1-year position (extensible to 2 years) as Research Associate at the Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science of the University of Trento to work as user interface designer on the H2020 project PIE News — Poverty, lack of Income, and un/Employment News.

PIE News is a Horizon 2020 project within the programme “Collective Awareness Platforms for Sustainability and Social Innovation”. It aims at promoting a collaborative form of welfare provision based on equitable governance and grassroots democracy, as an alternative economic model to fight poverty. This is done by raising collective awareness on the threats connected to Poverty, lack of Income, and un/Employment. Three pilot actions (in Croatia, Italy, and the Netherlands) drive the design and implementation of the platform, triggering a public engagement process.

The ideal candidate will have expertise (PhD or equivalent) in Human Computer Interaction, Human-Centred Design, and User Interface design especially. S/he should be able to demonstrate a consistently outstanding academic record, including publications and exhibitions.

The candidate will be in charge of the interaction design aspects of the project, namely of the following:
- synthesising the results of Participatory Design activities in the different pilot sites into a single prototype;
- designing and evaluating several possible prototypes, also conducting prototyping sessions;
- implementing the chosen solution into mock-ups and wireframes to be shared with the technical partners.
The candidate will also contribute to the empirical research and focus on how developed interfaces translate public and political characteristics.

All candidates should be capable to:
- Coordinate with the team of developers and with colleagues of the international consortium;
- Present and defend their ideas in a multidisciplinary team;
- Write project reports (in English).

Knowledge and experience in the following is regarded as a plus:
- Monitoring of the development of a socio-technological environment;
- Working in distributed, pilot-driven projects;
- Working with a public/political orientation in design;
- Qualitative research and/or in other EU projects.
 
The candidate for this position will be part of the PIE News project coordinating team, and will work under the supervision of prof. Antonella De Angeli and Dr. Chiara Bassetti.
 
To apply, please include all the following documents in one PDF-file and in the following order: CV, contact information of two referees, a brief statement describing personal qualifications and future research interests, copies of up to three publications. Please send all documentation via email with subject “PIE News UI designer” to: [log in to unmask].

The position is immediately available. Application review will begin October 23rd, 2017, and continue until the position is filled. Salary depends on experience. Informal enquiries regarding PIE News and/or the position should be addressed to Dr. Chiara Bassetti ([log in to unmask]).

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