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<small>Please distribute...<br>
<br>
</small>Best,<small><br>
<br>
</small>Jan<small><br>
</small><big><b><br>
Full-time junior user experience researcher in augmented reality
(PhD student)</b></big><b><br>
</b><br>
<b>About iMinds</b><br>
iMinds (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.iminds.be">www.iminds.be</a>) 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.<br>
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.<br>
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<b>About iMinds-MICT-UGent</b><br>
The research group for Media & ICT (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.mict.be">www.mict.be</a>) is one of the
four research groups at the department of Communication Studies at
Ghent University, and part of the independent research institute
iMinds.<br>
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.<br>
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.<br>
At UGent, MICT is the research group behind the Master ‘New Media
and Society’.<br>
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<b>Function description</b><br>
- 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.<br>
- Quantitative and qualitative user research with a critical
and social scientific attitude.<br>
- Active participation in meetings.<br>
- Write reports and scientific publications.<br>
- Work in a team of colleagues from different disciplines and
with industry.<br>
- Support the Department of Communication Studies.<br>
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<b>Profile</b><br>
- Master in Communication Sciences, Psychology, Statistics,
Sociology, ManaMa in quantitative technics or equal.<br>
- Good knowledge of social science and/or psychological
research methods, in particular experimental research<br>
- Good knowledge of descriptive and inferential statistics.<br>
- Experience with statistical software such as SPSS, R, or
equivalent program<br>
- Pronounced interest in new media and information technology.<br>
- A smooth academic writing style and a high level of
(academic) English.<br>
- Good academic results and/or demonstrable aptitude for
empirical research.<br>
- Stress resistant and aptitude for practical organization.<br>
- Team player<br>
- Enthusiastic and dynamic personality with predisposition to
work interdisciplinary (eg with engineers.)<br>
<br>
<b>Job offer </b><br>
- A temporary contract to start with (until January 2017) in an
exciting academic environment.<br>
- A young and dynamic interdisciplinary team.<br>
- A varied and challenging job.<br>
- A feature in which you can further develop your methodological and
social skills.<br>
<br>
<b>Practical info</b><br>
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). <br>
More information about the research and ongoing research is
available at <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.mict.be">www.mict.be</a><br>
If you need more specific information on the job opportunity, please
contact Prof. dr. Jan Van Looy (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:jan.vanlooy@ugent.be">jan.vanlooy@ugent.be</a>).<br>
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