Senior Lecturer or Associate Professor in Interaction Design

The Computer Science and Engineering department is now expanding the Interaction Design faculty with two associate professors or senior lecturers in Interaction Design. We seek two highly motived individuals with strong research and teaching record, one each within the following two topical specializations:

For position 1:
Interaction Design, specialized in design, design methods and aesthetics, ref 20200616

For position 2:
Interaction Design, specialized in human-computer interaction, user experience design and prototyping, ref 20200617

Information about the division and the department
The Interaction Design division (IxD) is a multidisciplinary division at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Chalmers University of Technology and Gothenburg University. Research at the division covers areas such as interaction design, aesthetics and ethics of computational technology, game design, information visualization, intelligent user interfaces, interaction in music and the arts, and tangible user interfaces. It is responsible for approximately 20 courses – mainly at the Master's level – and for two Master of Engineering or Science programmes: Interaction Design & Technologies at Chalmers, and Game Design & Technology at Gothenburg University. The IxD division currently consists of twelve tenured professors, associate professors and senior lecturers, six PhD students, and two adjunct lecturers.

The division is located at the Lindholmen Campus and is part of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), which is a joint department between Chalmers University of Technology and Gothenburg University. The department has around 270 employees from over 30 countries. Our research has a wide span, from theoretical foundations to applied systems development. The department provides high quality education at Bachelor's, Master's and graduate levels, offering over 150 courses each year. We also have extensive national and international collaborations with academia, industry and society. For more information about the department, see https://www.chalmers.se/en/departments/cse/.

Our aim is to actively improve our gender balance in both our department and the division. We therefore strongly encourage female applicants for our positions. As an employee at Chalmers and the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, you are given the opportunity to contribute to our active work within the field of equality and diversity. We are working broadly with equality projects, for example the GENIE Initiative on gender equality for excellence. 

Major responsibilities
The holder of the position is expected to conduct excellent research and teaching within the subject of interaction design. The proportions between research and teaching at Chalmers varies with the availability of external research funding, but all researchers teach a substantial amount. For the first year, the expected proportion of teaching for these positions is 70%.

The position includes the responsibility to be a main teacher (course responsible and examiner) or co-teacher for courses at the masters level. Responsibilities also include supervising students at the bachelor and master levels. The work will be done as part of an experienced teaching team.

The successful applicant will:
• Teach and participate in development of courses related to interaction design at bachelor and master level
• Conduct research, as a member of a research team or as the leader of a research team
• Actively participate in internal development work at the division and department levels
• Participate in international research networks, e.g. program and review committees
• Actively seek external research funding
• Participate in exchange of knowledge and communication with the society at large and with stakeholders outside of academia.

Position summary
Full-time permanent employment.

Chalmers continuously strives to be an attractive employer. Equality and diversity are substantial foundations in all activities at Chalmers.

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Application deadline: 20th January 2021

For questions, please contact:
Docent and head of division, Palle Dahlstedt, Interaction Design, palle@chalmers.se, +46 31-772 8207
Docent and head of unit, Mohammad Obaid, Interaction Design, mobaid@chalmers.se, +46 31-772 1982

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