XR Research Assistant — Space Emergency Medicine

CAS in Medication Safety University of Bern; Bern; On-site; CHF 36,000 - 48,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

International reputation

Strong research infrastructure

Individual career support

Collaborative environment

Job summary

University of Bern seeks a motivated Research Assistant (50%) to join the HALO-Space project within the ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research. The role combines biomedical engineering, extended reality, emergency medicine, and space exploration, with tasks from requirements analysis to simulation-based evaluation.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team at a university hospital and contribute to XR guidance, clinical data visualization, and usability studies during a 24‑month

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a Master's programme, preferably in biomedical engineering, medical informatics, human-computer interaction, or related field.
• Strong interest in interdisciplinary research at the interface of engineering, medicine, and space exploration.
• Programming and data-analysis skills; experience with XR development is an advantage.
• Experience with experimental studies, usability testing, human factors, medical simulation, or related topics is an advantage.
• You work independently, take responsibility for your tasks, and are highly motivated to contribute to this interdisciplinary research project.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing research and existing technologies in space emergency medicine, XR-supported care, and human‑XR interaction.
• Defining clinical, technical, and human-factor requirements for the HALO-Space system.
• Contributing to adaptation and development of HALO-Assist XR platform.
• Supporting design and implementation of XR guidance and clinical data visualisation.
• Preparing and conducting simulation-based expert evaluations and feasibility studies.
• Analysing usability and human-factor data, including cognitive workload and situational awareness.
• Collaborating with an interdisciplinary team from emergency medicine, biomedical engineering, and space science.

Skills

XR development

Data analysis

Python

C#

Unity

Education

Master's student in biomedical engineering or related field

Master's program enrollment

Tools

Unity

Python

C#

Job description

University of Bern seeks a motivated Research Assistant (50%) to join the HALO-Space project within the ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research. The role combines biomedical engineering, extended reality, emergency medicine, and space exploration, with tasks from requirements analysis to simulation-based evaluation.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team at a university hospital and contribute to XR guidance, clinical data visualization, and usability studies during a 24‑month