If you have a passion for design research and interaction design in general, and experience with behavioral and observational research, holler at us. For this position, experience is actually not the most important qualification, although we would love to hear about student or industry projects on which you learned and applied UX skills. We are looking for someone who has strong facilitation skills, a growing and intriguing portfolio, and a fearless attitude toward both people and technology. You'll be assisting our lead researchers in moderating and executing studies. This could be administering large-sample data collection or moderating users in-person or remotely. Ideally you have some design chops, with a portfolio of work you can show us that relates to research. You play well with others and are comfortable navigating the corporate and startup worlds. You have strong opinions but know how to listen neutrally, and you have a pragmatic approach to helping create change. Oh, and you don’t mind getting your hands dirty with a little video editing. You would be joining a diverse and collaborative team of researchers who work directly with product design to make the best social platform for Facebook's users. Our work ranges from formative to evaluative, ethnography to usability.
- Work closely with more experienced researcher to facilitate research sessions
- Happily assist other researchers with facilitating or other details
- Generate insights that both fuel ideation and evaluate designs
- Conduct research using a wide variety of qualitative methods and a subset of quantitative methods, such as surveys
- Work cross-functionally with design, product management, content strategy, engineering and marketing
- Communicate results and illustrate suggestions in compelling and creative ways
- A degree (or expected degree) in IxD, HCI, information design, cognitive science, or related field is nice, but hey surprise us
- 0-2 years experience in design research
- Strong understanding and practice of the fundamentals of social research and ethnography
- Interaction Design or UX portfolio – doesn’t have to be huge but should be interesting
- Rough understanding of quantitative, behavioral analysis and statistical concepts
- Ability to ask, as well as answer, meaningful questions
- Compelling verbal, and especially visual, communication
- Some experience with social media, obvs
How to Apply
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