Human Subjects Research Assistant

Job Description

• 3 years of experience required.
• At Research Lab, 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.
• Essential Physical Functions
• Ability to wear a precision wearable data-collection device on the hand and forearm for extended periods of time.
• Ability to maintain sustained manual dexterity and fine-motor control while wearing the device.

Fit Within these Hand Size Measurements:
Minimum hand breadth 95 mm (measured across the knuckles with fingers extended flat).
Minimum hand length 195 mm (wrist crease to tip of middle finger).

Required Characteristics:

• Strong communication, interpersonal and personal management skills.
• 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.

Desired Characteristics:

• 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).
• 1+ years of experience working in a research environment involving human subjects.

Top 3 Must-Have HARD Skills:

• Physical requirement of the role:
  Hand Size.
• Fit within these hand size measurements:
  Minimum hand breadth 95 mm (measured across the knuckles with fingers extended flat) without the thumb included.
  Minimum hand length 195 mm (wrist crease to tip of middle finger).
• Ability to wear a precision wearable data-collection device on the hand and forearm for extended periods of time.
• Ability to maintain sustained manual dexterity and fine-motor control while wearing the device.

Good to Have Skills:

• Human Subjects Research Experience: 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).
• Experience working with computers.