<p>Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.</p> <p>Job Category:</p> <p>Academic Staff</p> <p>Employment Type:</p> <p>Regular</p> <p>Job Profile:</p> <p>Scientist I</p> <p>Job Duties:</p> <p>The primary duties include but are not limited to:</p> <p>Execute routine and complex research projects, including but not limited to:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Development and evaluation of user experiences (e.g., trainings) in various immersive modalities (augmented, virtual reality),</p> </li><li> <p>Design and evaluate the effectiveness of wearables based inputs on human cognition and performance when interacting with training applications,</p> </li><li> <p>Develop and validate computational models of human state predictions using multimodal human data from wearables.</p> </li><li> <p>Write up research findings for presentations at scientific and lay meetings.</p> </li><li> <p>Write up research findings for publication in peer-reviewed journals.</p> </li><li> <p>Perform technical writing in support of grant proposals.</p> </li></ul> <p>The secondary duties include but are not limited to:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Assist with general lab maintenance.</p> </li><li> <p>Attend lab meetings, interact with lab investigators/staff, and execute other research-related tasks as determined by the supervising principal investigator.</p> </li></ul> <p>The percent effort devoted to the above duties may fluctuate depending on the lab's needs.</p> <p>Key Job Responsibilities:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Collects and analyzes research data, conducts experiments and interviews, and documents results according to established policies and procedures under general supervision and limited responsibility</p> </li><li> <p>Serves as a main point of contact and liaison with internal and external stakeholders providing information and representing the interests of a specialized research area</p> </li><li> <p>Assists with the identification of research problems and the development of research methodologies and procedures</p> </li><li> <p>Attends and assists with the facilitation of scholarly events and presentations in support of continued professional development and the dissemination of research information</p> </li><li> <p>Conducts literature reviews, prepares reports and materials, and disseminates information to appropriate entities</p> </li><li> <p>Writes or assists in developing grant applications and proposals to secure research funding</p> </li></ul> <p>Department:</p> <p>The NeuroErgonomics Lab examines the mind-motor-machine nexus to understand, quantify, and predict human states like stress and fatigue. With these predictions, we can better understand human performance while interacting with emerging technologies in safety-critical environments (emergency response, space exploration, and oil and gas). These investigations involve examining the multifactorial causes and consequences of operator stress and fatigue, brain-behavior relationships with changing workforce demographics, and developing tools that assess operator health and performance.</p> <p>Compensation:</p> <p>The starting salary for the position is $72,000, but is negotiable based on experience and qualifications.</p> <p>Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and sick leave; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits. For more information, refer to the campus benefits webpage.</p> <p>Required Qualifications:</p> <ul> <li> <p>At least 2 years hands-on experience conducting quantitative and qualitative HSE research using a variety of wearable systems (e.g., sensors, AR/VR)</p> </li><li> <p>Working knowledge of topics under biomedical engineering, human-systems engineering, wearables, signal processing, statistical analysis and ML modeling</p> </li><li> <p>Must be highly motivated to carry out HSE research focused on understanding user experience, interactions, and performance in a variety of environments (high risk, immersive training environments).</p> </li></ul> <p>Preferred Qualifications:</p> <p>Education:</p> <p>PhD in biomedical engineering or related human-systems engineering (HSE) field obtained within the last three years.</p> <p>How to Apply:</p> <p>Please note, there is only one attachment field. You must upload all of your documents (cover letter and resume) in the attachment field. 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