The Sociotechnical Centre for Internationalisation and User Experience (SCIUX) is inviting PhD research proposals in the areas of mHealth, User experience and Internationalisation, and Interaction Design for the Workplace. The topic titles are: -HCI should not be WEIRD! Replicating Studies across Countries and Cultures -Sociotechnical design of mHealth applications in resource-constrained environments -Interaction Design for the Workplace Applications are invited from UK and EU students. (Non-EU candidates can apply to study any of these PhD topics with us if they are externally funded for their fees and stipend). Starting Date: 1 September 2013. The Graduate Scholars will register as full-time MPhil/PhD students in one of the above strategic priority areas and will teach up to six hours per week (seminars, tutorials, marking and assisting in monitoring the academic progress of students). The Scholarship will offer: * MPhil/PhD fee waiver at the home/EU rate (scholarship only open to UK/EU students); * Tax-free stipend of £7000 per annum; * Support,subject to satisfactory performance and academic progress, for three years. For more information about the subject areas of these PhD positions and candidate profiles, please visit the link below: https://soc.uwl.ac.uk/~sciux/news/ please contact Dr. Jose Abdelnour Nocera on jose.abdelnour-nocera@uwl.ac.uk for further informal queries on the research topics. For further information about the Graduate Scholarships, please email researchdegrees@uwl.ac.uk indicating the area in which you are interested. You will then be sent details of the specific projects available including the entry criteria for each project and details of the application process. Last date for enquiries: Friday 21 June 2013 Closing date for applications: Sunday 30 June 2013 Dr. José Abdelnour Nocera Reader in Sociotechnical Design Institute for Practice and Interdisciplinary Research (INSPIRE) Head of Sociotechnical Centre for Internationalisation and User Experience University of West London St Mary¹s Road, Ealing ­ London W5 5RF https://soc.uwl.ac.uk/~jabdelno