Junior Researcher (PhD student) in Interactive Media and Learning
Application End :  Saturday May 08 2010
The University of Luxemburg invites applications for the following vacancy in its Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education
Junior Researcher (Phd student) in Interactive Media and Learning
•Ref. F3-060019
•2- year fixed term contract, renewable, full-time/40 hrs
•Student AND employee status
The assistant will be a member of the LCMI research unit (Languages, Culture, Media and Identities).The research activities of LCMI are focused on understanding and analysing multiple learning and development conceptions of individuals and organisations, in the framework of a (multi-)culturally defined society. He/she will work under the tutelage of Professor Dr. Charles Max.
Activities
The successful candidate will take up his/her research within one of the following research foci, currently developed within the research group:
a) interactive (including social) media and processes of learning and development
b) multimodal interaction and learning involving relevant analytical tools and methodologies
Specifically, this work would
• fit with activities dealing with media/technology enhanced learning, users' needs analysis and capacity building in formal/informal learning settings
• contribute to the analysis of media/knowledge management devices (including gaming and MU environments) in terms cultural tools
• be grounded in data-driven empirical research, gathered in natural and/or semi-experimental diversified (e.g., virtual/semi-virtual) working/learning contexts
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to teach in the domain of «media, interaction and design » or « activity, development and intervention » within the Master programme «Learning and Development in multilingual and multicultural contexts».
Profile
•MA degree (or equivalent) and other relevant experiences in one of the following fields, their intersections or domains of specialisation:
•learning sciences
•ICT or digital media literacy
•interactional studies,
•multimodal knowledge management,
•activity related research and process-oriented methodologies
•bring along a clear interest in and experience for working with empirical data in the field of interactive media and learning
•be committed to the enhancement of research within the specific field “Development, Interaction, Cognition and Activity” and in the UL Research Priority “Education and Learning in Multilingual and Multicultural Contexts”.
As the candidate has to integrate into a multilingual teaching and research team, she/he has excellent command (written and spoken) of at least two of the following languages: French, German, English. Furthermore, excellent self-management skills, intercultural and inter-institutional awareness as well as a spirit of team-work are a  prerequisite for this position.
For further information please contact:
Prof. Dr. Charles Max
Phone: (+352) 46 66 44 9413
Mail: charles.max
Offer:
•A personal work space at the University (full-time contract requires the assistant to work on the University premises).
•An attractive remuneration.
•The opportunity to participate in the development of analytical means and situated implementations of media devices with regard to learning and development.
•Benefit from and expand a larger data-set involving medial/multimodal driven learning in highly relevant contexts.
•The opportunity to develop his/her academic profile within an international research environment focusing on features of learning and development in the media-bound knowledge society.
Applications:
Candidates should submit the following documents:
•Motivation letter;
•Curriculum vitae
•Overview/record of potentially related projects, activities and publications (including blogs etc.)
•Copies of diploma
•Outline of potential PhD-project (not more than 6 pages, including references)
Please address your application until May 8th, 2010 to:
University of Luxembourg,
Campus Walferdange
Marianne Graffe
LCMI secretary
B.P. 2
L-7201 Walferdange
G.D. Luxembourg
The University is an equal opportunity employer

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