Scientist or Senior Scientist
Human-Machine Interaction Research
The Systems Analysis Department at Risų National Laboratory seeks a
scientist or a senior scientist who will join an interdisciplinary team of
researchers within Center for Human-Machine Interaction - a partnership
between Risų, University of Aarhus, Technical University of Denmark, Danish
Maritime Institute and Danfoss A/S. The Center is co-funded by the Danish
National Research Foundation.
Job description
The successful applicant will be attached to a long-term center project
based on Risų's tradition within Cognitive Systems Engineering. The project
aims at developing design principles for information systems that support
information seeking carried out by collaborating actors in dynamic work
settings. The applicant will participate in empirical studies of
professionals' work and the design and evaluation of prototype systems.The
applicant is furthermore expected to participate in cross-disciplinary basic
research within the center on theoretical approaches to human machine
interaction (Activity theory, Cognitive systems engineering and Computer
semiotics).
Qualifications
Applicants must possess a Ph.D. degree or similar qualifications in
human-machine interaction, computer science, information & library science
or closely related fields. All applications will be considered by a
scientific committee. Applicants for a post as a senior scientist should be
capable of identifying basic research questions and supervising Ph.D.
students within the research domain. The ability to collaborate with the
human machine interaction communities both in Denmark and internationally
will be emphasised as well as the ability to disseminate research results.
Terms of employment
The terms of employment for the scientific staff at Risų National Laboratory
will be applied. Depending on qualifications and experience.
Information
For further information please visit our web site at www.chmi.dk or contact
Annelise Mark Pejtersen, Head of Center, by phone: +45 4677 5149, fax: +45
4677 5199 or e-mail: [log in to unmask]
Applications
Applicants must state whether they apply for the scientist post or for the
senior scientist post and are requested to submit four copies of a full CV,
list of publications and reprints of selected publications together with
their application. Applications labelled "SYS xxxx" (to be added) should be
sent to
Risų National Laboratory
Personnel Office
P.O.Box 49
DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark
and arrive before July 15 2000.
Updates will be available on our web site: http://www.chmi.dk
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