[Dutch-chapter] Full-time junior user experience researcher in augmented reality at Ghent University / iMinds

[Jan Van Looy]

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Jan
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Full-time junior user experience researcher in augmented reality (PhD 
student)**
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*About iMinds*
iMinds (www.iminds.be) is an independent research organization whose 
task, assigned by the Flemish Government, is to encourage Innovation 
through excellent Digital Research. Along with strategic research 
programs, iMinds offers companies and organizations active support in 
research and development and, for that purpose, stimulates companies, 
authorities and non-profit organizations to work together on IT research 
projects. iMinds also offers programs to inspire, train and coach the 
next generation of IT entrepreneurs. The goal of iMinds’ incubation & 
entrepreneurship program is to bring IT innovations to the market, 
either by helping to build and grow successful high-tech IT ventures or 
by driving innovation in industry partnerships and collaborative research.
iMinds Research consists of more than 850 researchers working at the 5 
Flemish universities (Ghent, Leuven, Brussels, Antwerp and Hasselt). It 
is an international, multidisciplinary research environment with top 
talent coming from more than 50 countries throughout the world.

*About iMinds-MICT-UGent*
The research group for Media & ICT (www.mict.be) is one of the four 
research groups at the department of Communication Studies at Ghent 
University, and part of the independent research institute iMinds.
The context and focus of MICT’s research is today’s digital society & 
economy, and more specifically the changes and challenges that are 
imposed by that environment for each of its stakeholders: industry, 
policy makers and end-users.
In this volatile environment, MICT tries to stay in touch with the 
residential end-user and his expectations, experience, use patterns and 
habits. We rely on a broad and interdisciplinary methodological 
expertise and a team of +30 experts in new media and communication.
At UGent, MICT is the research group behind the Master ‘New Media and 
Society’.

*Function description*
-        Research on the use and experience of users in research 
projects on various topics within the field of new media and ICT, 
particularly the experience of augmented reality (AR) applications in 
industry.
-        Quantitative and qualitative user research with a critical and 
social scientific attitude.
-        Active participation in meetings.
-        Write reports and scientific publications.
-        Work in a team of colleagues from different disciplines and 
with industry.
-        Support the Department of Communication Studies.

*Profile*
-      Master in Communication Sciences, Psychology, Statistics, 
Sociology, ManaMa in quantitative technics or equal.
-      Good knowledge of social science and/or psychological research 
methods, in particular experimental research
-      Good knowledge of descriptive and inferential statistics.
-      Experience with statistical software such as SPSS, R, or 
equivalent program
-      Pronounced interest in new media and information technology.
-      A smooth academic writing style and a high level of (academic) 
English.
-      Good academic results and/or demonstrable aptitude for empirical 
research.
-      Stress resistant and aptitude for practical organization.
-      Team player
-      Enthusiastic and dynamic personality with predisposition to work 
interdisciplinary (eg with engineers.)

*Job offer *
- A temporary contract to start with (until January 2017) in an exciting 
academic environment.
- A young and dynamic interdisciplinary team.
- A varied and challenging job.
- A feature in which you can further develop your methodological and 
social skills.

*Practical info*
If you are interested in this job opening and your profile corresponds 
to the requirements listed above, please attach your motivation letter, 
CV, study results and/or publication list before March 20. Please also 
add one or more (max. 3) written by you, preferably scientific, text(s). 
Make sure you add the study results, publication list and text(s) as 
attachments to your cv (= 1 PDF).
More information about the research and ongoing research is available at 
www.mict.be
If you need more specific information on the job opportunity, please 
contact Prof. dr. Jan Van Looy (jan.vanlooy at ugent.be).
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