Job Description

We are hiring a postdoctoral researcher for a funded, teen-centered project focused on AI safety and youth digital well-being. The project designs and evaluates empowerment-oriented mobile tools that do not rely on monitoring or enforcement, supporting healthier teen–mobile technology relationships.

The postdoctoral researcher will lead the end-to-end research and development cycle: from mixed-method empirical grounding (e.g., cultural probes, interviews/focus groups, and co-design) to translating findings into design requirements, iteratively prototyping a mobile app system, and running a real-world deployment and evaluation with adolescent participants. The role involves close collaboration with faculty, students, and community/non-profit partners in Singapore, and (as relevant) coordination with a developer/UX designer to ensure technical feasibility and responsible integration of AI-related features. Expected outcomes include a deployable research prototype, rigorous evidence on empowerment and reflective engagement, and publications in top-tier HCI/CSCW venues.

Qualifications

Required qualifications
Applicants must have:
•    A PhD (completed by start date preferred*) in a relevant field, such as HCI, CSCW, Information Science, Interaction Design, Computer Science (human-centered), Digital Health, STS, or related areas
•    An active publication record in leading HCI/CSCW venues and/or related journals
•    Demonstrated ability to lead end-to-end research projects with strong project management and collaboration skills
•    Strong qualitative research and design research capability (study design, fieldwork, analysis, synthesis into system requirements)
•    Demonstrated prototyping ability, including rapid iteration toward mid- to high-fidelity mobile prototypes (or equivalent evidence of deployed interactive systems)

Preferred qualifications
•    Background in Human–AI interaction, AI safety/responsible AI, algorithmic experience, or sociotechnical systems research
•    Ability to design and deploy mobile app prototypes (Android/iOS or cross-platform), especially for field studies
•    Familiarity with teen/adolescent mental health, youth digital well-being, online safety, or school/community-based research
•    Participatory design experience with youth and/or community partners; experience navigating ethics for adolescent research

More Information

Location: Kent Ridge Campus

Organization: College of Design and Engineering

Department : Division of Industrial Design

Employee Referral Eligible: No

Job requisition ID : 31860