Associate Professor in Design of Safety-Critical Systems

The Department of Design seeks an Associate Professor in Design of Safety-Critical Systems with a research focus on human-centred design for the maritime domain, including autonomous and remote operations. Responsibilities include teaching, conducting high-level research, and contributing to securing external funding. Applicants require a PhD in a design-related field, pedagogical competence, and strong experience in experimental design research and industrial design.

• Norwegian language skills at level B2
• New employees who do not speak a Scandinavian language by appointment is required, within three years, to demonstrate skills in Norwegian or another Scandinavian language equivalent to level B2 of the course for Norwegian for speakers of other languages at the Department of Language and Literature at NTNU.
• You must document relevant basic competence in teaching and supervision at a university/higher education-level, as referenced in the NTNUs guidelines for academic positions.
• If this cannot be documented, you will be required to complete an approved course in university pedagogy within two years of commencement.
• NTNU offers qualifying courses.
• You must qualify for the position of associate professor in accordance with the following requirements:
• A doctoral degree (PhD) in design, interaction design, industrial design, or a closely related field
• Experience with experimental design research, user studies, interaction design and industrial design
• Strong technological understanding and experience collaborating with technology environments and industry
• Documented research competence with publications at a high international level
• Good language skills in English, both written and spoken
• A strong research and/or professional background in human-centred design, human-computer interaction (HCI), human factors, user experience (UX) or industrial design
• Experience in obtaining external funding
• Experience in building and operating advanced research infrastructure
• Experience in establishing consortia and collaboration with multiple external partners
• Experience with research dissemination in different formats
• Experience with innovation or entrepreneurship
• Has high academic ambitions and strong motivation to build an internationally leading research environment
• Contributes positively to an inclusive, pedagogical and creative learning environment
• Is able to combine analytical research, teaching and practical design work