Usability Research Intern

Jobs – Usability Research Intern

San Francisco Bay Area

Classic Systems is looking for qualified applicants to join a Research and Development team in an Intern position and work in our state of the art digital Usability lab. This position offers an excellent opportunity to enhance your professional education and practical experience in the field of Usability. A college advanced degree in HCI would be preferred.

We are looking for internships for a period of eight weeks to work closely with our team at Classic on conceptual design/analysis projects and usability evaluations. A successful internship will enable you to gain additional skills which will be highly valued in the current challenging economy and job market.

To get started, Classic will select one or two projects for you to complete during the Internship. These projects will be tailored to your interests, objectives, goals, expertise, and experience. You must be fluent in English, outstanding in self‑discipline and self‑management, and responsible for quickly self‑directing your detailed development of results, i.e., working out a set of tasks and schedule that would take you through all appropriate steps of planning, research, analysis, design, implementation, evaluation, documentation, and training.

The documentation of your project(s) will be made available for continuing review by CSS staff. Near the close of the Internship you will be responsible for documenting results and reporting them to CSS staff in the form of an extranet and a presentation. High‑quality work will depend on strong motivation, self‑discipline, continuing effort, use of our extensive usability resources and knowledgebase, and internet usage, along with working side‑by‑side with our staff.

Classic will, upon completion of your internship, issue a certificate attesting that you have completed your internship position at CSS and will describe briefly the nature of that position and the project work completed. CSS may, as an option, write a letter describing your accomplishments and, if appropriate, may assist you in locating follow‑on employment opportunities, with CSS assuming first‑right‑of‑refusal status.

The Internship provides you with an unprecedented opportunity to interact with the President of Classic and to become involved with world‑class design/analysis projects. CSS may offer financial assistance for the Internship based on your qualifications. During this period of time, interns will have their own workspace with a computer, high‑speed email/network/Internet connections, access to Classic’s unique Usability knowledgebase and training materials, and other privileges/responsibilities similar to those enjoyed by Classic employees.

If you are from outside the USA you would have to obtain appropriate visas to enable you to visit the USA for the purposes described. At Classic our Human Resources manager may be able to assist selected applicants with some advice but would not necessarily be able to complete the paperwork for applicants.