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* Bachelor's degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Science, Statistics, Psychology, Anthropology, related field, or equivalent practical experience.
* 1 year of experience in an applied research setting, or similar.
* Experience with research design utilizing various qualitative methods and approaches (e.g., usability studies, contextual inquiry, simple surveys, literature reviews, etc.)
* Experience in product research either in an end-to-end, usability, or generative setting.
Minimum qualifications:
* Bachelor's degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Science, Statistics, Psychology, Anthropology, related field, or equivalent practical experience.
* 1 year of experience in an applied research setting, or similar.
* Experience with research design utilizing various qualitative methods and approaches (e.g., usability studies, contextual inquiry, simple surveys, literature reviews, etc.)
* Experience in product research either in an end-to-end, usability, or generative setting.
Preferred qualifications:
* Master's degree or PhD in Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Science, Statistics, Psychology, Anthropology, or related field.
* Experience leveraging a range of qualitative and quantitative research methods and analysis techniques in different disciplinary environments.
* In-depth understanding of the strengths and shortcomings of different research methods, including when and how to apply them during the product development process.
* Proficiency in communicating user research findings with cross-functional partners to drive impact and influence product roadmaps.
About The Job
At Google, we follow a simple but vital premise: "Focus on the user and all else will follow." User Experience Researchers (UXRs) make this possible.
Google User Experience (UX) is made up of multi-disciplinary teams of UX Designers, Researchers, Writers, Content Strategists, Program Managers, and Engineers: we care deeply about the people who use our products. The UX team plays an integral part in gathering insights about the needs, attitudes, emotions, and behaviors of people who use our products to inspire and inform design. We collaborate closely with each other and with engineering and product management to create industry-leading products that deliver value for the people who use them, and for Google’s businesses.
As a User Experience Researcher (UXR), you’ll help your team of UXers, product managers, and engineers understand user needs. You’ll work with stakeholders across functions and levels and have impact at all stages of product development. You’ll play a critical role in creating useful, usable, and delightful products. You’ll explore user behaviors and motivations by conducting primary research such as field studies, interviews, diary studies, participatory workshops, ethnography, surveys, usability testing, and logs analysis.
The UXR community at Google is unique and will help you do your best work. You’ll have the opportunity to work with and learn from UXRs across Google through regular meetups, mentor programs, and access to internal research tools.
In Google Search, we're reimagining what it means to search for information – any way and anywhere. To do that, we need to solve complex engineering challenges and expand our infrastructure, while maintaining a universally accessible and useful experience that people around the world rely on. In joining the Search team, you'll have an opportunity to make an impact on billions of people globally.
Responsibilities
* Influence stakeholders across functions to gain support for research-based, user-centric solutions. Partner closely with other researchers, designers, product management, engineering and other cross-functional partners to achieve alignment, shared goals, and success.
* Drive project priorities in alignment with larger project goals, and coordinate allocation of resources within the project. Identify opportunities to expand responsibilities within and across a product.
* Lead ideas to improve products and services through research-driven insights and recommendations.
* Drive teams to define and evaluate product, service, and ecosystem impact.
* Lead direction and strategy discussions through research by analyzing, consolidating, or synthesizing what is known about user, product, service, or business needs.
Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Not Applicable
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Art/Creative, Design, and Engineering
* Industries
Information Services and Technology, Information and Internet
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