[AISWorld] PhD position in Designing technology for better urban wildlife interactions, Northumbria University, UK

[Dirk van der Linden]

https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/designing-technology-for-better-urban-wildlife-interactions-rdf23-cis-vdlinden/?p151499

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Northumbria Social Computing (NorSC) at Northumbria University in Newcastle
upon Tyne, UK invites applications for a three-year fully funded PhD
position in designing technology for better urban wildlife interactions.
Application deadline is January 27th with the position estimated to start
October '23. The workplace is Northumbria University's main city campus in
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

== About the project ==
Are you interested in making the world a better place for human and animal
alike? Want to use your skills to work on a trans-disciplinary challenge
designing technology that will support and guide urban wildlife
interactions to the benefit of people, animals, and society, all grounded
in the EU’s “One Health” concept? This PhD might be the fit for you.

Your PhD project will be situated in an ongoing strand of (more than)
thuman digital design research at Northumbria University on urban
human-wildlife interactions across the UK establishing a critical
anthrozoologically-informed exploration of the role that technology ought
to play in establishing more-than-human cities. You will be expected to
work on the design and prototyping of platforms for human and urban
wildlife co-existence in a way to promote both human mental & physical
health on the one hand, and increasing understanding and tolerance of the
role of the non-human in the city on the other hand. We have existing
datasets setting out detailed positive and negative urban wildlife
encounters, and ongoing collaborations with anthrozoologists and computer
scientists with which you will be able to collaborate.

If you want to chat about this project and your ideas for it, discuss
whether it’s right for you, and what doing a PhD (at Northumbria) is like,
get in touch with Dirk (dirk.vanderlinden at northumbria.ac.uk).

== The candidate's profile ==
As this is an inherently trans-disciplinary project, you might have a
background in computer science, information systems, human geography,
anthropology, or animal science, with a keen interest in the role of
technology in human-animal relationships.

Formal profile requirements include:
* Academic excellence of the proposed student i.e. 2:1 (or equivalent GPA
from non-UK universities [preference for 1st class honours]); or a Masters
(preference for Merit or above); or APEL evidence of substantial
practitioner achievement.
* Appropriate IELTS score, if required.
* Applicants cannot apply for this funding if they are already a PhD holder
or if currently engaged in Doctoral study at Northumbria or elsewhere.

Please note: to be classed as a Home student, candidates must meet the
following criteria:
* Be a UK National (meeting residency requirements), or
* have settled status, or
* have pre-settled status (meeting residency requirements), or
* have indefinite leave to remain or enter.

== How to apply ==
For further details of how to apply, entry requirements and the application
form, see

https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/research/postgraduate-research-degrees/how-to-apply/


For applications to be considered for interview, please include a research
proposal of approximately 1,000 words and the advert reference
(RDF23/CIS/VDLINDEN).

Deadline for applications: 27 January 2023

Start date of course: 1 October 2023 tbc

== Funding information ==
Home and International students (inc. EU) are welcome to apply. The
studentship is available to Home and International (including EU) students
and includes a full stipend at UKRI rates (for 2022/23 full-time study this
is £17,668 per year) and full tuition fees. Studentships are also available
for applicants who wish to study on a part-time basis over 5 years (0.6
FTE, stipend £10,600 per year and full tuition fees) in combination with
work or personal responsibilities).

*Dr Dirk van der Linden | Senior Lecturer @ NorSC Lab*
Department of Computer and Information Sciences
Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
*web: *www.profdirk.com / www.tech4animals.org
*twitter:* @dirkvdlinden <https://twitter.com/dirkvdlinden>
<http://www.dirkvanderlinden.eu/>