Assistant Professor in Interaction Design Research

Job description

The challenge

Designers and engineers at the Faculty of Engineering Technology of the University of Twente envision a world in which technology, design and engineering inspire change in ways that benefit society, people and our planet. Long term effects for human wellbeing and working on societal challenges steer our work. We are looking for a versatile academic at the assistant professor level who can independently develop and advance a research line within the Interaction Design group and who is an inspirational teacher in the industrial design engineering and creative technology programs.

We invite inspiring, enthusiastic, innovative and ambitious candidates to apply for this position.

You are expected to contribute to and take responsibility for research and teaching development in the following ways:

• You work as an independent researcher who can identify academic questions related to societal challenges in the health domain.
• You can bridge academic research results and the practices of industrial design engineering, systemic design and/or design for transitions.
• You have a good track record of publishing research results in high quality international refereed journals and conferences.
• You can build relevant and necessary networks to attract external funding (national science foundation, EU, government and industry).
• You have a proven record in teaching and in development of new courses in the area of industrial design engineering, systemic design, design for experience or creative technology.

Your profile

• You hold a PhD in industrial design (engineering), interaction design, interaction technology, human computer interaction, biomedical engineering or another field relevant to the position;
• You are an expert design researcher who can adopt and develop situated research and design methods;
• You are a passionate academic and experienced teacher in higher education or striving to become so;
• You are able to build great relationships with co-workers and practice and operate at the intersection of disciplines;
• You have good mentoring skills to supervise BSc, Msc, PDEng and PhD students;
• You have good communication skills and an excellent command of English.

Our offer

• We offer an excellent and stimulating scientific environment with an attractive campus and lots of facilities for sports and leisure. The university provides a dynamic ecosystem with enthusiastic colleagues in which internationalization is an important part of the strategic agenda.
• We offer a position of one year with the intention to grant tenure after a positive evaluation at the end of that year. Salary and conditions are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement (CAO) of the Dutch Universities.
• Gross monthly salary is between € 4.492,- and € 6.148,- depending on your experience and qualifications.
• A holiday allowance of 8% of the gross annual salary and a year-end bonus of 8.3%.
• A solid pension scheme.
• Minimum of 29 holidays in case of full-time employment.
• Excellent facilities for professional and personal development.
• A green campus with lots of sports facilities and an international scientific community.

Information and application

You can submit your application (including CV, list of publications, and names of potential references) no later than 8th of December 2024. As a part of the motivation letter, the applicant should write a vision statement on excellent research and education, including the link the candidate sees with the research line to be developed and the educational programs of the Faculty. First (online) interviews will take place on 16th and 18th of December.

For more information you can contact prof. Geke Ludden (g.d.s.ludden@utwente.nl).

About the organisation

The Faculty of Engineering Technology (ET) engages in education and research of Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Industrial Design Engineering. We enable society and industry to innovate and create value using efficient, solid and sustainable technology. We are part of a ‘people-first' university of technology, taking our place as an internationally leading center for smart production, processes and devices in five domains: Health Technology, Maintenance, Smart Regions, Smart Industry and Sustainable Resources. Our faculty is home to about 2,900 Bachelor's and Master's students, 550 employees and 150 PhD candidates. Our educational and research programmes are closely connected with UT research institutes Mesa+ Institute, TechMed Center and Digital Society Institute.