Postdoctoral research fellow in Media technology

Södertörn University is a higher education institution in Stockholm that conducts education, research, and collaboration for sustainable societal development. We have around 13,500 students, 80 programmes and 340 courses, and we conduct education and research in the humanities, social sciences, technology and natural sciences. The university also offers police education and teacher education with an intercultural profile. A great deal of our research relates to the Baltic Sea region and Eastern Europe. We combine subjects, perspectives, people and experiences, and are worldminded, curious and questioning, searching for surprising syntheses, challenges and development.

Media Technology is an interdisciplinary subject that focuses on the design of interactive media, combining technology and design perspectives with knowledge of human interaction with digital media. Media Technology offers education at Bachelor’s and Master’s levels, in fields such as game design, UX design, media production and user research. Research in the subject at Södertörn covers the design, use, and societal implications of interactive media, with a particular focus on design research and human-computer interaction. Our research is divided into four themes: Games and storytelling; Design and making; Participatory and norm critical design; and Media technology and learning.

The university’s website offers an overview of the subject of Media Technology and our publications.

Job description
Media Technology at Södertörn University welcomes applications for the position of postdoctoral research fellow from people who aims to help further our research. As a postdoc, you are expected to conduct autonomous research that is linked to our research activities in one or more of the following areas: 

• Games and storytelling 
  • Game design research
  • Interactive digital narratives
• Design and making
  • Co-creation and co-coding with AI
  • Studies of design and maker practices
  • Embodied and physical interaction
• Participatory and critical design
  • Participatory design processes
  • Activism and feminist HCI
  • Sustainable digital transformations
  • Norm critical design
• Media technology and learning
  • The digitalisation of education

As a postdoc, your primary task is to conduct and publish research in your chosen field. You are expected to participate actively in the subject’s research environment and to collaborate with colleagues. Your duties may also include the development of research activities and participation in the academic community through work as a reviewer, external expert or lecturer. Some teaching is included in your duties, but at no more than 20 per cent of the total scope of employment. Teaching is conducted in English. Administrative duties may also occur, such as organising seminars and workshops. 

As a postdoc, you will also have the opportunity to become involved in the university’s interdisciplinary research platforms. Media Technology is particularly active in the following two platforms:

• EcoJust: Focuses on ecologically and socially just sustainability transformations through interdisciplinary collaborations that aim to develop innovative solutions to environmental and sustainability challenges. 
• Digital transformations: Analyses the historical, cultural, economic and technological mechanisms, drivers and consequences of the transition from an analogue to a digital society. 

Qualifications
An individual is qualified to apply for a position as a postdoctoral research fellow if they have a doctoral degree, or a qualification from abroad that is equivalent to a doctoral degree. This requirement must be fulfilled at the time the decision on employment is made. 

Primary consideration should be given to someone who was awarded the above qualifications within the three years prior to the deadline for application for employment as a postdoctoral research fellow. Someone who has a doctoral degree or a qualification from abroad that is equivalent to a doctoral degree from an earlier date may be considered if there are exceptional circumstances. Exceptional circumstances are leave due to ill health, parental leave, positions of trust in trades union organisations, service in the Swedish armed forces, or other similar circumstances, as well as clinical practice or other practice/commissions relevant to the subject. 

For this position, a good ability to express yourself both verbally and in writing in English is required.

You must also have the personal skills necessary to do your job well and to represent the university in a way that benefits its activities.

Research expertise is demonstrated through a scholarly thesis and other scholarly publications in the relevant subject area and participation in research projects. 

Grounds for assessment
The following grounds for assessment have been established for this position (in order of importance). The below items must be documented.

• Research skills in areas relevant to Media Technology’s research themes
• Skills in conducting research in collaboration with other researchers and/or external partners
• Good cooperation skills

For complete information about qualifications and the criteria for assessing them, please read Södertörn University’s Appointments Procedure

Employment
This position is full time and is limited to a period of 24 months. Start date as agreed.

Application
The application deadline is 25 November 2024.

Additional information
Martin Jonsson, Professor of Media Technology, subject coordinator, tel: +46 (0)70 371 3159, martin.jonsson@sh.se
Johan Bornebusch, Head of Department, Media Technology, tel: +46 (0)70 373 1013, johan.bornebusch@sh.se
Marie Granroth, HR Generalist, marie.granroth@sh.se

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