**** 5 fully funded PhD positions in the new HCI doctoral programme “Designing Meaningful Human Technology Relations” ****



We invite applications from excellent candidates to investigate (the design of) meaningful human-technology relations in a new doctoral programme offered by Paris Lodron University Salzburg and Salzburg University of Applied Sciences, Austria. By radicalising notions of situatedness and context towards an entangled view that sees humans and technologies as discursively interwoven in socio-material networks, we aim to gain new perspectives on designing desirable technological futures. Each PhD project is situated in a specific field of action: 



- Mobility: Unobtrusive Interaction with Digital Data in Motion 

- Health: Sustainable Behaviour Change for Prevention and Rehabilitation of Cardiovascular Diseases Through Ambient Technologies 

- Play: Reframing Hybrid Play - A Body- and Material-Centred Perspective 

- Education: Opportunity Spaces for Informal Education 

- Work: Spaces of Work - Hybrid Realities in the Home Office 



Applicants must target one or more of the above-mentioned topics in their application. More Information on the topics can be found at https://hci.sbg.ac.at/doc-hci



Key facts: 

- First deadline for application: April 20, 2022 

- Intended date of beginning: to be negotiated (latest October 1, 2022) 

- Planned duration: up to 4 years 

- Extent of employment: 30 hours per week 

- Salary: approx. 32.204 € per year (gross, based on FWF standard salaries 2022  https://www.fwf.ac.at/en/research-funding/personnel-costs) 

- https://hci.sbg.ac.at/doc-hci 



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The programme and faculty: 

The doctoral programme doc.hci is a newly established, 4-year training programme in the field of Human Computer Interaction. It is run by two Universities, Paris Lodron University of Salzburg (PLUS) and Salzburg University of Applied Sciences (FHS), and is funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF). 



The programme will start in October 2022. It will consist of courses such as formal PhD seminars, doctoral college weeks, as well as informal PhD clubs. Doctoral students will be supervised by a team comprising of experts from both institutions (PLUS and FHS). 



The programme’s faculty includes researchers in the field of HCI and design research, such as Manfred Tscheligi, Christopher Frauenberger, Alexander Meschtscherjakov, Verena Fuchsberger, Alina Krischkowsky, Markus Tatzgern, Bernhard Maurer, and Simon Ginzinger. 



Your profile: 

- Master’s degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Interaction Design, Computer Science, (Product, Interface, Service) Design, Psychology, Humanities, Social Sciences, or any other programme related to HCI 

- Excellent skills and/or practical experience in one or more of the following research areas: Human-Computer Interaction, Interaction Design, Tangible Interaction, Design Fiction, Empirical Research, Science and Technology Studies, etc. 

- Experience in working across disciplinary boundaries 

- You have excellent communication skills in spoken and written English  

- Willingness to work both independently as well as in a team 

- Skills to conceptualize, design and prototype digital and/or physical interactive artifacts 

- Willingness to engage in scientific writing 



What we offer: 

- An interdisciplinary, supportive and vibrant group of researchers that inspire research careers 

- An extraordinary research facility that supports individual styles of working 

- An international, well-established network of industry and research partners 



Application: 

Please send your application including 

- Comprehensive CV incl. list of publications (if any) 

- Motivation letter (max 2 pages) including a statement that clarifies preferences and rationales for one or more of the 5 aforementioned PhD projects 

- Portfolio / website / master thesis / bachelor thesis / publications (if available based on your background) 

- Up to 3 names who could provide a reference (no reference letters required) 

- Contact information 

to [log in to unmask] no later than 20 April 2022 (please state the reference number in your application: HCI_2022_doc.hci). 



For further information regarding this position, please contact [log in to unmask] 



Paris Lodron University Salzburg and the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences particularly welcomes applications from women in accordance with its mission to increase the number of women in academic positions. In case of equal qualification, female applicants will be hired preferentially. Persons with disabilities or chronic illnesses who meet the required qualification criteria are strongly encouraged to apply. For information, please call +43/662/8044-2462 or write to [log in to unmask] 



Unfortunately, travel and accommodation expenses for job interviews will not be reimbursed; if possible, remote interviews can be arranged. Employment will be done in agreement with the University rules 2002 (UG) as well as the Employee rules. 











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