About CELL
CELL is an academic centre at the Faculty of Law, University of Oslo. We were granted status as a Centre for Excellence in Education in 2020.
We promote and develop teaching and assessment methods that are experience-based and student activating, for the study programs at the faculty.
The position
As a UX Designer 20% part time in the project, you will play a central role in the development of a digital tool for legal education and practice. Your work will involve planning and conducting surveys, interviews, and workshops to identify user needs, as well as analyzing insights and using the findings as a basis for further development and prioritization. You will be responsible for creating wireframes, user journeys, and prototypes for functionality and user interface. Collaboration with developers will be essential to ensure feasible solutions within technical constraints.
You will work in a multidisciplinary team using agile methodology (Scrum) and short iterations (two-week sprints). Additionally, your role will include gathering and responding to feedback from users and stakeholders, such as students and instructors. Planning and facilitating regular team meetings and design reviews will also be part of your responsibilities. Finally, you will ensure good flow and documentation in communication tools such as Slack, Outlook, and Teams.
Key Responsibilities:
- User Insights: Explore and define user needs through qualitative and quantitative methods.
- Design Process: Translate insights into sketches, prototypes, and final solutions.
- Iteration: Continuously test and improve solutions in dialogue with users.
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Communicate effectively with developers, researchers, and other partners.
- Methodology: Contribute to structure and progress through agile working practices and clear sprint goals.
- Communication: Ensure good information flow and documentation in the project.
- User Focus: Be an advocate for an accessible and inclusive user interface.
- Presentation: Present insights, design choices, and results to various audiences in an understandable manner.
Qualifications
- Be admitted to a study program at the University of Oslo.
- Education within interaction design, product design, or a related field
- Experience working with product development
- Experience participating in or facilitating hackathons
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively in an agile project environment
- A people-centered and empathetic approach, with the ability to work in an interdisciplinary team
- Strong proficiency in user research, prototyping, and usability testing
- Experience designing for accessibility and universal design principles
- Familiarity with design systems and digital tools such as Figma
- Ability to communicate design concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Experience working in academic or research-driven environments (preferred but not required)
The position is part time, and duration will be of 6 months, starting preferably from August 2025. Work language is english.
We offer a salary for the position of professional consultant (SKO 0389) that will be determined through individual assessment within a range of NOK 432,000 to NOK 440,000 per year for a full-time position, depending on qualifications and seniority.
Application deadline: June 9, 2025.
A complete application, including a CV and any relevant certificates, should be sent as a single PDF file via email to Karoline Stensvik. Please contact us with any questions.
Qualified candidates will be invited for an interview.