Research Software UI/UX Designer

Campus / location: Strand

About the role:

As a Research Software UI/UX Designer, you will be responsible for conducting project research, developing user journeys, creating design concepts, and potentially contributing to the frontend development of web tools and online projects depending on your skills. You will collaborate closely with analysts and software engineers to merge project requirements and user insights, designing and implementing effective information architecture and interfaces across various projects. Your primary focus will be on driving innovation, maximizing impact, and enhancing public engagement, all while adhering to industry standards and accessibility guidelines. You will ensure that every output is not only fully functional and user-friendly but also aesthetically exceptional. Your ultimate goal is to produce outputs of the highest design quality, continuously pushing the boundaries of what is possible and setting new standards for excellence. 

In addition to the core design and development responsibilities for research projects, you will be able to develop a personal research agenda and explore opportunities to connect this to external funding and work with academic colleagues. Within this role, you will have opportunities to expand your skills working with new and emerging technologies across multiple disciplines and sectors and explore opportunities connecting this to external funding and collaborating with academic colleagues. 

Our projects typically span several years, with periods of high and low activity. This means you will be engaged with multiple projects at any given time, across a range of disciplines, supporting academic partners to explore their research questions. Combined with an Agile approach to project management, this offers variety – both in the projects themselves and in the approaches and tools you use.

Success metrics are related to the research question the project is seeking to answer. Most of our work is funded by public research councils. While this means complying with regulatory reporting requirements (e.g. tracking time for charging purposes), it also means you will have opportunities for significant intellectual engagement. You will work with partners to determine the best approaches to meet their requirements, adapting as the project develops.

That collaborative engagement means the diversity of our team is especially important. We welcome applicants of all cultures and backgrounds and value the contributions that a variety of perspectives can bring. We encourage candidates with questions about flexible working options or reasonable accommodations to get in touch to discuss.

Additional references: 

https://zenodo.org/records/2564790#.YemcNS-l1B0 
https://github.com/kingsdigitallab/sdlc-for-rse/wiki/RS-UI-UX-Designer 

This is a full time post (35 Hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract. 

Closing date: 10 July 2024

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