Undergrad Research Programmer — Cognitive Games & Tools

University of Texas; Utah; On-site; USD 467,000 - 632,000; Part time

Job summary

The University of Texas at Austin seeks an Undergraduate Research Assistant who will also serve as a programmer. You will help develop cognitive games for research studies, build data-analysis tools, and maintain a website hub that schedules training for research assistants.

Applicants should be CS majors with OS coursework, access to a Mac or Windows laptop, and experience with Git, Python, JavaScript, and React. This is a 19-hour weekly role on a UT Austin research project.

Qualifications

• Must be an undergraduate Computer Science major.
• Must have completed Operating Systems.
• Have access to a Mac and/or Windows laptop.
• Familiarity with Git and source control management.
• Have experience with Python, JavaScript, and React.
• Have familiarity with web applications.
• Familiarity with creating Python environments (conda).
• Familiarity with sprints.

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining the cognitive games that are used within the research studies.
• Developing and maintaining a website that contains data analysis tools for researchers.
• Develop any necessary tools that the professor and research assistants need for the research studies.
• Attend weekly meetings to discuss the development process.
• Bi-weekly meetings after each cohort for debriefing meetings to receive feedback from participants.

Skills

Programming

Python

JavaScript

React

Git

Web applications

Conda

Operating Systems

Undergraduate Computer Science

Sprints

Education

Undergraduate Computer Science major

Tools

Git

Conda

React

Python

JavaScript

Job description

The University of Texas at Austin seeks an Undergraduate Research Assistant who will also serve as a programmer. You will help develop cognitive games for research studies, build data-analysis tools, and maintain a website hub that schedules training for research assistants.

Applicants should be CS majors with OS coursework, access to a Mac or Windows laptop, and experience with Git, Python, JavaScript, and React. This is a 19-hour weekly role on a UT Austin research project.