A PhD studentship in Interacation Design is available at MEDEA
Collaborative Media Initiative, Malmö University.
The position is oriented towards user experience prototyping, and
specifically the high-fidelity experimentation with user experiences of
innovative new media products and services by means of programming, web
service construction, electronics construction, and the like.
The applicant should demonstrate significant skill in high-fidelity
prototyping of new media products and services, as well as a clear sense
of what constitutes valuable and engaging user experience in the field.
Aptitude for PhD studies is another requirement.
Examples of suitable fields of previous study include, but are not
limited to, media technology, computer science, electrical engineering
and interaction design.
The position is full-time, four years. Closing date for application is
September 15, 2009.
MEDEA Collaborative Media Initiative is a ten year initiative at Malmö
University, Malmö, Sweden, focusing on new media and co-production. The
idea is to experiment with new forms of representations of knowledge and
with new models of innovation within the field of new media. The work is
practice-based and carried out in the form of co-production with actors
outside academia - companies, organizations, artists, citizens etc. A
special focus is put on the development of new creative practices and on
new public spheres. Currently, three full professors, four associate
professors and six PhD students are employed in the two initial research
areas of MEDEA and closely related activities, and in two yearâ??s time,
the plan is for MEDEA to comprise at least four major research areas and
employ around 30 staff members and PhD students. The faculty of MEDEA
furthermore works closely with teachers and researchers at other parts
of Malmö university, such as The School of Arts and Communication
(http://www.mah.se/templates/Page____13026.aspx), The School of
Technology (http://www.mah.se/templates/Page____13091.aspx), The School
of Education (http://www.mah.se/templates/Page____13084.aspx) and The
Department of Urban Studies
(http://www.mah.se/templates/Page____70851.aspx). MEDEA is partly
financed by the Swedish Knowledge Foundation. For examples of work
carried out on new media and co-production prior to the start of MEDEA,
go to http://www.mahbloggen.se/medea/?p=38.
For complete instructions on how to apply, go to
http://mah.se/medarbetare/Personalfragor/Platsannonser/PhD-Student-Position-in-Interaction-Design-at-MEDEA-Collaborative-Media-Initiative/
For further information, contact Bo Reimer, Professor of Media and
Communication and Director of MEDEA, (Bo.Reimer /at/ mah.se), phone +46 665
7367
Bo Reimer
Professor i Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap
Konst, kultur och kommunikation
Malmö högskola
SE - 205 06 Malmö
telefon 040 665 7367
mobil 0708 103546
hemsida http://webzone.k3.mah.se/k3bore/
