Study Facilitation Executive (UX Researcher)

Position Study Facilitation Support Executive

Location Austin, TX

Duration Long Term Contract

Responsibilities

• Facilitate and moderate in-person user studies with complex, detailed, and dynamic protocol
• Gather system data from test devices according to study protocols to assess system performance and determine if user studies are necessary
• Provide a positive, high-energy experience for all participants
• Ensure appropriate participant compliance with relevant study protocols, documenting any protocol deviations or study issues
• Gather quantitative data from study devices and equipment, validating the fidelity of captured data
• Track study progress and participation metrics, provide timely updates and proactively raise any study-related issues and challenges that may arise
• Communicate day-to-day results, statuses and issues pertaining to User Study & Data Collections Projects
• Prepare, troubleshoot, and maintain study device/equipment for data collection efforts
• Set up and break down study session areas daily
• Oversee study environment setup and communicate maintenance needs accordingly
• Install software, use SSH/terminal/command line to enable systems, and perform basic troubleshooting on development consumer electronics
• Manage user study participant correspondence, recruitment, and scheduling
• Discuss data collection plans, issues and next steps with data consumers
• Proactively work with data consumers to streamline and improve data collection processes
• Assist with basic data processing and visualizations
• Distribute surveys, review, and collect survey responses and other feedback
• Support additional user study data collection efforts

Education & Experience

• BS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science (or related major) with 0-3 years of experience required; MS preferred.

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $30.00 - $32.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Work Location: On the road