Job posting: Senior Research Scientist in the research domain "Embodied Interaction"

[Design Research Lab]

Deutsche Telekom AG, Europe's leading telecommunications company, is expanding its corporate research and development centre - Deutsche Telekom Laboratories - in Germany's vibrant capital Berlin in collaboration with the Technische Universität Berlin.

Deutsche Telekom Laboratories' mission is to explore and develop new information and communication technologies that lay the foundations for Deutsche Telekom's future products and services.

Deutsche Telekom Laboratories comprises a technology-oriented Strategic Research Laboratory and an application-oriented Innovation Development Laboratory.

As a joint venture between a company at the cutting edge of information technology and a leading German research university, Deutsche Telekom Laboratories offers an unprecedented combination of academic freedom, practical focus, and the resources of a major corporation.

Deutsche Telekom Laboratories are housed on the main campus of the Technische Universität Berlin with about 30,000 students and several research institutes working in various areas of information and communication technology.

Our Strategic Research Laboratory already includes around 70 senior research scientists and doctoral candidates. The Design Research Lab (www.drlab.org) is currently seeking a high-calibre

Senior Research Scientist in the research domain "Embodied Interaction"

Successful applicants have recently completed a doctoral degree, e.g., in design research, HCI, user experience, or other disciplines related to the areas mentioned.

The Senior Research Scientist should work within the Design Research Lab for both independent and collaborative interdisciplinary projects. Besides, (s)he should also contribute actively to the research and intellectual development of Ph.D. students, to teach when opportunities arise and to build international collaborative networks. The focus of the research theme lies in the development and investigation of new interaction principles for information and communication technologies, among other things for mobile interaction. The Sernior Research Scientist should therefore have comprehensive knowledge and competence in the HCI context as well as interests in one or more of the following areas:

* Interaction Design (Hard/Software)
o Conception
o Prototyping
o Realization
o Evaluation
* Research Methods in Design
o Qualitative Methods
o Quantitative Methods
* Embodied HCI
* Design Theory
* Excellent English skills
* Team player

Please send your application no later than by June 26, 2009. Outstanding candidates will be invited to give a presentation and have interviews with members of the Recruiting Committee in Berlin. The next symposium is planned for August 27/28, 2009. Please consult our web site www.laboratories.telekom.com for possible date changes.

Technische Universität Berlin and Deutsche Telekom AG envisage to ensure equal opportunity for men and women, applications from female candidates with the advertised qualifications are explicitly solicited. Provided qualifications are equal, persons with disabilities will be preferred.

Application materials should include, in a single pdf file in this order, (a) cover letter, (b) one-page statement of research objectives, (c) curriculum vitae, (d) list of publications, and (e) contact information of at least three individuals who may serve as references.

Applications shall be submitted electronically to the attention of Prof. Dr. Gesche Joost to laboratories.researchscientist@....