[Infovis] Postdoc position in data visualization/physicalization for children at the University of Edinburgh

[Uta Hinrichs]

Dear all (and apologies for cross-posting),

we are looking for a Postdoc in the area of data 
visualization/physicalization to join us at the School of Informatics at 
the University of Edinburgh on the ‘Grasping Data’ project.

Grasping Data is a two-year, interdisciplinary research project between 
the Universities of Edinburgh (the Schools of Education and Informatics) 
and Glasgow (School of Computing Sciences) and project partners 
(Scottish Schools Education Research Centre (SSERC), the Glasgow Science 
Centre, and Edinburgh Zoo) to change how we think about children and 
their personal data. The project goes beyond current emphases on data 
privacy and protection by co-creating cutting-edge, child-centred tools 
and pedagogies with young children, helping them understand and directly 
benefit from their own data. The vision of this project is to empower 
young children (ages 3-8) to create, explore, understand, and directly 
benefit from their personal data through visual and physical data 
representations and bespoke activities.

This post is one of three Postdoc positions, each of which will 
explore ‘Grasping Data’ from the perspective of education, data 
visualization/physicalization and physical computing, respectively. The 
post holder will, thus, work within a large interdisciplinary team led 
by investigators in education (Prof. Andrew Manches (PI) and Dr. Cara 
Wilson), data visualization and HCI (Dr. Uta Hinrichs and Prof. John 
Vines), physical computing (Prof. Stephen Brewster) and the partner 
organizations mentioned above.

We are looking for a candidate who has completed or is in the process of 
completing their PhD in the area of data visualization, design, and/or 
HCI. The candidate should have experience in the design of data 
visualizations and physicalizations, in conducting qualitative and 
quantitative studies "in the wild", and a strong interest (if not 
experience) in working with children to investigate and co-design data 
physicalizations and related activities.

This is a two-year position. The post holder will be based at the 
Institute for Design Informatics (IDI) 
<https://www.designinformatics.org/> at the University of Edinburgh 
(School of Informatics) and the Edinburgh Futures Institute (EFI) 
<https://efi.ed.ac.uk/>. The post is also associated with VisHub 
<https://vishub.net/>, the University of Edinburgh's interdisciplinary 
research group for data visualization and HCI and the Children, 
Interaction, and Design Group (CID) 
<https://www.de.ed.ac.uk/project/children-interaction-and-design-group> 
at the University of Edinburgh’s Centre for Research in Digital Education.

The closing date for applications is*September 13, 2024*. Please include 
the following in your application:

•    Cover letter (3 pages max.) including a statement of motivation for 
applying to this post and outlining relevant research experience.
•    Full CV (resume) and publication list
•    Contact details for 2 referees
•    (optional) A visual portfolio demonstrating experience in 
visualization/physicalization design (can be provided as PDF or web link).

The start date for this post**is *1st January 2025*.

Interviews will be held shortly after the closing date, in September 2024.

More information about this position can be found here: 
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Feel free to share this position within your network and get in touch 
for more information.

Best wishes,

Uta Hinrichs

-- 
Uta Hinrichs, PhD
Reader in Data Visualization
School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh
VisHub, Design Informatics, Edinburgh Futures Institute
uhinrich at ed.ac.uk  |www.utahinrichs.de



-- 
Uta Hinrichs, PhD
Reader in Data Visualization
School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh
VisHub, Design Informatics, Edinburgh Futures Institute

uhinrich at ed.ac.uk  |www.utahinrichs.de