The play4REAL Lab at the Yale Center for Health & Learning Games seeks a highly motivated Postgraduate or Postdoctoral Associate in video game research, virtual reality, health, behavioral or cognitive psychology, health behavior, or Public Health and appropriate experience to take a role in the implementation of a virtual reality research project funded by Oculus Education. The position is focused on the development\u00a0and testing\u00a0of\u00a0a virtual reality videogame intervention aimed at e-cigarette prevention in teens. The position also involves overseeing community-building events and activities at the play4REAL Lab with a focus on AR\/VR.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n
The successful candidate will\u00a0work in close collaboration with the play4REAL team and video game developers, participating in all phases of the research project: conceptualization and development of the virtual reality videogame; recruitment of subjects for focus group\/playtesting; design and implementation of subsequent randomized controlled trial; data collection; management and analysis; writing up results; and presenting findings. This\u00a0one-year,<\/b>\u00a0full-time<\/b>\u00a0position (with the potential for a second year) offers the opportunity to work along side a prolific group of game researchers but requires creativity, excellent writing skills, and a strong interest in intellectual collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team.\u00a0Position beginning August\/September 2019, materials should be submitted no later than July 15, 2019.<\/b><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n
To Apply:<\/strong><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n Candidates are requested to submit<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n To:\u00a0Kimberly Hieftje (<\/span>kimberly.hieftje@yale.edu<\/a>)<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n\n