Appliance Solutions UX Research Intern
Appliance Solutions UX Research Intern
Location: Mountain View, CA or Roseville, MN
Primary Responsibilities
Provide User Experience research support to the Appliance Solutions UX team and product management, including gauging the utility and usability of new and existing products, as well as the products of our competitors. Evaluate survey and analytics data to uncover user behavior and sentiment. Make data-driven recommendations to product teams based on findings. Interns will partner with senior UX research professionals to validate designs and identify opportunities for enhancing product features
Basic Qualifications
- Enrolled in undergraduate or graduate program part-time or full-time
- Major in human computer interaction, cognitive psychology, information science, human factors, or a related field
- Experience with common qualitative and quantitative research methods (usability testing, contextual inquiry, surveying, etc)
Preferred Qualifications
- GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Strong presentation and design communication skills
- Positive attitude, team player
- Effective ideation ability and strong visualization/sketching skills
- An understanding and some experience with contextual inquiry and user studies (e.g., usability testing)
- Some proficiency in research tools such as UserZoom or Optimal Workshop a plus
- Ability to work both individually and as a team member in a creative and diverse environment
- Strong interest in enterprise UX
- Good interpersonal skills
Details
- Duration: 12 weeks, summer 2017
- Hours/week: 40
- Begin/End Dates: pending school dates