Overview
Umeå Institute of Design at Umeå University, recently named Center of Excellence in Higher Education 2008, is one of Sweden's few design education environments with post-graduate studies in industrial design. Umeå Institute of Design is also a strong actor in the formation of the new Umeå Arts Campus at Umeå University.
Umeå Institute of is making a strategic investment in basic research in design. As part of the building of a nationally and internationally leading research environment where fundamental questions about design meet the surrounding society's need for knowledge, we are announcing several PhD student positions.
At Umeå Institute of Design basic research is conducted in three areas: better understanding users, modelling of creative processes and understanding our digital everyday. We are now seeking a number of PhD students with an interest in studying, researching, modelling and theorizing these processes from a design perspective. We are interested in new methodological and multidisciplinary approaches to these three areas, from in-depth studies to experimental approaches, hopefully resulting in PhD projects that challenge our current understanding of these processes.
These two PhD positions are part of an ongoing research project, and as a PhD student you can formulate your PhD project quite freely, while using the project context for conducting case studies and gathering material for your research. Based on the current issues in design research, you will focus on interaction design for mobile services in close collaboration with our partners including CDT - Center for Distance-spanning Technology at LTU, Ericsson Research, TeliaSonera, and others. Central to our evaluation is that the applicant can produce a clear vision statement on how a project with focus on this special area of mobile interaction design could contribute to the larger field of basic design research.
Essential Qualifications
Essential prerequisites at the time of registration as a PhD student include either i) 240 ECTS credits (Swe. högskolepoäng) of higher education studies of which 60 should be on an advanced level (Master level) within industrial design, or equivalent competence, or ii) 120 Swedish (old) credits (Swe. poäng; corresponding to 180 ECTS-credits) of higher education studies if they were taken before July 1, 2007 or equivalent competence. You must have a good command of oral and writing skills in English.
Research Field
Arts - Other
Contact Information
For more information about the position or the research program, contact Mikael Wiberg, Research Director, Umeå Institute of Design, mikael.wiberg@dh.umu.se, phone +46 (0)90-786 70 30 , or Tapio Alakörkkö, Head of Department, Umeå Institute of Design, tapio.alakorkko@dh.umu.se, phone +46 (0)90-786 98 35 or Anna Valtonen, Rector, Umeå Institute of Design, anna.valtonen@dh.umu.se.
About the Position and the Start Date See http://www.doktorandhandboken.nu/english/ or http://www.teknat.umu.se/digitalAssets/15/15591_doktorandhandbok_eng.pdf
The position (doktorandtjanst), incremental increases in salary will occur according to a stipulated scale. The position may require teaching (up to 20%), which will lengthen the overall duration of the position.
The position is scheduled to start on the 1st June 2010.
Application Deadline: 17/05/2010
The Application
Written in English, your application must include:
* a cover letter that states your personal motivation for the PhD position
* your curriculum vitae including a complete list of university courses with grades
* any other documents supporting your competence and suitability for the position
* research sketch describing your proposed PhD project
* names and contact details (telephone and email) of at least two suitably qualified persons willing to act as referee on your behalf
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this opportunity
Umeå Institute of Design at Umeå University, recently named Center of Excellence in Higher Education 2008, is one of Sweden's few design education environments with post-graduate studies in industrial design. Umeå Institute of Design is also a strong actor in the formation of the new Umeå Arts Campus at Umeå University.
Umeå Institute of is making a strategic investment in basic research in design. As part of the building of a nationally and internationally leading research environment where fundamental questions about design meet the surrounding society's need for knowledge, we are announcing several PhD student positions.
At Umeå Institute of Design basic research is conducted in three areas: better understanding users, modelling of creative processes and understanding our digital everyday. We are now seeking a number of PhD students with an interest in studying, researching, modelling and theorizing these processes from a design perspective. We are interested in new methodological and multidisciplinary approaches to these three areas, from in-depth studies to experimental approaches, hopefully resulting in PhD projects that challenge our current understanding of these processes.
These two PhD positions are part of an ongoing research project, and as a PhD student you can formulate your PhD project quite freely, while using the project context for conducting case studies and gathering material for your research. Based on the current issues in design research, you will focus on interaction design for mobile services in close collaboration with our partners including CDT - Center for Distance-spanning Technology at LTU, Ericsson Research, TeliaSonera, and others. Central to our evaluation is that the applicant can produce a clear vision statement on how a project with focus on this special area of mobile interaction design could contribute to the larger field of basic design research.
Essential Qualifications
Essential prerequisites at the time of registration as a PhD student include either i) 240 ECTS credits (Swe. högskolepoäng) of higher education studies of which 60 should be on an advanced level (Master level) within industrial design, or equivalent competence, or ii) 120 Swedish (old) credits (Swe. poäng; corresponding to 180 ECTS-credits) of higher education studies if they were taken before July 1, 2007 or equivalent competence. You must have a good command of oral and writing skills in English.
Research Field
Arts - Other
Contact Information
For more information about the position or the research program, contact Mikael Wiberg, Research Director, Umeå Institute of Design, mikael.wiberg@dh.umu.se, phone +46 (0)90-786 70 30 , or Tapio Alakörkkö, Head of Department, Umeå Institute of Design, tapio.alakorkko@dh.umu.se, phone +46 (0)90-786 98 35 or Anna Valtonen, Rector, Umeå Institute of Design, anna.valtonen@dh.umu.se.
About the Position and the Start Date See http://www.doktorandhandboken.nu/english/ or http://www.teknat.umu.se/digitalAssets/15/15591_doktorandhandbok_eng.pdf
The position (doktorandtjanst), incremental increases in salary will occur according to a stipulated scale. The position may require teaching (up to 20%), which will lengthen the overall duration of the position.
The position is scheduled to start on the 1st June 2010.
Application Deadline: 17/05/2010
The Application
Written in English, your application must include:
* a cover letter that states your personal motivation for the PhD position
* your curriculum vitae including a complete list of university courses with grades
* any other documents supporting your competence and suitability for the position
* research sketch describing your proposed PhD project
* names and contact details (telephone and email) of at least two suitably qualified persons willing to act as referee on your behalf
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this opportunity
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