[Air-L] two jobs at Intel - one ethnography, one data viz

[danah boyd]

Job descriptions below. 

Contact Sue Faulkner Sue.Faulkner at intel.com with any questions.

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Research / Social Scientist - 604804 

Description
 The Experience Insights Lab (XIL) in the Interaction & Experience Research IXR group in Intel Labs seeks a research scientist to develop and conduct hybrid quantitative & qualitative research projects. The candidate must be able to conduct statistical analyses on very large, heterogeneous data sets and create innovative and compelling visualizations that capture the patterns, dynamism and movement in the patterns. Example projects could include writing software to track how people use their mobile phones, deploying that script on a few hundred devices for a month, and analyzing + visualizing the results. Or, mining a hundred years of US patent data and creating an interactive display about trends in innovation. 

The candidate must also create, maintain, and troubleshoot software on multiple platforms, work with engineers and ethnographers to develop projects, methods, and tools for discovery, analysis and synthesis and communicate research findings to engineering and business stakeholders. The candidate will translate findings into technology, product, service and business concepts and work extensively with IXR, IL and other Intel business units. 

The ideal candidate will have experience with one or more of the following: Information Visualization, Computer Science, Statistics 

Qualifications
 This position requires an ability to combine elements of machine learning, statistical data analytics, and data visualization to support social and drive research agendas. This position requires a proven ability connecting quantitative methods with such qualitative social       research methods as ethnography, surveys, observation, and media studies. 

Minimum Requirements: 
-Masters degree in information visualization, computer science, or in the social sciences with an emphasis on statistical analysis, and/or in a related field, such as economics, sociology, psychology, media art, etc. 
-6 months strong programming and analytic software skills required (e.g. MatLab, Java, C++, or similar). 

Preferred Requirements: 
-Experience working with large data sets is preferred. 
-Familiarity with social science theory and qualitative methods is also desired. 
- PhD preferred. 

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Title: Research Scientist
 
Experience and Insights Research (XIL) within the Interaction and Experience Research Lab, is a team of social scientists in Intel Labs.  XIL uses social science methodologies to understand the currents of global socio-technological change in order to bring business, market, and product value to Intel. We are seeking an ethnographer with deep interest and experience in understanding people and everyday lives around the globe.  This is an entry level position and we are looking for candidates who recently completed their academic degrees.
 
Individuals with strong research profiles have graduate level training in a social science discipline such as sociology, economics, psychology, or anthropology.
 
Qualified candidates…
·       …have a track record of creative, innovative research thinking, and have or are about to complete their PhD, or advanced graduate work.
·       …are inspired to develop research or “design” programs that seek to understand people, practices and institutions and seek to use this understanding as a basis from which to map out new, disruptive opportunities for technological innovation.
·       …believe in the value of interdisciplinary work and collaboration as means for conducting innovative research.
·       ...have exceptional communication, presentation and interpersonal skills, specifically the ability to communicate key messages to a broad technical audience, and to work with business stakeholders to translate ethnographic insights into business value. 
·       …are enthusiastic about working in industry and are passionate about working at Intel
 
Candidates should have some affinity for theory and theoretical frameworks as is relevant for their area of expertise. A candidate’s expertise           might include: Islam and Islamic societies, China, media and image culture, on-line communities and the internet, “emerging regions”, synthetic worlds, gaming and artificial intelligence, sustainability, biotechnology, economics.  Experience with ethnographic research methods and techniques is desirable.
 
Full-time offers will require relocation to Santa Clara, California or Portland, Oregon.
 
Responsibilities include:
-Planning (global) research programs
-Executing (global) research programs
-Experimenting with new tools, techniques, methods
-Discussing, sharing, presenting work in progress
-Collaborating with PaPR peers, research colleagues, Intel stakeholders
-Developing materials that represent key facets of analysis, arguments, stories
-Working in Powerpoint (among other media)
-Relationship building with Intel stakeholders
-Showcasing work in conferences, publications, seminars
 
Please send inquires or applications (job letter, cv, references, publications and/or work sample) to Sue.Faulkner at intel.com
 

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