Human Subjects Research Assistant, Vertisystem, WA, US

Location: Onsite (Redmond, WA 98052)

Duration: 12 months contract

Pay Rate: $45.77/hr on W2

Job Summary:

Our goal is to explore, innovate and design novel interfaces and hardware subsystems for the next generation of virtual, augmented, and mixed reality experiences. Our team of researchers is evaluating novel interaction techniques and user interfaces to improve human experiences in the augmented world. We are looking for a motivated Research Assistant to join our team and support the human subject research studies we are conducting. The chosen candidates will work with a diverse and highly interdisciplinary team of researchers and engineers and will have access to cutting edge technology, resources, and testing facilities. We are specifically looking for candidates with experience in supporting human behavioral experiments.

Responsibilities

• Stage, set up, and/or manage equipment and lab spaces to be used for experiments

• Conduct experiments which include collection of informed consent, running experiment protocols, handling of confidential data, data annotation, and creation of basic reports

• Conduct literature reviews on a wide field of research topics

• Assist with recruiting and scheduling of experiment participants

• Help with experimental design, documentation, and provide feedback during design

Required Characteristics:

• Bachelors in the field of psychology (e.g. neuroscience), cognitive science (e.g., artificial intelligence), computer science (e.g., human-computer interaction), engineering (e.g., human-factors), or a closely related research area

• Strong communication, interpersonal and personal management skills

• Minimum 1 year of experience working in a research environment involving human subjects

Desired Characteristics:

• Advanced degree (MA, doctoral student)

• Experience analyzing data and/or designing research protocols

• Experience collecting user interaction data and working with related technical equipment (e.g., inertial sensing with IMUs, optical sensing, EMG)