The NYU Ability Project, is looking to hire strong candidates with a passion for human-centered design, UX, IXD and prototyping. We are building a small team to work over an 8-week period this summer. In partnership with the NYC Media Lab and Charter Spectrum, we are devoted to exploring universal design and access in the area of home entertainment, specifically content consumption from a cable TV set-top box. We are seeking a team that possess a willingness to experiment through a rapid prototyping process, while relaying project progress with NYC Media Lab and Charter Spectrum. This is a great opportunity to participate in an inter-disciplinary team with potential to impact how a major corporation implements universal design and access strategy for millions of users.
Please see the job descriptions below and contact Claire (ckv214@nyu.edu) with inquiries. Time commitment negotiable and salary commensurate to experience.
Team Needs
1) UXD (Undergrad IDM)
Description: This student User Experience Designer will work with the whole team and deliver designs and mockups, as well as engage in user testing. This position is suited for someone with experience doing UX, or who has taken UXD with Dana or Domenick and shows an interest in human centered design.
2) IXD (TWO 2nd year Graduate students or recent grads from ITP, IDM)
IXD A Description: This position is for a Research Lead. Research lead is required to inquire into relevant software, hardware and policy, as well as, design research on captioning and audio description for universal design. One expected deliverable of this project will be a white paper on access in the area of home entertainment, written with the Project Coordinator).
IXD B Description: This position is for an Interaction Design Lead. This lead will engage in usability research and interaction design with the team and deliver documentation and prototypes. It is key that this lead develop a thorough understanding of the client and end-user’s accessibility needs and coordinate with them to test designs.
3) Engineering undergrad (Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering)
Description: This student will work directly with the IXD B lead to build out prototypes for usability research.
4) OT (Graduate Student)
Description: This clinical consultant will author a white paper on access in the area of home entertainment in collaboration with Research Lead and the Project Manager.
(Project Manager- Claire Kearney-Volpe (NYU Ability Project) to oversee and coordinate research and development efforts. Also will organize testing with community partners and provides feedback and facilitates weekly check-ins)
