Postdoctoral position in Human-Technology-Organization (HTO)

Published: 2021-12-02

Uppsala University is a comprehensive research-intensive university with a strong international standing. Our ultimate goal is to conduct education and research of the highest quality and relevance to make a long-term difference in society. Our most important assets are all the individuals whose curiosity and dedication make Uppsala University one of Sweden’s most exciting workplaces. Uppsala University has over 45,000 students, more than 7,000 employees and a turnover of around SEK 7 billion.

The Department of Information Technology has approximately 350 employees and 4000 students per year and provides education and research of the highest international quality in Computer Science and its sub-disciplines. The strong focus on research impacts provides an excellent foundation for undergraduate education at the department. The department also hosts several interdisciplinary research groups, and supports initiatives in the areas of equal opportunities and equality. Research is organized in five divisions. For more information, see http://www.it.uu.se .

The research at the Division of Visual Information and Interaction (Vi2) is a unique combination of expertise in computerised image analysis and human-computer interaction. The human-computer interaction part of Vi2 is focused towards theory and method development, and, towards analysis, design, evaluation as well as applications of interaction and communication aspects of the interplay between humans and technology.

Human-computer interaction encompasses the analyses, descriptions and interpretations of human actors’ habits and behaviours in socio-technical systems. The object is to extract information about the human contribution’s unique role and properties in different judgement- and problem solving situations. The aim is then to use this information in order to inform development projects within the transportation sector, where use of new technical functions results in a quest for how the role of the human contribution can be included in the design of future technical platforms.

The research work takes place in a multidisciplinary team with a focus on the human role in technological systems. The team is based at the Department of Visual Information and Interaction at the Department of Information Technology at Uppsala University and with an international connection.

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Duties
The research in the project is carried out within the HumanAuto-project, which is specifically about the role of the human contribution at higher levels of automation, including the use of machine learning methods as a basis for new functions. The position concerns research in the above mentioned project, and teaching (up to 20%).

Requirements
To qualify for an employment as a postdoctor you must have a PhD degree or a foreign degree equivalent to a PhD degree in human-computer interaction or cognitive science. The PhD degree must have been obtained no more than three years prior to the application deadline. The three year period can be extended due to circumstances such as sick leave, parental leave, duties in labour unions, etc.

The candidate must have a strong background from the cognitive science part of human-computer interaction. A successful candidate must be strongly motivated and have the capability to work independently as well as in collaboration with members of the research group.

Additional qualifications
Experience in research and theory development in distributed cognition as well as use of cognitive-ethnographic methods is an advantage.

About the employment
The employment is a temporary position according to central collective agreement. Scope of employment 100 %. Starting date as agreed. Placement: Uppsala.

For further information about the position, please contact: Anders Arweström Jansson, +4670 – 425 00 90, [email protected].

Please submit your application by 17 December 2021, UFV-PA 2021/4553.

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Placement: Department of Information Technology

Type of employment: Full time , Temporary position longer than 6 months

Pay: Fixed salary

Number of positions: 1

Working hours: 100%

Town: Uppsala

County: Uppsala län

Country: Sweden

Union representative: Seko Universitetsklubben [email protected]
ST/TCO [email protected]
Saco-rådet [email protected]

Number of reference: UFV-PA 2021/4553

Last application date: 2021-12-17

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