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2011 PhD Position in Human-Computer Interaction at Uppsala University, Sweden

The candidate is supposed to participate in the department’s ongoing research in the field of human-computer interaction (HCI). More specifically, we seek a PhD candidate oriented towards research on post-representational HCI/interaction design, open innovation, and new and emerging digital practices. We seek a PhD candidate interested in doing empirical, theoretical and design-oriented research contributing to the area of HCI. We are also interested in a PhD candidate who seeks to combine areas such as architecture, cultural- and historical studies and design for the purpose of advancing the field of human-computer interaction.

Qualifications: master’s degree (candidates with any suited disciplinary and interdisciplinary background are welcome to apply), excellent command of written and spoken English.

Scholarship Application Deadline:1 June, 2011

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PhD Studentship in Glaciology, Uppsala University, Sweden

The position is announced as a part of the project “Stability and Variations of Arctic Land Ice” (SVALI) under the Top-level Research Initiative which is a major Nordic collaborative venture for studies of climate, energy and the environment. SVALI is a Nordic Centre of Excellence within the TRI sub-programme “Interaction between Climate Change and the Cryosphere” (ICCC) which aims to improve our understanding of stability, variations and dynamics of the cryosphere.

The position is a 4-year appointment but can be extended by including departmental duties at a level of at most 20% (typically teaching). The candidates should be able to start during the spring semester of 2011, ideally in April.

Applications must include a brief description in English (or Swedish) of research interests and past experience that are relevant to the position, a CV, a copy/abstract of the Master/Diploma thesis (or the current draft thereof, if it is unfinished), other relevant documents, as well as the earliest feasible starting date of employment. Candidates must provide contact information to at least two referees.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 25 February, 2011

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