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Human Vision Science Researcher - Fellowship/Internship Program

PhD and Masters University Grad Position-

Our company vision is to amplify human potential. Our mission is to deliver enterprise a powerful tool for transformation—an augmented reality platform of great utility and simplicity. Achieving our goals requires passion and dedication. That’s why we’re committed to building and empowering a diverse team of incredibly talented people and fostering an inclusive culture through our values of unity, innovation, and user centricity.

Magic Leap is looking for PhD and Masters students to join our team for a 3 month Summer Program for Underrepresented Students in Engineering or Science degrees. In partnership with STEM departments at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), Women In Engineering Institutions, and broader universities we are committed to empowering and elevating diversity of thought, experience, and background in our workforce and in our pipeline of future researchers!

Job Description

The Quantified Experience (QX) team of Magic Leap, Inc. is seeking a fellow with a background in human vision science. Depending on your interests and expertise, the 3-month position could involve collaboration on ongoing research into, for example, perceptual image quality, ocular optics, text legibility, or root-causing the sources of visual discomfort that users of head-mounted displays may experience. But we welcome ideas for other lines of research, too. You must hold at minimum a Master's degree in vision science or related field.

The QX team provides subject matter expertise on a variety of topics related to human vision ranging from the physiology of the visual system to visual perception. It informs Magic Leap's leadership and other teams on perceptual best practices and works closely with Systems Engineering, Optical Engineering, Healthcare, Human Factors and UX/UI teams. We are looking for candidates who are creative, energetic team players who excel in a fast-paced, hands-on environment.

You will need to go into one of our office regularly in Plantation, Florida.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research in collaboration with other vision scientists from hypothesis to delivery using scientific methods.
• Collaborate with other Magic Leap teams to explore perceptual factors, define engineering and design specifications, and make recommendations for visual perception in augmented reality
• Identify perceptual challenges and opportunities for leveraging the human visual system
• Code software for experiments, proctor studies, write software to analyze data.

Must-Haves

• Experience with psychophysical and other psychological research methods
• Critical thinking and analytic problem solving skills and working knowledge of statistics for behavioral sciences.
• Ability to adapt quickly and get up-to-speed on new technologies.
• Profound knowledge of at least one of the following programming languages: Matlab, C/C++, Python
• Experience with Unity, Unreal or OpenGL is a plus
• Experience with Matlab Psychtoolbox is a plus
• Ability to summarize research findings in a meaningful way for colleagues outside QX.

Education

• Masters or PHD students in Human Vision Science or related field