TUNI Luottamuksellinen - Confidential (3Y) Dear NordiCHI community, at Tampere University, Finland, we are looking for two highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Fellows to work on the following topics in the field of Human-Technology Interaction (Human-Centered AI design): Position #1: User needs and design of collaborative AI agents in blue-collar workplaces. This research is part of a project funded by NordForsk called CAI-BLUE<https://www.nordforsk.org/projects/nordic-perspectives-collaborative-ai-blue-collar-work-cai-blue>. The research will focus on: ✅ Planning and conducting design research on blue-collar worker needs for AI agents in team collaboration contexts ✅ Defining a design framework for collaborative embodied AI agents in the future workplaces ✅Studying team-level and organisational AI readiness. Position #2: Responsible use of AI in interaction design practice. This research is part of a project funded by NordForsk called RAID<https://www.nordforsk.org/projects/responsible-ai-interaction-design-practice-raid>. The research will focus on: ✅ Planning and conducting empirical research on the current and emerging uses of AI in interaction design practice ✅ Defining design requirements for AI tools that support the changing processes of interaction design ✅Other relevant topics such as understanding of how designers meet the challenges introduced by new regulations, such as the EU AI Act, ethical issues, or educational implications. For details and application instructions, see: https://tuni.rekrytointi.com/paikat/?o=A_RJ&jgid=1&jid=2970 The application deadline is March 2nd, 2026, 23.59 EET. Please share and/or consider applying! -- Kaisa Väänänen Professor, Human-Technology Interaction, Computing Sciences, Tampere University, Finland kaisa.vaananen@tuni.fi<mailto:kaisa.vaananen@tuni.fi> https://research.tuni.fi/kaisa-vaananen/ https://www.<https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaisav/>linkedin<https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaisav/>.com/in/kaisav/<https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaisav/>