Client: Meta Reality Labs
Title: Research Associate
Location: 4420 Bayard St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. 100% On Site
Duration: 1 year extending contract
Type : Contract, 40 hours per week
Hours: Monday-Friday (shifts vary + some weekends)
Lab Hours : 7AM – 11PM
Pay Rate : $22/hour
Program Overview:
Insight Global @ Meta Reality Labs
This opportunity is to join a research team who is supporting a long-term effort to make person-to-person communication in Virtual Reality indistinguishable from real life.
This team's core function is to collect user data, which in this case is scans of the persons face and body. We capture facial expressions, eye movement, voice, etc.; to then build a virtual model of that person.
From there, A.I. uses cameras embedded in the VR headset to predict their movements based off the data we collected. The result is a hyper realistic model of that person whose expressions (face, mouth, eyes, forehead wrinkles, etc.) change in real time even when they have a headset on.
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree
- Experience with research or following work processes (gathering requirements, capturing notes, documentation). Any clinical experience can work as well.
- Customer service experience. Ability to get people out of their comfort zone and be someone’s friend for a day. This person should enjoy working with people daily.
- Strong organizational, interpersonal skills, and attention to detail
Plusses:
Experience with virtual reality systems, cameras and optical systems, lighting systems, and audio systems.
Day-to-Day
The Research Associate will collect face and body data gathered from large-scale capture domes and VR headsets by:
Staging and setting-up equipment for the study, which may include engaging with engineering, external equipment vendors, internal and external safety evaluators, and the research study team to ensure the equipment is set up properly.
Conducting the study, including participant coaching and interaction, operating complex, experimental capture systems, and debriefing with team leadership as necessary
Performing basic troubleshooting of capture systems (hardware and software) and escalate any bugs or issues using internal tools.
Providing research study support, including data collection, tracking of participants, and tracking of equipment and procedures.
Contributing to and/or update existing documentation.
Serving as a participant for studies and being captured in various systems as needed.
Completing project work related to captures such as recording and updating capture scripts.
Attending all required trainings, meetings, and standups
Providing feedback for process improvement areas
Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including skills, experience, and education.
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.
Paid Time Off: 10 days of vacation and 5 days of accrued sick leave