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<span style="font-kerning: none; background-color: #ffffff" class="">The Department of Communication and Cognition in the Tilburg School of Humanities and Digital Sciences is looking for an enthusiastic new Assistant Professor in User Experience Design.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none; background-color: #ffffff" class=""><b class="">Job Description</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none; background-color: #ffffff" class="">The candidate will teach courses related to user experience design, rapid prototyping, human-computer interaction, participatory design, interactive information visualisation and/or human-centred
design within the New Media Design track of the Communication and Information Sciences (CIS) program. Additionally, the candidate is expected to set up a new line of research related to user experience design, which will be part of the Tilburg Center for Cognition
and Communication (TiCC).</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none; background-color: #ffffff" class="">The research of the department is part of the Tilburg Center for Cognition and Communication (TiCC). Researchers in TiCC explore cognitive and social aspects of human communication through
a multidisciplinary approach, using both qualitative and quantitative research methods. Core research domains include (in alphabetical order) communication and technology, cross-cultural communication, information visualisation, language production, new media
design, social media research, strategic communication, and non-verbal communication.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none; background-color: #ffffff" class="">The teaching of the department takes place in one of the leading programs in the Netherlands in Communication and Information Sciences (CIS), which consists three tracks: Business Communication
and Digital Media (BDM), Communication and Cognition (CC), and New Media Design (NMD). Annually, the CIS program attracts approximately 120 new bachelor students, 150 new premaster students, and 200 new master students.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none; background-color: #ffffff" class=""><b class="">The successful candidate has</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #ffffff" class=""></span><span style="font-kerning: none; background-color: #ffffff" class="">a PhD in human-computer interaction, communication science, psychology, computer science, industrial design, or a related field, and
has published in international journals or conference proceedings.</span> </li><li style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal;" class="">
<span style="background-color: #ffffff" class=""></span><span style="font-kerning: none; background-color: #ffffff" class="">strong methodological skills.</span>
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<span style="background-color: #ffffff" class=""></span><span style="font-kerning: none; background-color: #ffffff" class="">experience with advanced research techniques (e.g., VR, EEG), or experience with computational modelling and programming are considered
advantageous.</span> </li><li style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal;" class="">
<span style="background-color: #ffffff" class=""></span><span style="font-kerning: none; background-color: #ffffff" class="">acquired (or is willing to acquire) the University Teaching Qualification.</span>
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<span style="background-color: #ffffff" class=""></span><span style="font-kerning: none; background-color: #ffffff" class="">the ability to communicate in English fluently and is able (or willing to learn) to communicate in Dutch.</span>
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<span style="font-kerning: none; background-color: #ffffff" class=""><b class="">Terms of employment</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none; background-color: #ffffff" class="">The positions will be ranked in the Dutch university job ranking system (UFO) as assistant professor (“universitair docent”). The starting gross salary for a full-time appointment is (minimally)
€ 3,637 up to (maximally) € 5,656 gross per month. Positions are full time or 80%, with tasks divided between teaching (60%), management (10%) and research (30%). The start of the employment is negotiable. Successful candidates receive a contract for four
years.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none; background-color: #ffffff" class="">Tilburg University is rated among the top of Dutch employers and has excellent terms of employment, such as a holiday allowance of 8% and an end-of-year bonus of 8.3% (annually), an options
model and reimbursement of moving expenses. Candidates from outside the Netherlands may qualify for a tax-free allowance equal to 30% of their taxable salary. The university will apply for such an allowance on their behalf. The Tilburg School of Humanities
and Digital Sciences will provide assistance in finding suitable accommodation. The collective labor agreement of the Dutch Universities applies.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none; background-color: #ffffff" class="">For more information on this position, please contact dr. Nynke van der Laan, coordinator (<a href="mailto:L.N.vdLaan@tilburguniversity.edu" class="">L.N.vdLaan@tilburguniversity.edu</a>)
or prof. dr. Emiel Krahmer, Head of Department (<a href="mailto:e.j.krahmer@tilburguniversity.edu" class="">e.j.krahmer@tilburguniversity.edu</a>).</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none; background-color: #ffffff" class=""><b class="">Applications</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none; background-color: #ffffff" class="">Applications should include a cover letter in English, a Curriculum Vitae (including the names and contact details of two references), plus your two best, most important publications. The
application deadline is October 28, 2019. Positions are open until filled. The only way to apply is online:
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<span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><i class="">Note: The department also has job vacancies for two tenure track positions in Cognition and Communication, as well as Assistant Professors in Strategic Communication and Computational Linguistics. </i></span></div>
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