Copenhagen Business School invites applications for a vacant PhD scholarship within the fields of Human Work Interaction Design (HWID).

The Department of Informatics will give priority to applicants who demonstrate competencies within empirical and theoretical research, and who shows an interest in both joining the department's research environment and functioning as a link to the relevant industry partners in the project. Please visit the department's profile ( http://uk.cbs.dk/inf )

The three-year PhD programme at CBS allows you to conduct research under the supervision of CBS professors, supported by research training courses. The programme is highly international, and you are expected to participate in international research conferences and to spend time abroad as a visiting PhD student. See the CBS homepage for more information about the PhD programme, http://uk.cbs.dk/phd .

The HWID-project is about usability and user experience in social, cultural, organizational and technical contexts. Traditional usability techniques often give - seemingly - similar results when applied in diverse settings, but experience shows that we need a deep understanding of the different contexts to interpret the results, and to transform it into interaction design. The purpose with the HWID project is to expand the understanding of how technology mediates the interaction between humans and specific work contexts. The focus is on the new challenges that are presented by internet- and sensor based ICT systems for climate management in greenhouses. The project is done in collaboration with researchers from CBS, University of Århus, and a network of companies that design interactive software specifically for greenhouse growers' work.

An educational background in the social or the humanistic sciences, with a speciality in for example human-computer interaction, interaction design, usability/user experience, design anthropology, cognitive work analysis, qualitative work psychology, or similar, will be preferred. Candidates with different backgrounds, but same speciality, can also apply for the position.

CBS PhD graduates are held in high esteem not only in academia and research institutions but also in government and business where their research qualifications are increasingly demanded. One third of CBS PhD graduates go on to employment outside universities and public research institutions.

Closing date: September 1st, 2010 at 12.00 noon.

Further information can be obtained from associate professor Torkil Clemmensen, please phone +45 3815 2389, e-mail tc.inf@cbs.dk. Potential applicants are encouraged to contact the Department well in advance of the closing date in order to develop a project proposal.

General information:

A PhD scholarship runs for a period of 3 years, and includes teaching obligations equivalent of ½ year's work (840 work hours).

The scholarships are fully salaried positions, according to the national Danish collective agreement. The scholarship includes the tuition fees, office space, travel grants plus a salary, currently starting with per month app. DKK 23.770 (app. 3,160 euro) up to DKK 28.964 (app. 3,860 euro) depending on seniority, plus a pension contribution totalling 17,1 % of 80 per cent of the base salary.

The salary level and appointment is determined by the Ministry of Finance's collective agreement with the Central Academic Organisation.

The PhD student will be enrolled at PhD School in Language, Law, Informatics, Operations Management, Accounting and Culture.

To be considered, the candidate should have a basic training at the Masters level (similar to the 3 + 2 Bologna process). An educational background in the social sciences is necessary. The applicant must have successfully completed the Masters degree before commencing PhD at CBS. The applicants must be fluent in Danish and/or English.

The application (see link below) must include a 5 page project description. This research proposal should contain a presentation of an original research question, a description of the initial theoretical framework and methodology, a presentation of the suggested empirical material as well as a work-plan.

In addition to the research proposal, the application must include the completed application form, copies of a Master's degree certificate or other certificates of a corresponding level, brief curriculum vitae (CV), a list of papers and publications, and one copy of a selected written work (e.g. Master's thesis).

All parts of the application must be submitted in four copies, except the selected written work, which may be submitted in one copy. Electronic submissions are not accepted.

A committee of experts in the field in question will assess the applications. The assessment of the applicants will be based on the quality and relevance of the project, including an evaluation of the applicant's ability to accomplish it. Following this assessment, the management of the department will select the winner of the scholarship.

Please find compulsory application form, guidelines, and further information on scholarships and the Doctoral Programme ( http://uk.cbs.dk/phd )

The application must be submitted to:

Copenhagen Business School
Department of Informatics
Howitzvej 60, 4.
DK-2000 Frederiksberg
Denmark

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Applications received by e-mail or discs will not be taken into consideration.

All interested researchers irrespective of age, sex, race, religion, or nationality are invited to apply for the position.

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