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The applicant will join the ongoing ERC-funded project ‘intimate touch’ which seeks to produce design exemplars, methods and datasets that can support designers and engineers in creating technologies that use touch to interact with us. The applicant will join an interdisciplinary team that is designing and building novel shape-changing, soft robotic and haptic technologies that touch the body, including parts of the body that are sensitive and taboo to touch. The team is now looking for a post-doctoral researcher who can help to lead lab studies as well as in-situ studies to help evaluate our design work. We aim to create transferable datasets for designing touch interactions that can be used by other engineers and designers. Ideally the applicant would have a background in psychology or neuroscience and would have previous experience in utilizing creative approaches in their work.
What we offer
A position at a leading technical university that generates knowledge and skills for a sustainable future
Engaged and ambitious colleagues along with a creative, international and dynamic working environment
A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree. This eligibility requirement must be met no later than the time the employment decision is made.
Experience leading and conductive quantitative studies of haptic technologies, shape changing technologies, or otherwise technologies that touch the body.
We would prefer if you also have experience conducting studies with qualitative components and analysing any resulting qualitative data.
Preferred qualifications
A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree, obtained within the last three years prior to the application deadline
It is commendable if you have previously taken creative or playful approaches in your application of research methods.
It is commendable is you have experience of working in an interdisciplinary team, and particularly working with designers and / or engineers.
As a person you should be a team player and capable of working on several projects simultaneously
We would prefer if you have direct experience of authoring papers of HCI venues such as ACM CHI, ACM DIS, ACM UIST, ACM Ubicomp among others.
Awareness of diversity and equal opportunity issues, with specific focus on gender equality
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About the employment
The position offered is for, at the most, three years.
A position as a postdoctoral fellow is a time-limited qualified appointment focusing mainly on research, intended as a first career step after a dissertation.
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About KTH
KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm has grown to become one of Europe’s leading technical and engineering universities, as well as a key centre of intellectual talent and innovation. We are Sweden’s largest technical research and learning institution and home to students, researchers and faculty from around the world. Our research and education covers a wide area including natural sciences and all branches of engineering, as well as architecture, industrial management, urban planning, history and philosophy. Read more here
Type of employment: Temporary position Contract type: Full time First day of employment: 1st September 2025 or according to agreement Salary: Monthly salary Number of positions: 1 Full-time equivalent: 100% City: Stockholm County: Stockholms län Country: Sweden Reference number: PA-2025-1485 Contact:
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