Junior researcher in future-oriented design approaches

The LAB University of Applied Sciences is seeking a curious and motivated junior researcher (doctoral student) in future-oriented design approaches. The position is part of the multidisciplinary research group Design for Futures at the LAB Institute of Design and Fine Arts and includes doctoral studies at LUT University.

As a junior researcher, you will study how future-oriented design approaches, such as speculative design, design fiction, transition design, or critical design, support organisations and communities in anticipating change and designing for long-term impact.

Research focus

Your work in the research group and your dissertation can focus on areas such as how designers adopt and adapt future-oriented design approaches and methods in practice and the benefits and challenges of these approaches and methods. We invite applicants to propose their specific research topic in their research plan, attached to the application.

What we expect...