Senior Research Associate - Gaze and Eye Movement in XR (2 Positions) - 0774-26

Senior Research Associate - Gaze and Eye Movement in XR (2 Positions)

School of Computing and Communications

Location: Bailrigg, Lancaster, UK

Salary: £39,906 to £46,049 Full-Time/Indefinite with End Date

Closing Date: Tuesday 22 September 2026

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Reference: 0774-26

Please note: this job is only available to current employees of Lancaster University

We invite applications from researchers with experience in advancing HCI and UI technology to join our GEMINI team (). The posts are available from October 2026 but there is flexibility for a later start date.

GEMINI Explores Gaze And Eye Movement For Novel Interfaces And As Postdoc You Would Help Us Tackle Core Challenges Of The Project, In Particular

• Understanding fundamentals of eye movements and their implications for multimodal interaction
• Design of spatial interaction techniques that are gaze-assisted or attention-aware
• Exploring gaze in combination with modalities for productivity in extended reality (XR)

You should have a PhD degree or equivalent experience, a strong motivation for both blue skies research and technical innovation in HCI. You should be comfortable in prototyping interactive systems, working with sensors and signals, conducting studies with people, and analysing data.

As senior RA, you will lead research that contributes to the top of the field in CHI/UIST and/or VR/AR, provide guidance and support to PhD students and help manage lab facilities and research data. At Lancaster, you will be part of an international and supportive research environment, and you will be working with a PI who is strongly committed to mentoring and career development.

You will join us on an indefinite contract. However, the role remains contingent on external funding which for this position is initially available until 30 September 2027.

You are welcome to contact Prof. Hans Gellersen informally for discussion of your interest.

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