APTPUO- Winter 2026-DTI6103 W

Location:

Main Campus

Session:

2026 Winter Semester Trimestre dhiver

Faculty:

Facult de gnie / Faculty of Engineering

Unit:

School of Engineering Design and Teaching InnovationPT

Course Title:

User Research

Course Code:

DTI6103

Section:

W

Course Description:

Understanding users behaviours needs motivations and challenges in user experience (UX); Common user research methods including interviews surveys focus groups contextual inquiries; Principles and guidelines for generative & evaluative research; methods in qualitative and quantitative user research; Tools and techniques for inperson and remote research and moderated vs automated approaches; heuristic evaluations and usability testing.

Posting limited to:

Professeur tempspartiel rgulier / Regular PartTime Professor

Date Posted:

May 14 2025

Applications must be received BEFORE:

June 14 2025

Expected Enrolment:

30

Approval date:

May 14 2025

Number of credits:

1.5

Work Hours:

19.5

Course type:

B

Posting type:

Rgulier / Regular

Language of instruction:

Anglais English

Competence in second language:

Passive

Course Schedule:

Lundi Monday 19:0022:00 The course is only jan to Feb 2026

Requirements:

The priority will be given to applicants who have a PhD in Psychology or related Discipline with a thesis in User Experience (UX). Applicants must have three to five years industry experience demonstrating mastery of current practice and theory in all aspects of user research as it relates to UX design. Expert knowledge of user behavior theories and common user research methods including tools and techniques for research evaluation and testing. Applicants must have significant experience managing and mentoring multidisciplinary user research projects involving individuals with diverse backgrounds (technology psychology creative arts management).

Additional Information and/or Comments:

An acceptable level of education and/or experience could be viewed as being equivalent to the educational required and/or demonstrated experience. If you are invited to continue the selection process please notify us of any adaptive measures you might require. Information you send us will be handled respectfully and in complete confidence. Employees are required under provincial law to successfully complete all mandatory legislated training. The list of training may be modified by provincial law.

The hiring process will be governed by the current APTPUO collective agreements; you can click here for the main unit here for the OLBI unit or here for the Toronto/Windsor unit to find out more.

The University of Ottawa embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are passionate about our people and committed to employment equity. We foster a culture of respect teamwork and inclusion where collaboration innovation and creativity fuel our quest for research and teaching excellence. While all qualified persons are invited to apply we welcome applications from qualified Indigenous persons racialized persons persons with disabilities women and LGBTQIA2S persons. The University is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible barrierfree work environment. The University is also committed to working with applicants with disabilities requesting accommodation during the recruitment assessment and selection processes. Applicants with disabilities may contact to communicate the accommodation need. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

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