[AISWorld] Two open doctoral researcher positions in gamification (ethical and sustainable technologies, services and organizational practices) at Tampere University (deadline March 31, 2022)

Mon Mar 28 11:56:51 EDT 2022

  Please find the raw call text below or through these links:
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https://webpages.tuni.fi/gamification/2022/03/08/doctoral-researcher-ethical-positions/
- https://tuni.rekrytointi.com/paikat/?o=A_RJ&jgid=3&jid=1357

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"Are you interested in the ethical ramifications of where novel information
technologies are taking us? Do often wonder whether technological
break-throughs might be taking us towards dystopian scenarios familiar from
sci-fi such as the Black Mirror? Are you curious about how our lives might
be changing through humanity being increasingly mediated by the metaverse?
Do you ever question whether increased datafication, metricization and
gamification will be detrimental to our creativity and well-being? If you
find these questions fascinating, please consider applying for the doctoral
researcher position to seek answers to them."

We are looking for highly motivated researchers, interested in
understanding the ethical design and sustainable implementation of
gamification, gaming technologies and systems into business, management,
service, and marketing at the individual and organizational level. The
positions are associated with the Academy of Finland PROFI 6 funded
profiling area “Games as a platform to tackle grand challenges”.  And the
accepted candidates will work in the Unit of Information and Knowledge
Management at the Faculty of Management and Business, and in close
collaboration with the members of the Gamification Group.

=== JOB DESCRIPTION
The candidate is expected to contribute to the following project under the
supervision of Dr. Nannan Xi “GAMETH | Gamified services towards
sustainable ends with ethical means”
Read more information via this link:
https://webpages.tuni.fi/gamification/projects/gameth/
Work is mainly composed of research activities including research planning,
data gathering, data analysis, article preparation, dissemination, and
publishing. Moreover, the candidate is expected to participate in project
work and funding acquisition. The teaching load is between 0-10% which can
be negotiated. Candidates will be expected to enroll in an applicable
doctoral program at Tampere University. The candidate may start the
enrollment to a doctoral program after the candidate has been recruited,
and therefore, the candidate does not need to hold a doctoral program
position before applying.

=== REQUIREMENTS
The below requirements are the qualities we envision to be suitable for the
tasks defined in this project. However, we encourage all candidates from
any disciplinary background who see themselves contributing to the project
to apply.

1) Minimum qualifications:
- Applicable Master’s degree
2) Research interests or expertise in some of the following:
- Ethics, Sustainable consumption, Consumer literacy, Social
responsibility, Consumer experience, Trust, Cultural dimensions, Cultural
differences
- Technoethics, Dark side of technology, Gamification, Game, Immersive
technology, Virtual media, Metaverse, Augmented reality, Virtual reality
3) Applicants are expected to possess some of the following abilities:
- Qualitative research experience: designing and conducting qualitative
research (such as interviews, workshops and focus groups), familiarity with
qualitative data analysis; AND/OR
- Experiment-based research experience: designing and conducting laboratory
or field experiments, conducting psychophysiological measurement and
quantitative data analysis; AND/OR
- Development & programming: e.g., developing VR, AR or 3D gaming
 environments, implementing multimodal interfaces and psychophysiological
measurements in VR
4) Advantageous qualities:
- Good scientific writing, presentation and communication skills in English
(Finnish language skills are not required)
- Impeccable academic article writing/preparation productivity
- Drive for rigorous and impactful research
- Drive for a career in research

In addition, successful candidates need to apply for and be granted a study
right for a doctoral degree in the doctoral programme of the discipline.
Please visit the admissions webpage
https://www.tuni.fi/en/study-with-us/programmes/doctoral-programmes for
more information on eligibility requirements.

=== WE OFFER
The position will be filled for a fixed-term period until 28 February 2025,
but it may continue after the given date. Work will begin on June 1, 2022,
or as agreed. A trial period of six (6) months applies to all our new
employees. The salary for this position consists of salary from university
and project grant.
The salary will be based on both the job requirements and the employee’s
personal performance in accordance with the salary system of Finnish
universities. According to the criteria applied to teaching and research
staff, the position of a Doctoral Researcher is placed on level 2—4 of the
job requirements scale. A typical starting salary for Doctoral Researchers
is approximately 2400-2500 EUR/month.
We offer a wide range of staff benefits, such as occupational health care,
flexible working hours, excellent sports facilities on campus and several
restaurants and cafés on campus with staff discounts. Please read more
about working at Tampere University.
We are inviting you to be a part of a vibrant, active and truly
international research community. We value interdisciplinarity, as it
allows you to expand your research network and exposes you to new
perspectives and ideas to solve complex research problems and pursue novel
research findings. We are strongly committed to the highest level of
scientific research and the provision of high-quality doctoral education.

=== HOW TO APPLY
Please submit your application through our online recruitment system. The
closing date for applications is 31st March 2022 (23:59 EEST /20:59 UTC).
Please write your application and all the accompanying documentation in
English and attach them in PDF format.
Please attach only the following documents to your application:
- CV
- List of publications
- A motivation letter that briefly outlines: Your tentatively intended
research related to the ethical design and implementation of gaming
technologies and systems in business and service, motivation to apply, your
background and skills related to positions, earliest starting date, and any
other miscellaneous remarks that the candidate wishes to make
- Research plan describing how you are going to research the relevant topic
(max 4 pages)
- Pdf copy of your MSc and BSc degree certificates, including transcripts
of all university records and their English translations (Finnish and
Swedish certificates are also accepted)
- Certificate of language proficiency

=== CONTACT
For more information about the positions, please contact: tenure track
-assistant professor Nannan Xi (nannan.xi(at)tuni.fi, + 358 505205991) and
Professor Juho Hamari (juho.hamari(at)tuni.fi)

With questions about the application process, please contact HR specialist
Inkeri Koskela, inkeri.koskela at tuni.fi