Visiting Researcher, User Experience (PhD)
Company: Facebook
Location: redmond
Posted on: May 3, 2021
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Job Description:
Intro: Facebook's mission is to give people the power to build
community and bring the world closer together. Through our family
of apps and services, we're building a different kind of company
that connects billions of people around the world, gives them ways
to share what matters most to them, and helps bring people closer
together. Whether we're creating new products or helping a small
business expand its reach, people at Facebook are builders at
heart. Our global teams are constantly iterating, solving problems,
and working together to empower people around the world to build
community and connect in meaningful ways. Together, we can help
people build stronger communities - we're just getting started. Summary: At Facebook Reality Labs (FRL), our goal is to explore, innovate
and design novel interfaces and hardware subsystems for the next
generation of virtual, augmented, and mixed reality experiences. We
are looking for a highly skilled and motivated Visiting Researcher
in user experiences to join our team, whose mission is to solve the
XR interaction problem by uncovering user insights and measuring
the experience utility of the technologies we build. We are
specifically looking for a candidate with experience in wearable
computing or haptic and tangible interactions research, and who can
work with a team of researchers doing a wide spectrum of UX, HCI,
and perception science work on AR and VR interactions. More
broadly, the chosen candidate will work with a diverse and highly
interdisciplinary team of researchers, engineers, interaction
designers, product managers as their cross-functional partner, and
will have access to cutting edge technology, resources, and
research facilities. Required Skills: Plan and execute UX-focused research that collects and analyzes
objective and subjective measures of wearable hardware experiences
to inform the direction of AR/MR/VR interactions and strategies Work with research scientists, designers, engineers and PMs to
identify research questions that can yield actionable insights for
the team Develop standardized UX metrics as appropriate for repeated use
and comparison over time for various projects across the broader
team Communicate research insights with appropriate teams and
cross-functional partners by proactively identifying opportunities
to share, using various communication channels Share best practices & new techniques with the team and the
broader organization Minimum Qualifications: Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining, a PhD in the
field of Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Psychology, Human
Factors or a related field 2+ years experience conducting academic research on human
interactions with technology applying a wide variety of research
methods 1+ years of experience in owning the end-to-end research process
of planning, recruiting, executing/facilitating, analyzing, and
reporting the insights 1+ years of experience in building prototypes in VR or AR (e.g.,
Unity, Unreal Engine, or C#) Communication skills Interpersonal skills: cross-group collaboration and
cross-culture collaboration Must obtain work authorization in country of employment at the
time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during
employment Preferred Qualifications: Experience in conducting human behavior research for haptic and
tangible interactions Knowledge of a set of quantitative (statistical) and qualitative
research methods Peer-reviewed publications in related journals (e.g., IEEE
Transaction on Haptics, HFES) or conferences (e.g., CHI, IEEE
VR) Industry internship experience Industry: Internet Equal Opportunity: Facebook is proud to be an
Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not
discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex
(including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions),
sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression,
transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected
veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other
applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider
qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with
applicable federal, state and local law. Facebook is committed to
providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with
disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance
or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at
accommodations-ext@fb.com.
Keywords: Facebook, Redmond , Visiting Researcher, User Experience (PhD), Other , redmond, Washington
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