Looking for Research Assistants at School of Design, Southern University of Science and Technology 1 HCI & Interaction design 2 Materials Design, Materials Science and Engineering Enza MIGLIORE Assistant Professor SUSTech School of Design Enza Migliore is a researcher and educator in design, focusing on materials exploration through the interdisciplinary collaboration of Design, Materials Science, and Art and Experimental and Speculative Design practices. She is currently an Assistant Professor at SUSTech School of Design. Enza holds a Ph.D. in Design and Innovation from the Second University of Naples and an MSc in Industrial Design, specializing in Product Design, from La Sapienza University of Rome. From 2017 to 2019, she conducted Post-Doctoral Research about a critical perspective on materials, their meaning, and cultural bias at AIIT, Metropolitan University of Tokyo. Enza collaborates with materials scientists and artists to envision new materials’ scenarios, meanings, opportunities, and knowledge. Through her research, she informs scientific laboratories with systemic knowledge, new practices, and opportunities by design. Her present and future research explores materiality through the lenses of a post-human perspective at different scales. She aims to operate outside the binary of human/non-human and to explore new philosophical currents and notions as theoretical frames for design generation. The focus will be on new ways of conceiving and designing materials, objects, and manufacturing processes that consider the interconnection of human beings as part of nature and machines. A major interest is to generate design models in Bio-Design, dedicated to the ecology and the relationship between design and nature, exploring interactions with biology.Materialities Research Grouphttps://www.enzamigliore.com/Work closely with the team leader, conduct research, and develop content. They will be required to: Assist in conducting basic and empirical research; Setting and conducting experiments on technology-mediated human-plant, material-environment and/or human-material interactions; Data analysis and Interpretation; Build prototypes; Perform any other duties as assigned by the project leader.
Qualifications and Experience for all positionsDesign research experience (e.g., data collection and analysis, materials experiements, qualitative and quantitative methods; paper writing; etc...) An excellent command of English and Chinese (written and spoken). The working language is English.
Qualifications for specific positions- Master's degree in relevant fields, such as Computer Science, and any HCI related fields.
- Master's degree in relevant fields, such as Industrial Design, Interaction Design, Materials Science and Engineering.
Compensation is according to the university standards for research assistants. Minimum six months (negotiable) The ideal starting date is March 2024. To apply, please send a brief motivation and your CV (English) to emigliore@sustech.edu.cn. For questions, do not hesitate to contact emigliore@sustech.edu.cn. 
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