The Oslo School of Architecture and Design (AHO) calls for applications for one full-time position as PhD research fellow for a three year period (1 January 2012 – 31 December 2014). The research fellow will be part of a large research project called delTA (meaning deltagelse; taking part).
The delTA project, funded by the Research Council of Norway, has as its core concerns the design and enactment of social media to increase youth participation in society. The project aims to design and develop social web services and applications. The solutions will help businesses with a social mission to create venues where youth and young adults between 15-25 years can express their civic engagement and community involvement, as well as political participation within society.
The PhD position is based at the Institute of Design and requires full attendance through the three years, including participation in the one year research education programme (research school, starting autumn 2012). Close supervision will also be a part of the wider study process. This position is within a wider research project that has practice-based research as its mode of inquiry. It requires participation and contribution to shared inquiry in the related research project as well as doctoral level individual research. The PhD student will collaborate with the project partners NRK, Plan, EddaMedia, Kongsvinger kommune, Opinion and SINTEF. An article-based doctoral thesis format is preferred. Close research collaboration will be supported.
More information about the delTA project:
www.aho.no/delta
www.forskningsradet.no/servlet/Satellite?c=Prosjekt&cid=1253968860804&pagename=ForskningsradetNorsk/Hovedsidemal&p=1181730334233
Requirements: Applicants must hold a master’s degree in design or digital media. Preference is given to qualification and experience in interaction design, with emphasis on social media. The applicant will have an active role in both developing design inputs for young people’s uptake of social media and civic participation as well as formal research publication for doctoral level qualification. Collaboration with other design related research in the project will be required.
The application must include:
- An application letter
- A fully completed application form
- A tentative project description (5 single-spaced pages required in Times 12 point), including a description of research interests, possible research questions, approaches and design experiments, related literature and theory (all within the thematic framework of the delTA project). A bibliography should also be included in the 5 pages.
- CV (contact details, summary of education, positions and academic work, academic publications, design work, competencies in software etc.)
- Copies of educational certificates, transcript of records and letters of recommendation
- List of publications and academic work that the applicant wishes to be considered by the evaluation committee; a design and project portfolio
- Names and contact details of 2-3 references (name, relation to candidate, e-mail and telephone number)
- Applicants who do not have English or a Scandinavian language as their mother tongue: documentation of knowledge of English
- Foreign applicants must attach an explanation of their university’s grading system. Please remember that all documents should be in English or a Scandinavian language.
Position & salary: PhD Research Fellow (SKO 1017), pay grade: 49 (NOK 398 000 per year). Normal employment conditions for state employees apply for the position. AHO has its own company health sevice.
Application deadline: 20. October 2011
Submission of application: The application (with all enclosures) must be submitted in electronic form and should be sent to: Reidun Høydal Reidun.Hoydal@adm.aho.no and postmottak@aho.no
For further information, please contact:
Institute leader Jonathan Romm (delTA project leader, Institute of Design, AHO): jonathan.romm@aho.no, or
Reidun Høydal (research administration AHO): Reidun.Hoydal@adm.aho.no
Birgitte Oppegaard Pollen (research administration AHO): Birgitte.Pollen@adm.aho.no
The Oslo School of Architecture and Design (AHO) is a specialist university providing education within architecture and design and awards the degrees of PhD, Master of Architecture, Master of Industrial Design and Master of Landscape Architecture. AHO offers experience based master’s degrees within urbanism, architectural heritage and IT-related subjects. The school has a wide-ranging research environment in four institutes; AHO has approximately 600 students and 100 employees.