{"id":2547,"date":"2021-01-07T18:16:05","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T16:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webpages.tuni.fi\/gamification\/?p=2547"},"modified":"2021-01-07T18:16:05","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T16:16:05","slug":"positions-1-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webpages.tuni.fi\/gamification\/2021\/01\/07\/positions-1-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Postdoctoral Researcher \/ Researcher \/ Doctoral Researcher (gamification \/ VR, AR, MR \/ esports), 2-4 positions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gamification Group (GG) <\/b>at Faculty of information Technology and Communication Science, Tampere University (headed by <\/span>Prof. Hamari<\/b>) is internationally revered for seminal academic and societal contributions in the areas of novel technologies such as <\/span>motivational information systems<\/b> (e.g. <\/span>gamification, game-based learning, quantified-self, persuasive technologies<\/span><\/i>), <\/span>internet commerce<\/b> (e.g. <\/span>crowdsourcing, crowdfunding, sharing economies, game economies<\/span><\/i>), <\/span>new media<\/b> (e.g. <\/span>esports, streaming, immersive journalism<\/span><\/i>) as well as <\/span>human-computer interaction <\/b>(VR, wearables, transhumanism, user interfaces). However, GG is especially recognized as the birthing ground for the general umbrella field of gamification research where GG is one of the most prolific research groups internationally in its pursuit to wield gameful approaches towards the flourishing of the planet, people and prosperity.<\/span><\/p>\n

The higher education community of Tampere University and Tampere University of Applied Sciences, Finland\u2019s second largest multidisciplinary higher education institution, places its faith in human potential and scientific knowledge. The spearheads of our research and learning are technology, health and society<\/em>. Read more: <\/span><\/i>www.tuni.fi<\/i><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Job Description<\/b><\/p>\n

Work is mainly composed of research activities including research planning, data gathering (possibly including the development of technical solutions for experiments), data analysis, article preparation, dissemination and publishing. Moreover, the candidate is expected to participate in research group and project -wide academic service activities and funding acquisition. Teaching load is between 0-15% which will be negotiated. In the PhD candidate position, candidates will be expected to enroll into an applicable doctoral program in the Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences.<\/p>\n

We especially encourage applicants with keen interest to work within the following profiles to apply. However, all applications in the general area are welcome and sought for.<\/p>\n