Lead HCI Researcher - Immersive Tech & Heritage

National University of Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Singapore is seeking a Research Fellow (HCI Research Lead) to coordinate and drive research in Immersive Technologies for Heritage Engagement. This role involves leading user studies, ensuring compliance, and synthesizing findings for actionable insights. The ideal candidate holds a PhD in a relevant field and has proven experience in HCI and UX evaluation. This position offers collaboration with interdisciplinary teams and the potential for a fixed-term contract.

Qualifications

• PhD in a relevant field such as HCI or UX Research.
• Experience managing and analyzing user studies.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end design and delivery of user studies.
• Define research questions and develop study protocols.
• Conduct research analysis and produce actionable insights.

Skills

Human–Computer Interaction (HCI)

User Studies

Mixed-Methods Data Analysis

Coordination & Stakeholder Management

Strong communication skills

Education

PhD in HCI, UX Research, Interactive Media, Computer Science, Design Research

Job description

Job Title: Research Fellow (HCI Research Lead)

University-Level Unit: College of Design and Engineering

Faculty/Department-Level Unit: Electrical and Computer Engineering

Employee Category: Research Staff

Location_ONB: Kent Ridge Campus

Posting Start Date: 16/03/2026

Job Description

Coordinate and drive research delivery across Immersive Technologies for Heritage Engagement and Preservation projects, with a primary focus on Human Computer Interaction (HCI) evaluation: planning, executing, managing, and analysing user studies across lab and real-world pilot settings, ensuring research rigour, ethics compliance, and actionable insights for iterative prototype improvement, evaluation and publication.

Key Responsibilities

• HCI Research & User Study Leadership
• Lead end-to-end design and delivery of user studies
• Define research questions and develop study protocols
• Manage study operations
• Research analysis and evaluation
• Analyse qualitative and quantitative data (mixed methods) and synthesise findings into clear design/engineering recommendations.
• Maintain cross-project evaluation and reports
• Research coordination
• Coordinate co-design workshops and pilot deployments with grantor and project partners; consolidate requirements and feedback into actionable plans.
• Support dissemination: academic papers, toolkits, demonstrations, and research reports.
  
  

Qualifications

• PhD in HCI, UX Research, Interactive Media, XR, Computer Science, Design Research, or a related field.
  
  

Required Experience & Skills

• Human–Computer Interaction (HCI) & User Studies (Core)
• Strong foundation in HCI methods and UX evaluation for interactive systems
• Demonstrated experience to conduct, manage, and analyse user studies
• Mixed-Methods Data Analysis
• Ability to triangulate findings across methods and produce clear reports for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Coordination & Stakeholder Management
• Proven ability to coordinate multi-stream research work across interdisciplinary teams and external partners
• Strong communication and documentation skills; able to translate stakeholder needs into measurable study outcomes and development priorities.
• Open to Fixed Term Contract
  
  

More Information

Location: Kent Ridge Campus

Organization: College of Design and Engineering

Department : Electrical and Computer Engineering

Employee Referral Eligible: No

Job requisition ID : 32102

Req ID: 32102