Job Description

Project description:

Evaluation of Prosocial behaviours through a Mixed Reality full-body interactive experience based on the FuBIntLab system. This system first fosters synchronous activity between four users and then evaluates the degree of prosociality that each user shows with the rest. The system uses two applications with a storytelling interactive narrative and the users are tracked through HTC Vive trackers.

Tasks to be performed:

The candidate will undertake the design, deployment, and evaluation of an experience that fosters prosociality in children between 7 and 12 years old. The candidate will design and perform an experimental design with children participating from school groups. The candidate will also perform the statistical analysis needed to obtain decisive results on the performance of the full-body interactive experience.

Group and complement: Group 2+ Level u

Dedication and working hours: Part time (30 h/week).

Planned remuneration approx: 29.205,46 € gross per year.

Financing fund: RECEU02122 - Segment RECERCA EUROPA - PARES, Narcís

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Bachelor degree.

The expected start date is October 1st, 2026, the job is in Barcelona.

Selection criteria: The selection of the candidates will be made through evaluation of the curriculum and, where appropriate, with the carrying out a test and/or interview. Valuation will be as follows:

1. - Academic Training (0-30 punts/ points).
   • Background in psychology and a masters in “Cognitive Systems and Interactive Media”.
2. - Other professional training and experience, adequacy to the proposed profile (0-50 punts/ points):
   • Ample experience in designing full-body interactive experiences for children between 7 and 12 years old.
3. - Other merits (0-20 punts/ points):
   • The candidate must also have experience in participatory design with children, design of synchronous full-body interactive experiences for MR systems and deep knowledge on how to evaluate prosociality.

The minimum score to pass the selection process is 90 points. The candidate with the highest score in the selection process will be offered the job.

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