> In early 2002, the in-house Usability Engineering Consulting group at > Fannie Mae (Washington, DC) will need to hire one--or possibly > more--Usability Engineers to assist and guide both our internal and > external development teams in user-centered design. > > If the following job description interests you, and matches your skills > and experience, please e-mail your resume (ideally in MSWord, PDF, or > within an e-mail) to Bill Saiff at: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > In-house Usability Engineering Consultant > > The successful candidate will provide the following usability > engineering consulting services: > o Assist and educate development teams in user-centered design practices > and perspectives > o Assist development teams in performing user-task analysis > o Review project analysis materials and guide project analysts toward > user-centered considerations > o Assist development teams in performing usability (heuristic) > evaluations > o Perform observational user research > o Manage 3rd-party observational user research > o Present usability introduction talks > o Perform expert reviews (heuristic evaluations) for projects > o Perform task-based usability testing > o Manage 3rd-party usability testing > o Help to maintain and enhance our usability tools and materials (web > site, documents, guidelines, checklists, process descriptions, > presentations, templates, style sheets, etc.) > o Help to coordinate and schedule usability engineering consulting > activities > o Remain current with usability research and developments through > reading and conferences. > > Qualifications > > Required Skills and Experience: > o At least 18 months user-centered design experience > o Demonstrated understanding of usability engineering and user-centered > design > o Demonstrated analytical, process, and development skills > o Demonstrated ability to learn new skills quickly and independently > o Demonstrated ability to work independently with little supervision, > and able to switch rapidly between different projects > o Demonstrated ability to communicate complex concepts effectively and > appropriately to a variety of audiences > o Excellent organizational, writing, presentation, and interviewing > skills > o Excellent leadership and people skills, collaborative and consultative > skills and experience > o Acute eye for detail > o At least 12 months involvement in web application development > o Demonstrated development experience with HTML and CSS > o Understanding of web application technologies (application servers, > JavaScript, CGI, etc.) > o Willingness and ability to travel frequently > o Bachelor's Degree in a computer discipline, a > human-computer-interaction (HCI)-related area (Cognitive Psychology, > Linguistics, Philosophy, Anthropology, Industrial Engineering, etc.), or > equivalent combination of education and experience. > > Desirable Skills and Experience: > o Graduate Degree in HCI, or an HCI-related area > o Experience in observational user research methods > o Expertise in contextual research methods (contextual inquiry, > ethnography, etc.) > o Experience in user testing > o Experience managing 3rd-party vendors > o Understanding of object-oriented analysis and design > o Knowledge of UML, XML, WebLogic App Server, Java, intranets > o Experience (as developer or analyst) in software development > o Project management experience >
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