KTH – The Royal Institute of Technology – in Stockholm, Sweden School of Computer Science and Communication (CSC) seeks 3-6 PhD students in Human Computer Interaction and 1 PhD student in Media Technology The department of HCI conducts research within Human Computer Interaction, which is the study of the interaction between humans and computerized technical systems. The subject is multi-disciplinary and embraces computer science methods and tools to design system functionality adapted to the user, human science theories and methods to understand, evaluate and improve computerized technical systems for human use. It also includes methodologies for design of interactive computer systems. Anticipated specializations 1. Perceptualization 2. Processes of change 3. Mobile digital services 4. Visualization 5. Computer supported cooperation 6. E-learning The Department of Media Technology and Graphic Arts is a multidisciplinary group focused on technology and methods for supporting human communication over distances in time and space. This includes a wide area of media, from printing and publishing to digital interactive media, from broadcast media to mobile social media. Our education and research also cover the implications and effects of using media technologies from human, social and design perspectives. Anticipated specialization 7. E-learning Application deadline: May 17, 2010 For more information, please visit: http://www.kth.se/om/work-at-kth/vacancies/phd-students-in-human-computer-in... Stefan Hrastinski Assistant Professor of Media Technology KTH Royal Institute of Technology & Uppsala University Lindstedtsv. 3 SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden Office: +46 8 790 65 68 Mobile: +46 739 75 17 47 stefanhr@kth.se www.anst.uu.se/stehr914