Research Associate- UX/UI
Closing: Jul 26, 2024
21 days remainingPublished: Jun 21, 2024 (14 days ago)
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- The Research Associate will be responsible for acting on the ground and support our team in conducting user research activities, following a human-centered design approach. The successful candidate will play a key role in understanding user needs and enhancing the user experience of the Artemis suite of tools.
Requirements
- Master's or Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Plant Sciences, Data Science, or a related field.
- 3-5 years of experience in conducting user research, applying evaluative methods such as interviews, field observations, and diary studies.
- Strong analytical skills for synthesizing complex information into actionable insights.
- Full professional proficiency in Swahili and English; proficiency in other local languages is advantageous.
- Previous experience in UX/UI design
- Proficiency in Figma for UI/UX design tasks.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills for effective teamwork.
- Familiarity with Agile methodologies and iterative design processes is desirable
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across teams and stakeholders in the agricultural and research fields.
- Ability to apply evaluative methods and analyze data to understand user needs and tool performance.
- Good Organizational and time management skills: Coordinating and managing research activities, documentation, and synthesis of information to meet project deadlines
Responsibilities
- The Research Associate will be responsible for acting on the ground and support our team in conducting user research activities, following a human-centered design approach. The successful candidate will play a key role in understanding user needs and enhancing the user experience of the Artemis suite of tools.
Requirements
- Master's or Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Plant Sciences, Data Science, or a related field.
- 3-5 years of experience in conducting user research, applying evaluative methods such as interviews, field observations, and diary studies.
- Strong analytical skills for synthesizing complex information into actionable insights.
- Full professional proficiency in Swahili and English; proficiency in other local languages is advantageous.
- Previous experience in UX/UI design
- Proficiency in Figma for UI/UX design tasks.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills for effective teamwork.
- Familiarity with Agile methodologies and iterative design processes is desirable
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across teams and stakeholders in the agricultural and research fields.
- Ability to apply evaluative methods and analyze data to understand user needs and tool performance.
- Good Organizational and time management skills: Coordinating and managing research activities, documentation, and synthesis of information to meet project deadlines
Plan and Conduct Context Exploration Research:
- Apply evaluative methods (e.g., field observation, interviews, diary studies) to comprehensively understand the needs of breeding programs in different target countries.
- Draft and translate interview scripts to facilitate effective data collection.
- Lead the organization and coordination of research activities on the ground.
- Document methodologies and insights derived from research activities.
- Support information synthesis activities to transform findings into actionable insights.
Plan and Conduct Context Exploration Research for the on-farm context in Tanzania:
- Utilize evaluative methods to understand the needs of Artemis tool users in the on-farm context in Tanzania.
- Draft and translate interview scripts for effective data gathering.
- Coordinate research activities on-site and ensure thorough data collection.
- Document methodologies applied and insights gathered for reference.
- Assist in synthesizing gathered information to inform design decisions.
Plan and Conduct Usability Testing:
- Support the planning and coordination of usability testing sessions for the Artemis tool interface.
- Draft and translate usability testing scripts to guide the testing process.
- Conduct usability tests with breeding teams and on-farm users to gather feedback.
- Measure tool performance based on user interactions.
- Document insights gathered during usability testing and contribute to information synthesis efforts.
Support Testing and Development of Onboarding Material:
- Assist in creating onboarding material for the Artemis tool.
- Conduct user testing sessions with the created onboarding material to assess effectiveness.
- Document user feedback and insights gained from testing sessions.
- Contribute to synthesizing feedback to refine and improve onboarding materials.
- Work with the user research group to better understand breeding and agronomic process flows as well as iterative testing of app model development
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