Job Title: VR Research Assistants - Two Positions
PVN ID: HC-2008-003686
Category: Research
Location: HUNTER COLLEGE

Job Description

General Description

The Visualization and Virtual Reality Lab in the Computer Science department at Hunter College has two Virtual Reality (VR) Research Assistant openings for research projects in Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality. The Graduate Research Assistants (GRA) will work with a faculty member in the Department of Computer Science, Hunter College. The GRAs will be responsible for desigining and building VR applications in Unity3D, running user studies and writing up the results into a publication. The positions are paid hourly without benefits at $16-20 per hour (depending on qualifications), 10 hours per week for about six months. The position is very flexible with regards to location or other arrangements depending on the expertise of the applicant.

Other Duties

  • Supervise other students with VR research projects
  • Serve as Teaching Assistants for undergraduate students' VR projects

Qualifications

  • Background in Virtual Reality programming and/or Computer Graphics is required
  • Having a prior relevant publication in VR is a plus

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).

RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department
Computer Science
Status
Part Time
Pay Range
$16.00-$20.00
Hour(s) a week
10.00
Closing Date
Oct 08, 2020 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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