[Dutch-chapter] Vacancy Assistant Professor User Centred Design (expertise in VR & gaming)

Tue Sep 16 08:58:24 UTC 2014

On behalf of Dr Mascha van der Voort

*Assistant professor in User Centred Design *

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*Job specification*

The department of Design, Production and Management researches and 
educates the wide field of design. The research group Use Anticipation 
in Product Design focuses herein on supporting designers in anticipating 
use within product design processes in order to improve user – product 
interaction. This aim is pursued by means of the development of new 
design approaches and tools. The developed design supports particularly 
focus on eliciting and sharing knowledge of product use by 
(multi-disciplinary) design teams as well as the exchange of this 
knowledge between designers and stakeholders, notably end-users. To this 
purpose the developed approaches and tools are derived from 
methodologies as scenario based product design, user involvement and 
participatory design. Techniques as workshops, gaming and virtual 
reality are frequently part of these design supports.

In our team we have a vacancy for an assistant professor who is 
specialised in User Centred Design. In particular, we expect that he/she 
is specialised in Interaction Design as well as Scenario Based Design. 
Furthermore the candidate should have strong passion for and experience 
in techniques to actively involve end-users in the product development 
process, in particular in Virtual Reality and gaming techniques. Main 
field of application will be intelligent consumer products. Due to the 
composition of our team, we have a preference for a person having an 
engineering background, in particular Industrial Design Engineering or 
Interaction Design.

*Teaching:*The new assistant professor will take his/her part in the 
teaching tasks of our group. At start, the following combination of 
teaching tasks is foreseen: Interface design classes as part of the 
modules on Ergonomics and Human-Product Relations, student-tutoring in 
design projects and coordinator of the user-centred design project in 
the bachelor, co-lecturer of the MSc module Scenario Based Product 
Design, guiding BSc-final projects and MSc-final projects and 
potentially (re)development of educational modules. If the candidate is 
not qualified for teaching at universities yet, we will provide a 
program to get this qualification within 2 years (University Teaching 
Qualification, UTQ).

*Research*: We look for an independent researcher who is able to 
identify the academic questions in practical applications and vice 
versa, to translate academic research results into design engineering 
practice. A strong academic background in Design Research is however a 
prerequisite. He/she is able to attract external funding (2^nd /3^rd 
money stream) for junior researchers (PDEng, PhD and PD positions). 
He/she will be the daily supervisor of these junior researchers. 
Furthermore, he/she will be able to publish papers in international 
refereed journals and he/she can also coach junior researchers in doing so.

*General:*The candidate has excellent communicative skills to ensure 
involvement of both colleagues and external stakeholders (e.g. 
end-users) in research projects as well as is willing to keep close 
contacts with design practice, industry and knowledge institutes on 
recent developments. An extensive network and/or work experience in 
design practice/industry is an advantage.

*Start:*November 1^st 2014

*Your Profile*

  * PhD in Industrial Design Engineering, or related disciple with a
    strong affiliation to User Centred Design and Interaction Design
  * Experience in, or affinity with, the application of Virtual Reality
    and gaming techniques for active stakeholder involvement
  * Highly motivated to contribute to the field of Design Research
  * Extensive network or work experience in design practice or industry
    (advantage)
  * Good publication record
  * Proven capability in attracting external research money
  * Good teaching skills, willingness to take the UTQ
  * Good coaching skills (BSc, MSc and PhD students)
  * Team player, also in multidisciplinary teams
  * Excellent communication skills (Dutch and English)

*Information and application*

Questions regarding this position can be directed to Dr.ir. Mascha C. 
van der Voort, head of the research group on Use Anticipation in Product 
Design, phone: (+31) ( 0)53-4892541 or by email 
m.c.vandervoort at utwente.nl <mailto:m.c.vandervoort at utwente.nl>

Your application consists of a motivation letter, CV including full 
publication list and two references.

Please send your application by using the application link below before 
September 15^th 2014.

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*Our offer*

We offer a very challenging full-time position in an enthusiastic team. 
The successful candidate will be initially employed for a period of 1 
year, which will be extended and become tenured after a positive 
evaluation. Salary and conditions will be in accordance with the 
Collective Labour Agreement (CAO) of the Dutch Universities. Gross 
monthly salary will range from € 2.919 to € 4.462,- and will depend on 
experience and qualifications.

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*The Organisation*

*The University of Twente.*We stand for life sciences and technology. 
High tech and human touch. Education and research that matter. New 
technology which drives change, innovation and progress in society. The 
University of Twente is the only campus university in the Netherlands; 
divided over six faculties we provide more than fifty educational 
programmes. The University of Twente has a strong focus on personal 
development and talented researchers are given scope for carrying out 
pioneering research.

*The Faculty of Engineering Technology (CTW)* is one of the six 
faculties of the University of Twente. CTW combines Mechanical 
Engineering, Civil Engineering and Industrial Design Engineering. Our 
faculty has approximately 1800 bachelor and master students, 300 
employees and 150 PhD candidates. The departments of the faculty 
cooperatively conduct the educational programmes and participate in 
interdisciplinary research projects, programmes and the research 
institutes: MIRA, CTIT, and IGS.

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Dr. Mascha C. van der Voort

Associate professor Use Anticipation in Product Design

Laboratory of Design, Production and Management

University of Twente

P.O. Box 217

7500 AE Enschede

The Netherlands

Tel: +31 53 489 2541

Fax: + 31 53 489 3631

E-mail: _m.c.vandervoort at utwente.nl <mailto:m.c.vandervoort at utwente.nl>_

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