Dear all, I would like to share a call for a PhD funded we are opening at the INTERACT group <https://interact.oulu.fi/> (University of Oulu). The position is linked to the Horizon project “Democracy meets arts: Critical Change Labs for building democratic cultures through creative and narrative practices” (Critical ChangeLab), starting next April 2023. Below I include a description and the relevant links to the call. Do not hesitate to contact in case you have questions. *Call for a funded PhD position at INTERACT, University of Oulu* We are looking for a person interested in a PhD position for conducting interdisciplinary research combining child-computer interaction, creative/arts-based practices and critical education. The research will be conducted in the context of the European Union funded research and innovation project “Democracy meets arts: Critical Change Labs for building democratic cultures through creative and narrative practices”. The ideal candidate has a critical understanding of technology and making/digital fabrication/prototyping skills. We are looking for bold and creative thinkers willing to embrace participatory design with children and diverse stakeholders to reimagine democracy. Research duties include reviewing relevant literature, collecting empirical data through working with stakeholders (schoolchildren, teachers, activity organizers, and other relevant actors), analyzing the data with help of theoretical frameworks, and writing academic conference and journal publications. The position also includes some teaching duties. Finnish skills are desirable, but not a must. Link to the call: https://rekry.saima.fi/certiahome/open_job_view.html?did=5600&lang=en&id=000... <https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Frekry.saima.fi%2Fcertiahome%2Fopen_job_view.html%3Fdid%3D5600%26lang%3Den%26id%3D000014321%26jc%3D1&data=05%7C01%7Csawhnen1%40aaltofi.mail.onmicrosoft.com%7C3682e68ddef949811f7a08daf55aa103%7Cae1a772440414462a6dc538cb199707e%7C1%7C0%7C638092066841211361%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=LiWG8oVaLPEL9mw3WMuvIolKhRlXKtWyhTpWX3IUUeQ%3D&reserved=0> Application deadline: 28th of February 2023