Research Fellow (HCI Research Lead) (COLLEGE OF DESIGN & ENG, Kent Ridge Campus, SG)

Job Description

Coordinate and drive research delivery across Immersive Technologies for Heritage Engagement and Preservation projects, with a primary focus on Human Computer Interaction (HCI) evaluation: planning, executing, managing, and analysing user studies across lab and real-world pilot settings, ensuring research rigour, ethics compliance, and actionable insights for iterative prototype improvement, evaluation and publication.

Key Responsibilities

1. HCI Research & User Study Leadership

• Lead end-to-end design and delivery of user studies
• Define research questions and develop study protocols
• Manage study operations

2. Research analysis and evaluation

• Analyse qualitative and quantitative data (mixed methods) and synthesise findings into clear design/engineering recommendations.
• Maintain cross-project evaluation and reports

3. Research coordination

• Coordinate co-design workshops and pilot deployments with grantor and project partners; consolidate requirements and feedback into actionable plans.
• Support dissemination: academic papers, toolkits, demonstrations, and research reports.

Qualifications

• PhD in HCI, UX Research, Interactive Media, XR, Computer Science, Design Research, or a related field.

Required Experience & Skills

1. Human–Computer Interaction (HCI) & User Studies (Core)

• Strong foundation in HCI methods and UX evaluation for interactive systems
• Demonstrated experience to conduct, manage, and analyse user studies

2. Mixed-Methods Data Analysis

• Ability to triangulate findings across methods and produce clear reports for technical and non-technical stakeholders.

3. Coordination & Stakeholder Management

• Proven ability to coordinate multi-stream research work across interdisciplinary teams and external partners
• Strong communication and documentation skills; able to translate stakeholder needs into measurable study outcomes and development priorities.

4. Open to Fixed Term Contract

More Information

Location: Kent Ridge Campus

Organization: College of Design and Engineering

Department : Electrical and Computer Engineering

Employee Referral Eligible: No

Job requisition ID : 32102