Technische Universiteit Eindhoven Department of Industrial Design
Job description
Course work
The program starts with fourteen months of multidisciplinary course work. The course work is structured into modules of two weeks in which topics from different disciplines are taught, e.g. user experience, interaction technologies, user research methodologies, user interface system technologies and understanding user needs. This part of the curriculum includes interactive workshops, working lectures, practical training, individual and group assignments, self-study, experiment set-ups and laboratory work for design and evaluation. Furthermore, professional development courses are an important part of the curriculum.
In the last part of the regular curriculum students work in small project teams on a design case, in which they apply their knowledge and skills to a concrete problem from a project outside the USI program.
Project
In the second part of the program students work nine months as independent professionals on a large project assignment in industry. These projects are defined and conducted on demand in companies or institutions. They are supervised by coaches from the host organization and the university.
Career perspective
USIs are trained in user-centered design methodologies.They focus on preventing user problems and are equipped with knowledge to come up with solutions that support users at work or at home with their information, communication and entertainment activities. In short, the USI designer"s field of work is the design and development
trajectory of user system interactions for new products, services, and systems. With this background, such designers become part of multidisciplinary design teams within industry, business services, or government institutions.
Examples of positions: usability engineer, usability consultant, human factors engineer, information architect, customer insight specialist etc.
Required education/skills:University Graduate
The User System Interaction Program (USI) is for people who
- want to improve the interaction between people and systems
- desire to make technology truly accessible and beneficial for people
- are interested in technological development and its impact on people
- like to work in multidisciplinary teams in an international ambiance with colleagues from all over the world
- like to be at the forefront of enabling technologies and want to exploit these technologies from the perspective of the end-users
- are challenged by engineering problems and real-world constraints.
The User System Interaction program is open to graduates with a Master’s degree or equivalent in engineering, behavioural sciences or industrial design. Practical experience is an asset.
Job type: Research / AdvisingWorkfield(s):
- Research trainees, non-tenured lecturers, researchers
Organization
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
Department of Industrial Design
The Department of Industrial Design (ID) of the Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (TU/e), founded in 2001, is a rapidly growing department. The department consists of over 500 students at the bachelor, master and PhD level in addition to around 100 staff members. ID focuses on intelligent products, services and networks. These innovative products enable people to interact with the environment in an optimal and flexible way.
Conditions of employmentEstimated maximum salary per month: eur 1500 - 2000
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: 2 years
Maximum hours per week: 40
Additional Information
Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained from:
User System Interaction office
Telephone number: 31(0)402475230
Or additional information can be obtained through the following link:Application
You can apply for this job before 30-04-2008 (dd-mm-yyyy) by sending your application to:
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
IPO 0.17
USI Application Office
Postbus 513
5600 MB Eindhoven
Nederland
E-mail: application.usi@tue.nl
When applying for this job always mention the vacancynumber V51.057.
