Sylvaine Tuncer is a Lecturer in Work, Interaction & Technology at King’s Business School. As a qualitative sociologist, her research focuses on work practices, interactions and collaboration with and through technologies. She uses ethnographic methods combined with video data and, has expertise in video analysis, drawing on ethnomethodology and conversation analysis. She has studied a variety of settings and technologies, from video-mediated communication to robot-assisted surgery through online platforms in auction sales of fine art and antiques. She is interested in interdisciplinary research and in developing innovative data collection methods and study designs

Sylvaine regularly presents at international conferences such as European Group for Organization Studies colloquiums or the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA). She is a board member and election coordinator in the Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis Section of the ASA. She co-organises regular international workshops on Healthcare & Technology. She has published in and reviews for a number of international journals.

Sylvaine teaches at the undergraduate and graduate levels. She is the module leader for Communication in Organisations on the Business School's Joint Honours undergraduate programme; and the module leader for Work Practice & Technology in the Management & Technological Change MSc. She currently serves as the Deputy Programme Director for the Business Management BSc.

Are you currently accepting new PhD students?

Yes

Areas and topics of interest for PhD projects:

• Ethnography and video-based studies of workplaces
• Technology implementation and use
• Human-robot interactions in real-world settings
• Technology in mobility
• Settings: healthcare, service encounters, economic encounters (and more)