Junior Researcher (PhD) in Adaptive XR User Interfaces with Physiological Sensing in the Design & Services Research Community

We invite applications for a fully funded PhD position for three years focusing on adaptive XR user interfaces with physiological sensing. Research activities in the Design and Services RC support the University of Lapland’s strategic spearhead in research. The research is grounded in user-centred design, co-design and the creation of interactive prototypes, supported by advanced laboratory facilities for design prototyping.

The PhD research focuses on investigating user interfaces that adapt in real time based on physiological sensing. The work combines design, technical implementation and empirical evaluation. The candidate will design and prototype adaptive XR interfaces and evaluate how physiological signals can be used to infer user states – such as those related to cognitive load, stress, attention, engagement and fatigue – ...