The submission procedure is available until 13th November 2023, not later than 5 p.m. (Rome time) on the PICA platform (link to the platform is available in the call above).
Starting date: December 1st 2023.
Topic: Characterizing and Measuring Visual Information Literacy
Description: The research activity is within the above titled PRIN project, and aims at characterizing and measuring the literacy of people in reading and writing Data Viz, Infographics and the like. The project will be articulated around some main goals: exploring the neuro-cognitive models of learning and learning progress; identifying a model of explanation for how people evolve their literacy on Visual Information; build and assess the related construct by creating an items bank and administering questionnaires to users.
Work environment: The work to be done has a fair balance between "desk work" and having to do with people for carrying out experiments with them. The work team will as much as possible maintain a fresh, open eye over new ideas, availability in case of discussion of ah-ah moments, and will promote the constructive dialogue with other team members, such as experts in the domain of HCI, learning, and statistics.
Admission requirement: Master’s Degree in Computer science, Computer engineering, or a legally equivalent qualification.
Working Place: The candidate will be working at the Department of Economics and Management, University of Brescia - Italy. The supervisor is Prof. Angela Locoro (https://www.unibs.it/it/ugov/person/229457).
Very Appreciated Skills: The ideal candidate must have carried out research in the field of Human Computer Interaction and / or Data Visualization, and in particular should have a basic knowledge of psychometric measurement of users' performance and the design of interactive interfaces / Data Viz
Contract Type and Salary: This is a 24-month, full-time, non-permanent contract. The salary is approximately EUR 1,900 net per month.
For any further information that you may require about the call and the project, do not hesitate to contact me at the references below.
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Angela Locoro, PhD
Professore Associato / Associate Professor
Dipartimento di Economia e Management / Department of Economics and Management