Postdoc position, University of Oulu - 海外工作

※Postdoctoral Researcher in Information Systems, for a period of three years

Department of Information Processing Science and the INTERACT/EveLINE
research group (http://www.oulu.fi/tol/node/20094 ,
http://www.oulu.fi/eveline/ ) at the University of Oulu, Finland, has an
opening for one (1) postdoctoral researcher position in Information
Systems.

At the department of Information Processing Science, there are eight
professors in the fields of information systems and software engineering.
Faculty members of the department have published their research in
leading information systems and software engineering journals.

The INTERACT/EveLINE research group focuses on research themes of
participation, inclusion, empowerment and agency in the context of
information and communication technology (ICT). The group undertakes
research related to understanding and supporting participatory design,
user-centered design, user innovation and human interaction with ICT in
divergent everyday life contexts. Recently, a particular focus has been
on understanding and strengthening children’s and young people’s
participation and agency in issues concerning their life. Another
research stream has concentrated on understanding and supporting more
open and democratic development approaches, open source software
development as special focus of study. Generally, the research group
acknowledges that ICT has become intertwined and embedded in almost all
parts of our everyday life, including leisure and civic activity, thereby
establishing new forms of participation and design. Hence, “users”
cannot be considered as passive consumers anymore, but at least as
content producers if not even as (co-)designers and innovators. This
calls for reconsidering the traditional understandings of the roles of
users and designers as well as for different development approaches that
place emphasis on people’s empowerment and inclusion in designing,
shaping, innovating and co-creating ICT in their everyday life. The
INTERACT/EveLINE research group has strong background in
multidisciplinary research, combining perspectives from both humanistic
and ICT oriented disciplines. The group relies on qualitative and
participatory research approaches.

The research performed by the postdoctoral researcher should fit or
complement the above mentioned research themes.


※Job Responsibilities and Required Qualifications

The duties of the post-doctoral researcher include scientific research on
the field in question, international collaboration, teaching of
undergraduate and post-graduate courses and supervision of theses.

The required qualifications for the post include a doctoral degree. PhD
students near completion can also apply. When assessing the applicant’s
merits, issues to be considered will include scientific publications,
teaching experience, theses supervised, activity in the scientific
community, success in acquiring supplementary (extramural) funding,
scientific work abroad, and other international activities.

The annual salary of the Postdoctoral Researcher is about 42 000 to 57 000
Euros, based on the qualifications of the candidate. The salary is paid
for 12 months in a year. Additionally, faculty members are entitled to
health care benefits.

A good applicant has a proven record of high quality scientific research
and publications, preferably in one of the focus areas. The research to
be performed by the candidate must fit or complement the focus areas.

The INTERACT/EveLINE research group has strong commitment to perform
cutting edge research that is publishable in top information systems and
related journals. Hence, the candidate is expected to have a strong
commitment to perform research that is publishable in such journals. In
evaluating the applicants, future potential to publish research in
premier information systems journals is emphasized.


※Application Procedure

The applicants must send in a certified CV, list of publications and
academic portfolio (academic/teaching portfolio). In addition, we require
the applicant to show in free format research statement how her/his
career and plans fit the above mentioned focus areas and how her/his
strengths support our activities in the future. It is recommendable to
include two letters of reference or email addresses of two senior
academics willing to provide more information.

Please send the following materials to [email protected] by October 7th,
2013 before 3.00 pm local time in Finland. Alternatively, you can mail
your application to: University of Oulu, Kirjaamo/Office of Registrar, PO
Box 8000, FI-90014 University of Oulu, Finland. Applications will not be
returned.

For further information regarding the filling of this post:

Professor Netta Iivari, email: netta.iivari(at)oulu.fi
Professor Kari Kuutti, email: kari.kuutti(at)oulu.fi


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