POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT Michigan State University Assistant Professor of Games The Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies, and Media at Michigan State University is seeking an innovative, dynamic individual to fill a full-time, tenure stream position at the assistant professor level in the field of games. Whether designed purely to entertain or to also achieve more “serious” purposes, games have the potential to impact players’ beliefs, knowledge, attitudes, emotions, cognitive abilities, physical and mental health, and behavior. The faculty member hired for this position is expected to engage in scholarship aimed at understanding and transforming games in meaningful ways. Candidates will join…

The Bristol Interaction and Graphics group (big.cs.bris.ac.uk) of the University of Bristol is seeking to appoint a post-doctoral researcher with expertise in the area of display-technologies and human-computer interaction. The ideal person will have skills in hardware and 3D display technologies to work on a project exploring the design and implementation of multi-touch surfaces with true-3D displays. This line of investigation is part of a large ERC funded project involving design of Interactive Systems Involving Multi-point Surfaces, Haptics and true-3D displays.…

The Interactive Worlds Applied Research Group in the Faculty of Engineering and Computing at Coventry University is offering a fully funded PhD studentship for a UK/EU student on Computer Generated Virtual and Interactive Worlds. The successful applicant will work on a topic relating to one or more of the following: Procedural generation of urban environments Brain Computer Interfaces (BCI) for interaction with robots and embodied virtual agents Visual perception applied to computer graphics, virtual environments and characters Personal applications for any area related to interactive virtual entities and environments are also welcomed.…

Research Fellow – Interactive Newsprint Project University of Surrey – Sociology – Digital World Research Centre Salary: up to £30,870 per annum Applications are invited for a full time Research Fellow to work on the Interactive Newsprint project. This project aims to develop a new interactive paper technology for community news display. The post holder will be responsible for lab based studies on the project, measuring user interactions with early prototypes and conducting group discussions. The post is available for 12 months from 1st October 2011. The researcher will be based at Digital World Research Centre at the University of…

Tenure-Track Position in Technology and Social Behavior- Open Rank Northwestern University The Department of Communication Studies at Northwestern University seeks to hire for a tenure-track appointment beginning September 1, 2012. The position will be open as to rank.  The successful candidate will be expected to publish innovative research, teach undergraduate and graduate courses, and perform professional service commensurate with rank. We are looking for candidates who can contribute to a strong interdisciplinary program in technology and social behavior.  Possible areas of expertise include but are not limited to: human-computer interaction, computer-mediated communication, social computing, communication and information infrastructures, language and…

TENURE TRACK POSITION IN HCI AND INTERACTIVE DIGITAL MEDIA DESIGN The Communications and New Media Department (CNM) at the National University of Singapore has an opening for a tenure track position in the area of HCI and interactive digital media design. CNM’s interactive “Interactive Media Design” area includes researchers and teachers concentrating on theoretical and production issues at the intersection of HCI concerns (usability, interface) and interactive arts/entertainment design (game design, cyberarts). Faculty normally teach three courses per year and supervise honours and graduate research students. Compensation at NUS is highly competitive and includes eligibility for annual salary increments, performance…

Assistant or Associate Professorship(s) within Human-Centered Computing The Department of Computer Science, University of Copenhagen, Denmark seeks 1-2 assistant or associate professors. The Human-Centered Computing (HCC) group is concerned with computing as it relates to human activities, and focuses on how to understand, design, and implement systems where human needs are challenging and essential. The group works within the fields of usability/interaction design, computer-supported cooperative work, and software development. The HCC Group has at its disposal an Experience Lab, where human activities during use of information technology can be recorded and studied closely. Current research areas are adaptation of information…

DEPARTMENT OF DESIGN AND COMPUTATION ARTS FACULTY OF FINE ARTS, CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Game and Virtual Environment Design Concordia University’s Department of Design and Computation Arts invites applications for one tenure-track position in Game and Virtual Environment Design for July 1, 2012. The Department of Design and Computation Arts offers programs that examine the broad vision and culture of design within contemporary society. We have five degree programs: a BFA in Design; a BFA Specialization in Computation Arts; a BSc or BFA Major in Computation Arts (integrated major with Computer Science); a BFA Minor in Computation Arts;…

Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT  (http://www.hiit.fi) is a joint research institute of Aalto University and the University of Helsinki for basic and applied research on information technology. A new research group in the Network Society research programme will focus on the social psychological aspects of information and communication technologies (ICT). We are looking for a POSTDOC RESEARCHER in the area of ICT-MEDIATED SOCIAL INTERACTION for a three-year period. The research of the group focuses, for example, on the emotional and cognitive processes during mediated social interaction. The research supports the creation of ICT that is optimal from the perspective of…

Professor/Associate Professor in game technology at Gjøvik University College (Norway) The Media Technology Laboratory, the Faculty of Computer Science and Media Technology, has an opening for a research and teaching position in game development as Professor/Associate professor in Game Technology. We seek candidates with Industry related experience and a PhD degree in a related field to join our expanding game technology group. The position has responsibility for curriculum development, self directed research, teaching, supervision, raising funds for research projects, and networking and collaboration with industry, public institutions and other universities and research environments. Applicants will have backgrounds in the areas…

Postdoc/PhD positions available in the Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Bielefeld University, Germany The Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Bielefeld University, Germany is inviting applications for a research position (postdoc/phd) on multisensory perception and haptic interaction. The position will be embedded in a highly interdisciplinary, international research group lead by Prof. Marc Ernst, who is just starting to set up a new group in Bielefeld. The focus of the department is on multisensory perception, perception and action, perceptual learning and human-computer interaction. For their experimental work the group is predominantly relying on behavioral methods from psychophysics and experimental psychology. For this there…

We are looking for a high quality HCI researcher to work with the Work Practice Technology Group at the Xerox Research Centre Europe based in the beautiful location of Grenoble, France. The HCI specialist would be part of a dynamic, multi-disciplinary team working on a variety of interesting research topics, largely in the services area. Working in a research lab in industry provides a unique opportunity to not only contribute to academic debate, but in addition to create innovative technologies which can actually end up in products. Although the position is initially for 18 months, there may be the possibility…