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 AccrualsAbout 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
Key Features
Computer Science
Part Time
$16.00-$20.00
10.00
Oct 08, 2020 (Or Until Filled)