Job: KTP Associate – Interaction Designer/Educational Technologist at IET and Sharp

Published: Tue, 11/20/12

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Job: KTP Associate – Interaction Designer/Educational Technologist at IET and Sharp

November 20, 2012


KTP ASSOCIATE – POSTGRADUATE INTERACTION DESIGNER / EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGIST
The Open University’s Institute of Educational Technology (IET) and Sharp Laboratories of Europe Ltd

£21,000-£28,000 Ref: 8432

Fixed term contract for 30 months
Based in Oxford, UK.

Are you looking for a challenging post in an innovative company that aims to become a leader in technology for education? Do you have a relevant postgraduate degree and experience in design of interactive technologies? This exciting 30 month post involves working on a Knowledge Transfer Partnership project to design, develop and evaluate a prototype system for interactive classrooms and online learning. Supervised by Dr Phil Edmonds of Sharp Laboratories of Europe, with Prof. Mike Sharples of the Open University, it also involves user trials with schools to evaluate the technology for input to new product development.

This role offers an excellent opportunity to accelerate career progression with great training opportunities and valuable commercial experience. For more information about the company visit: http://www.sle.sharp.co.uk/

Closing date: 12 December 2012

For detailed information and how to apply go to www.open.ac.uk/employment, or email the Recruitment co-ordinator, at [email protected] quoting the reference number.

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