What are the responsibilities and job description for the UX Researcher III - AR/VR position at Ursus, Inc.?
JOB TITLE: UX Researcher III - AR/VR
LOCATION: Onsite in Seattle, WA
DURATION: 6 month contract with possible extension
PAY RANGE: $64-74/hour
TOP SKILLS:
COMPANY:
Our client is a Fortune 500 multi-national technology company headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.
Summary:
Our client'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 our client 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.
We are looking for a Mixed methods UX Researcher to conduct research on assessing the impact of software changes on user interactions, accessibility and usability. Day-to-day activities involve collaborating closely with researchers, designers, PMs & engineers to synthesize internal and external research to provide clear insights, record and analyze perceptual, attitudinal, and behavioral data, perform statistical analyses, construct plots, write study reports, and prepare presentations.
Job Responsibilities:
Minimum Education/Experience:
Preferred Qualifications:
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LOCATION: Onsite in Seattle, WA
DURATION: 6 month contract with possible extension
PAY RANGE: $64-74/hour
TOP SKILLS:
- Experienced with performing statistical analyses
- Experienced with Hardware-based research
- Around 5 years experience in UX research and/or design
- Cross functional communication and partnerships
COMPANY:
Our client is a Fortune 500 multi-national technology company headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.
Summary:
Our client'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 our client 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.
We are looking for a Mixed methods UX Researcher to conduct research on assessing the impact of software changes on user interactions, accessibility and usability. Day-to-day activities involve collaborating closely with researchers, designers, PMs & engineers to synthesize internal and external research to provide clear insights, record and analyze perceptual, attitudinal, and behavioral data, perform statistical analyses, construct plots, write study reports, and prepare presentations.
Job Responsibilities:
- Collaborate closely with researchers, designers, PMs & engineers to identify, define and deliver meaningful products into the world
- Collaboratively execute research roadmaps
- Lead various research studies throughout all the phases of the product development cycle
- Manage research vendors to help augment the work of the research team
- Experienced with performing statistical analyses
- Experienced with Hardware-based research
- Around 5 years experience in UX research and/or design
- Cross-functional communication and partnerships
- Worked with VR headsets before
- Tech experience - worked in a large tech company
- Strong communication and collaboration skills across research and product areas
- Knowledgeable in the design of experiments using standard generative and evaluative methods
- Experienced with performing statistical analyses
- Flexibility to adapt and overcome obstacles inherent to working with software and hardware prototypes
- Experienced with Hardware-based research
- Experience with autonomy and decision-making to balance demands
Minimum Education/Experience:
- MS in Human Factors, Cognitive Psychology, HCI, Perceptual Psychology, or a related field
- 5 years experience in UX research and/or design
- Experience working across the full product lifecycle
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with AR/VR technologies
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Salary : $64 - $74
