Postdoctoral Research Assistant Computer Science Oxford Brookes University Ref: 041/17298/AAP

Reference: 041/17298/AAP

Starting salary: £24,273

This is a fixed-term post for nine months.

People at the Centre of Mobile Application Design is a joint project between the Department of Computer Science and Electronics and the Department of Psychology with the aim of providing answers to some of the questions which arise when trying to design usable mobile applications, and so establish the foundations of a usability theory for such applications. The project will also initiate and strengthen interdisciplinary research between the two departments. The project draws on expertise in the two departments in empirical software engineering, interaction design and adult cognition.

You will be responsible for:

Undertaking research in computer science, in particular the usability of mobile applications

Contributing to the production of high quality publications

Making a contribution to the preparation of research grant applications and identifying sources of funding

You should have:

Either a PhD in computer science, cognitive science or related discipline or a PhD close to completion

Experience of dissemination of research findings through high quality publications and/or conference presentations

For an informal discussion about the post and further information, please contact Professor Rachel Harrison (Email: rachel.harrison@brookes.ac.uk Tel: +44(0)1865484506, Mb: +44(0)7894427234)

Closing date: 6 August 2010

Ref: 041/17298/AAP

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