Project Summary:
DEDUCE - Design of new tools to express Emotions During User Centred Evaluation - is funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF). The project will aim at designing, implementing and evaluating new tools for allowing easier interaction with users when measuring usability of interactive systems. These new tools should stimulate free expression of emotions generated by interaction with system under evaluation and provide a mean to record these too. It is expected that these new interactive tools will be engineered in such a way to be used not only at evaluation time to facilitate users but also to support evaluators while analysing data.
The PhD position is in the Faculty of Informatics of the University of Lugano (USI) in Switzerland, http://www.inf.unisi.ch/. The successful candidates will build on the Faculty's ongoing research and will help define and explore this exciting area of research.
Applicants must have a strong background in Computer Science and/or closely related areas (e.g. Mathematics, Statistics or Engineering with strong emphasis on Computer Science) a keen interest in HCI /e-publishing topics and excellent skills in both written and spoken English, as the working language of the Faculty is English.
The appointment will be for 3 years.
Applicants are requested to send:
- a curriculum vitae;
- supporting material, including a list of publications
- three reference letters;
- a letter clearly stating the motivation to apply.
Deadline for submitting applications is May 1st, 2008, or until the position is filled. Informal inquiries about these vacancies can be sent to Dr Monica Landoni (monica.landoni@unisi.ch). For applications (the deadline are flexible) see: http://www.inf.unisi.ch/education/phd/