Postdoctoral Researcher in Systemic Design for Complex Collective Planning

Postdoctoral Researcher in Systemic Design for Complex Collective Planning

The School of Architecture, Art and Design (EAAD) is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to pursue research in collaboration with design faculty in study and development of state-of-the-art deliberation process and technical systems for enhancing collective wisdom in planning contexts. Working with Faculty of Excellence Professor Peter Jones, the postdoctoral candidate will collaborate on studies to develop, enhance, and evaluate dialogic design processes for democratic deliberation in complex multi-stakeholder decisions, planning, and design. An ongoing project at Tec de Monterrey involves the design of systems for stakeholder participation in complex decisions requiring democratic participation of various roles and commitments. We are planning a series of short structured dialogues to design and evaluate a democratic deliberation process to address interventions proposed to resolve major policy challenges across Latin America. For this purpose, a problematique or structure mapping is constructed and modeled using Logosofia software to identify high-leverage opportunities and intervention points, drawing on the collective wisdom and knowledge of the group.

The candidate is expected to have a prior scientific understanding of systemic dialogue methodologies (IBIS, Syntegration, or Dialogic Design) and some familiarity with relevant software tools, such as interpretive structural modeling, Cogniscope, or Compendium. Experience with convening deliberation for public or stakeholder engagement will be helpful, to better inform not only practice, but new theory formation to support consensus resolution in complex planning and decisions. Expert knowledge in qualitative system modeling, leverage analysis, process mapping, influence mapping (e.g. ISM or systemigrams), or organizational process models is essential. This is a new area of research in EAAD, but collaborations are expected in other Tec schools, where transdisciplinary research will be developed for knowledge creation and process design that will benefit stakeholders in business, engineering, and public policy. Knowledge of systemic design and complexity theory is highly desirable, but can also be learned within the position as well.

Project-specific requirements are defined for the position:

• Education: Relevant PhD (design, complexity, decision science)
• Prefer the candidate is located in CDMX, or Monterrey
• Commitment to leading innovative research in deliberation systems, dialogue and issue modeling, and social complexity in decision problems.
• Assist Dr. Jones in developing studio and online pedagogy for training students and stakeholders in dialogic design and mixed-group decision making.
• Ability to manage and lead research projects and administration of research budget and documentation.
• One year base commitment, can be extended on request.

General responsibilities

• Carry out research with limited supervision leading to publication of 3-4 articles/year in high impact peer-reviewed journals (Q1-Q2), and presentations at international conferences.
• Actively participate in research seminars and recognized conferences and disseminate research findings as opportunities arise.
• Assist with research activities and carry out research to meet research objectives, milestones, and reporting deadlines.
• Contribute to preparation or, when appropriate, lead preparation of research proposals for internal or external funding agencies.
• Prepare written reports on progress of research work, ensuring that research data presented in these reports are in a publication quality format.
• Promote and develop strategic partnerships with industry organizations with Tec faculty.
• Interact with relevant professional and industry stakeholders to foster collaborative partnerships and demonstrate active exploration and engagement in wider research connections in the university.
• Actively participate in professional activities including consulting, workshops and executive education courses for external participants.
• Carry out administrative activities and obligations primarily related to research area.
• Assist in provision of leadership in the discipline and foster excellence in research.
• Extend knowledge of the discipline impacting on the field.

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