Research Assistant - Games Platform & Prototyping

Dublin City University; Dublin; On-site; EUR 34,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Dublin City University is seeking a Research Assistant in the School of Computing to advance a game-based platform for the Happy Maths project funded under the Research Ireland ARC Hub. The role focuses on extending a JavaScript/PHP prototype, building editors and dashboards, and preparing the technology for potential commercialisation, with collaboration from an external dev firm.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience in games development, software architecture and testing, plus an

Qualifications

• Experience in game development and software engineering.
• Strong programming skills in JavaScript and PHP.
• Ability to test, debug and document software.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve the game-based platform and tools.
• Contribute to software architecture and design decisions.
• Collaborate with an external software company and integrate components.

Skills

Games development

JavaScript

PHP

Software testing

Job description

Dublin City University is seeking a Research Assistant in the School of Computing to advance a game-based platform for the Happy Maths project funded under the Research Ireland ARC Hub. The role focuses on extending a JavaScript/PHP prototype, building editors and dashboards, and preparing the technology for potential commercialisation, with collaboration from an external dev firm.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience in games development, software architecture and testing, plus an