Google Inc. calls applications for the User Experience Research Internship 2020 across multiple locations in the European regions; UK, Switzerland, and Germany. The intern will join the User Experience Team which is a critical driving force behind gathering these insights and then using them to inspire and inform design. The User Experience Team is a group of Interaction Designers, Visual Designers, User Researchers, Copywriters and Web Developers who collaborate closely with each other, and with Engineering and Product Management, to create innovative, usable, great-looking products that people love to use.

Role

The position of Research Internship at Google 2020 will conduct independent research, analyze real user behavior, and work with User Experience Designers, Product Managers, and Engineers in order to improve the product features and develop new ones. Basically, s/he will span across all of Google’s products to identify new opportunities for user experience improvements.

Key Duties 

• Designing and conducting user studies in order to gauge the usability of new and existing Google product features.
• Making concrete, data-driven recommendations for changes based on your findings.
• Communicating with team members throughout the process.

Requirements

• Must be pursuing a Master’s or Ph.D. degree in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Cognitive Psychology, Information Science, Statistics, Data Science, or a related field.
• In addition to that, candidates should have experience in conducting user research.

Minimum Qualifications

• Returning to your degree after completing the internship.
• Relevant work/project experience in an applied research setting, including but not limited to integrating user research into product designs and design practices.
• Understanding of the durability and shortcomings of different research methods, including when and how to apply them during each product phase.
• Knowledge of statistics and the principles of experiment design.
• Demonstrated analytical, interpersonal, communication and collaboration skills.
• Furthermore, candidates must be available for a full-time 13-week internship from 6th July to 2nd October 2020.

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