The University of Luxembourg is an international research university with a distinctly multilingual and interdisciplinary character. The University was founded in 2003 and counts more than 6,700 students and more than 2,000 employees from around the world. The University’s faculties and interdisciplinary centres focus on research in the areas of Computer Science and ICT Security, Materials Science, European and International Law, Finance and Financial Innovation, Education, Contemporary and Digital History. In addition, the University focuses on cross-disciplinary research in the areas of Data Modelling and Simulation as well as Health and System Biomedicine. Times Higher Education ranks the University of Luxembourg #3 worldwide for its “international outlook,” #20 in the Young University Ranking 2021 and among the top 250 universities worldwide.
The Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) brings together expertise from the humanities, linguistics, cognitive sciences, social and educational sciences. People from across 20 disciplines are working within the Faculty. Along with the disciplinary approach a very ambitious interdisciplinary research culture has been developed.
The faculty’s research and teaching focuses on social, economic, political and educational issues with the common goal of contributing to an inclusive, open and resourceful society. The FHSE offers four Bachelor and 15 Master degrees and a doctoral school providing students with the necessary knowledge and high-qualified skills to succeed in their future career.
Your Role…
The successful candidate will join a dynamic and interdisciplinary team of researchers working on how to use and create digital technologies to study and improve how humans learn (https://xcit.org/).
This team has developed a suite of tools, using a rich stack of technologies to support them. These tools include video games, a modular online survey platform, a customizable cognitive assessment platform, data management and processing tools, and much more (for an overview of these technologies, see: http://behaverse.org/).
Your role in this team will be to use, maintain, document, and possibly improve the technologies that have been developed so far in the context of cognitive science research and orchestrate data collection campaigns where data is collected from people using those technologies online. As a research and development specialist you will also play a role in the various national and international research projects of the team as well as the exploitation of the results.
The main tasks will be to:
- Learn how to use and maintain the Behaverse technology stack
- Research and support efforts to improve Behaverse
- Run data collection campaign using Behaverse
- Data management and processing
- Contribute to the processing of the data and the exploitation of the results
The successful candidate will become a member of the xCIT team within the Department of Behavioral and Cognitive Science of the Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Science at the University of Luxembourg.
What we expect from you…
The set of skills we are looking for is quite large and it is therefore likely that no one candidate will have all the required skills. We are looking for candidates with relevant profiles that match many (but not necessary all) of our criteria and who will be eager and able to autonomously acquire the remaining skills on the job.
- Excellent Master’s degree (or beyond) in Computer Science or Cognitive Science related fields, with a strong technical, programming component.
- Highly valued hard skills include:
- C#
- Unity
- NET Core
- Python
- Javascript
- Git
- Linux/Web system administration
- Highly valued soft skills include:
- Autonomy
- Reliability
- Well organized
- Eager to learn and eager to teach
- Experience working in teams and communication skills
- Awareness of privacy and security concerns
- Experience and strong interest in cognitive sciences and digital technologies for research
- Experience with scientific research, open science best practices and outreach/teaching
- Excellent command of English; French, German and Luxembourgish are considered an asset but not required.
In Short…
- Contract Type: Permanent
- Work Hours: Full Time 40.0 Hours per Week
- Starting date: January 2023
- Location: Belval
- Job Reference: UOL05147
How to apply…
Applications should be submitted online and include:
- Motivation letter (max. two pages)
- Curriculum vitae
- Portfolio, Writing and work samples (e.g., Ph. D. thesis, journal article)
- Copies of diplomas
- Names and contact details of two academic referees
Early application is highly encouraged, as the applications will be processed upon reception. Please apply formally through the HR system. Applications by email will not be considered.
The University of Luxembourg embraces inclusion and diversity as key values. We are fully committed to removing any discriminatory barrier related to gender, and not only, in recruitment and career progression of our staff.
Here’s what awaits you at the University
- Multilingual and international character. Modern institution with a personal atmosphere. Staff coming from 90 countries. Member of the “University of the Greater Region” (UniGR).
- A modern and dynamic university. High-quality equipment. Close ties to the business world and to the Luxembourg labour market. A unique urban site with excellent infrastructure.
- A partner for society and industry. Cooperation with European institutions, innovative companies, the Financial Centre and with numerous non-academic partners such as ministries, local governments, associations, NGOs …
Further information…
Contact: pedro.cardosoleite@uni.lu