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

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.

RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.

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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