Job opening for two researchers at the Mobile Life VinnExcellence Center in Stockholm, Sweden

We are looking for two talented researchers with an interest in interdisciplinary design oriented research. The research focus of the Mobile Life centre takes as a starting point people’s increasing mobility and the continuously improving technologies of mobile computing. These systems can be used to make mobile life more meaningful and interesting, yet present new challenges for understanding current practices. The focus for the Mobility studio, within Mobile Life, is currently the collaboratively producing and editing live video from mobile phones, as well as professional and amateur interfaces to interact with future immersive and ultra-high resolution video panorama. The two open positions are for a technical lead, and a social science lead:

Profile 1. Engineering and computer science background

You should have an experience of application development within the mobile sector or within media technology more broadly. You should have a high level of development skills for mobile systems (e.g. C++, Symbian or Objective C, iPhone) and have relevant academic skills to the masters level and be motivated to do academic research. Evidence in terms of existing publications and systems you have developed are key qualifications.

Profile 2. Social science background

Our design oriented research utilizes social science methods, and in particular ethnographic methods, to influence design of new applications. You will engage in studies of social properties of mobile leisure in general, and ethnographic studies of sport pub attendants; professional TV production, as well as video content analysis in particular. You should have evidence of your ability to organize, conduct and publish on your ethnographic research. Experience working in design orientated teams is particularly desirable. You should have PhD or equivalent qualification in a relevant discipline. A focus on practice orientated ethnographic work - ethnomethodological, conversational analytic or video analysis would be a plus. You will be employed by Interactive Institute in Stockholm. The interactive Institute is an experimental IT-research institute that combines expertise in art, design and information technology to perform world leading applied research. You will work within the Mobile Life VinnExcellence Centre where several academic partners (also including Swedish Institute of Computer Science and Stockholm University) collaborate with industrial partners such as Nokia Research, Ericsson Research, SonyEricsson, Microsoft Research, TeliaSonera and the City of Stockholm.

Application deadline and appointment: Open

More info the Mobile Life VinnExcellence Center

More info on the research group (the Mobility studio)

More info on the morevideo!-project

Contact person: Oskar Juhlin oskarj@tii.se