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Effie Law <[log in to unmask]>
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**_Job Title_: PhD Studentship in Human Computer Interaction (HCI)

_Institution_: ETH Zürich, Switzerland

_Workplace_: Computer Engineering and Networks Laboratory (TIK), ETH 
Zürich, Switzerland (http://www.tik.ee.ethz.ch)

_Description_:
Applications are invited for a SER (State Secretariat for Education and 
Research) funded PhD studentship at TIK (Computer Engineering and 
Networks Laboratory) of ETH Zürich, Switzerland.  The candidate will 
primarily be responsible to conduct a research project in the field of 
Human Computer Interaction (HCI).  Specifically, the project aims to 
tackle various issues in usability science, including substantiating the 
underlying theoretical groundwork, developing formal and informal 
approaches to tracking the effectiveness of usability evaluation, and 
augmenting existing usability tools to meet emerging user and system 
requirements.  The candidate will also work as a Scientific Secretary 
for an international project (COST Action 294), in which leading 
researchers in the field of usability evaluation are involved.

_Education_:
The successful candidate holds a Diploma (or M.Sc.) acceptable for 
matriculation at the ETH Zürich and has a strong background in Cognitive 
Psychology and Statistics.  Working knowledge in Computer Science is 
desirable.  In addition, the following skills and abilities are deemed 
essential: Fluent spoken and written English; Good interpersonal, oral 
and written communication skills; Ability to work independently, 
collaboratively and flexibly; High motivation for and commitment to 
academic research.

_Entrance upon_: May 2005 or later by agreement

_Duration of Appointment_: Probation period of 3 months, to be extended 
yearly till March 2009

_Remarks_: Financial support is in accordance with the scale of the 
Swiss National Science (SNF) Foundation.  Additional income for the 
administrative tasks will be awarded by the aforementioned international 
project. 
Candidates can send your application package (CV with contact 
information of three referees, supporting statement and other relevant 
documents for consideration) to the address given below or /preferably/ 
via email ([log in to unmask]) in the form of a PDF with your surname as 
filename. For further inquiry, please contact Dr. Effie Law.

_Contact address_: Dr. Effie Law, Institut TIK, ETH Zentrum, 
Gloriastrasse 35, CH-8092 Zürich, Switzerland

_Email_:  [log in to unmask]

_Keywords_: human-computer interaction, usability science, evaluation 
models, formal and informal methods



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