-cycle programme in Interaction Design

Employment as a PhD student
An employed PhD student shall primarily devote time to his/her own research training. Decisions regarding employment of PhD students can be found in Higher Education Ordinance 5 Chap. 1-7 §§. The PhD student is expected to actively participate in the research and teaching environment.

The aim of the PhD programme is to develop the knowledge and skills required for the PhD student to independently conduct research and thereby contribute to the development of knowledge within the chosen subject area. The PhD programme is worth 240 higher education credits (equivalent to four years of full-time studies) and is completed when the PhD student publicly defends his/her dissertation.

Eligibility requirements
The general requirements for third-cycle (PhD) education are that the student has:
1) received a second-cycle higher education degree,
2) completed course requirements of at least 240 higher education credits, of which at least 60 higher education credits are second-cycle, or
3) in some other way, nationally or internationally, acquired equivalent knowledge.

Special requirements for the position are knowledge and skills corresponding to a second-cycle degree (master) in interaction design or in another subject that is relevant to interaction design. Interaction design is a multidisciplinary subject, meaning that relevant subjects can belong to the social sciences as well as technology and the arts.

Special requirements can also be fulfilled by demonstrating equivalent knowledge that has been acquired in some other way, nationally or internationally.

For more information about the job, visit Malmö University website;

http://www.mah.se/Om-Malmo-hogskola/Jobba-hos-oss/Platsannonser/