3 March: fyi -- PhD Funding, Denmark
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>At the IT University of Copenhagen a number of Ph.D. openings are
>offered, among these one in User Interface History.
>
>User interface history has so far largely been addressing the
>development of the graphical user interface and the influence of early
>visionaries such as Vannevar Bush, Douglas Engelbart and Alan Kay, i.e.
>"history from above". Contrasting this, the intended approach in the
>present Ph.D. is "history from below" where mundane aspects of user
>interfaces are addressed. Examples of such projects are plugboard
>programming, batch versus online-programming, portraits of user
>interface designers of the 1960s, the role of the pervasive IBM 3270
>protocol, and WordPerfect (a loved and hated menu-driven word processor
>of the 1980s).
>
>Applicants are expected to submit a 3-5 page proposal on a project
>within the area.
>
>The deadline is April 7 at noon Danish time.
>
>Prerequisites: MA in Technology History, History, or similar.
>
>The Ph.D. project will be supervised by Anker Helms Jorgensen, an
>HCI-person who in recent years has been working with the history of
>user interfaces.
>
>For further information on the Ph.D., please visit
>
>
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>For further info on Anker Helms Jorgensen see my (non-updated) webpage
>.
>For a more recent source, see my postings on the blog of my research
>group, many of which address UI History
>
>
>
>Please contact me for further information (but note that I'm away until
>March 10):
>Anker Helms J=F8rgensen, anker@itu.dk, phone: +45 72 18 50 20
>
>
>-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-
>Anker Helms Jorgensen
>Associate Professor, PhD
>IT University of Copenhagen
>Rued Langgaardsvej 7
>DK-2300 Copenhagen S Denmark
>anker@itu.dk http://www1.itu.dk/sw4489.asp
>+45 72 18 50 00
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