PhD in HCI & Critical Computing: Deceptive by Design

University of Cambridge; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Cambridge, Department of Computer Science and Technology, invites applications for a fixed-term doctoral studentship in the Aspirational Computing Lab. The project combines human-computer interaction and critical computing, exploring deception-by-design and related topics with supervision from Dr.

Seaborn, offering opportunities for teaching and outreach within a collaborative research environment.

Qualifications

• First-class honours or equivalent in HCI/critical computing.
• Master's degree or related postgraduate work desirable.
• Ability to propose a research question and plan.

Responsibilities

• Train and gain experience in the first half of the year under supervision of Dr. Seaborn and senior researchers.
• Lead the research in the second half and carry out the doctoral dissertation.
• Collaborate on other projects, participate in research communication and outreach, and take on teaching/supervision duties.

Skills

HCI fundamentals

User-centred design

Communication skills

Research methods with human subjects

Data analysis (R)

Deception in computing

Publications/portfolio/open-source

Programming/ML

Interaction design

Research design

Education

First-class honours or equivalent in HCI/critical computing

Masters/postgraduate degree desirable

Tools

R

Job description

The University of Cambridge, Department of Computer Science and Technology, invites applications for a fixed-term doctoral studentship in the Aspirational Computing Lab. The project combines human-computer interaction and critical computing, exploring deception-by-design and related topics with supervision from Dr.

Seaborn, offering opportunities for teaching and outreach within a collaborative research environment.