Yemen Researcher collecting and coding political - violence and protest data for ACLED, a global conflict - monitoring organization. Reviewing conflict reports and managing quantitative datasets remotely.
About the role
- PhD researcher developing HCI and visualization prototypes for Autodesk, whose software transforms how buildings, products, factories, and media are designed. Conducting experiments, analyzing findings, and publishing research.
Responsibilities
- Explore emerging technologies that can improve creation and design processes
- Agree on a research project with mentor(s) in human-computer interaction or data visualization
- Drive the research project forward with mentor guidance
- Develop software prototypes, algorithms, and exploratory concepts
- Conduct literature reviews
- Gather requirements and issues to explore and design
- Conduct controlled psychological experiments and measure human performance and cognition limitations
- Conduct usability, ethnographic, heuristic, task analysis, interview, and survey studies
- Evaluate research findings and prototypes and make recommendations for business and products
- Explore new prototyping frameworks and technologies
- Author a full research paper and accompanying research video
- Present research results externally and internally
Requirements
- Currently enrolled in a PhD program in Computer Science or related field, specializing in Human-Computer Interaction
- Demonstrated expertise in interactive technologies, with peer-reviewed publications in international venues
- Strong communication skills and teamwork experience
- Very strong technical skills in building software prototypes
- Experience with modern generative AI tools and frameworks (e.g., GPT, Llama, Stable Diffusion, ComfyUI)
- Experience with web development and frameworks (e.g., React/Next.js, Node.js/Flask)
- Experience interfacing with unique hardware modules
- Experience developing software in a Windows or MacOS environment
- Experience developing software for AR or VR equipment (e.g., Meta Quest, Apple Vision Pro)
- Experience programming 3D graphics, Unity, and Unreal Engine
- Experimental design and data analysis
- Rapid prototyping
- Ability to work effectively as a team member and with minimum supervision
- Ability to manage requirements from multiple sources and handle conflicts and compromises diplomatically
- Ability to communicate and work cooperatively with other teams
- Ability to write clear, concise, correct technical material
Benefits
- 16-week PhD Research program (Feb 1–May 21 2026)
- Mentorship by industry leaders
- Tech talks and other activities supporting personal and professional development
- Flexible Workplace approach supporting office, remote, and hybrid work preferences
- Potential in-person onboarding and/or in-person ID verification
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