JOB OPENING: FULLTIME PROJECT RESEARCHER
in the field of new media and ICT

The IBBT research group for Media & ICT (IBBT-MICT) of the Department of Communication Studies, Ghent University, Belgium, seeks to fill a fulltime position as project researcher in the field of new media and ICT.

Job description

• You conduct research into the experience and effectiveness of learning games within the interdisciplinary Games @ School (G@S) project
• You perform high-level quantitative data-analysis using software packages such as SPSS and AMOS
• You write research reports and scientific publications
• You become an active member of a dynamic and international team of researchers
• You actively take part in the organization of the research unit
• You collaborate with colleagues with different disciplinary backgrounds and with other organizations and companies
• You support the teaching and organization of the Department of Communication Studies

Profile

• PhD or Master in Communication Studies, Psychology, Educational Sciences, Sociology or other relevant degree at Master level or above
• Previous experience with new media and ICT user research is considered a strong plus
• Strong expertise in methods for sociological, psychological or pedagogical research in general and for user research in particular
• Experience with experimental research (design, organization and data analysis)
• Strong skills in various techniques and software packages for statistical analysis
• An active interest in ICT and new media, including digital games and serious gaming
• Strong academic writing skills
• Academic grades and/or previous scientific publications are a plus
• Enthusiastic and dynamic personality, strong team spirit

Offer

• A stimulating working environment
• A dynamic, international and interdisciplinary team
• A challenging and diverse job
• A function in which you can further expand your methodological and social skills

Please send your application letters and extensive CV as soon as possible (before January 9 at the latest) to Evelien.DeWaeleDeGuchtenaere@UGent.be (+32 9 264.97.07)

More information on the research group and the project in question can be found at www.mict.be