[NABS-L] please Post: Accessibility / Usability Engineer Undergrad / Grad Internship Opportunity

[Lewis, Anil]

Accessibility / Usability Engineer Undergrad / Grad Intern
For more information and to apply visit: https://mitre.referrals.selectminds.com/jobs/accessibility-usability-engineer-undergrad-grad-intern-5685

Highlights:
We are interested in highly motivated candidates with skills in human computer interaction, collaboration, social software, and decision making to solve critical technological problems for our Government sponsors and enhance the user experience in Government systems and experimental prototypes. We are especially interested in candidates with nonvisual accessibility and assistive technology experience. * Qualified applicants from the blind and low vision community are encouraged to apply.*


Key Functions:
*            Assist MITRE and government sponsors in solving accessibility and usability challenges, including enterprise remediation efforts, integrating commercial accessibility solutions into a government environment.
*            Perform evaluation and testing: accessibility testing, usability testing, heuristic evaluation, and other HCI methods; performing market surveys.
*            Work independently and in a team to conduct accessibility/usability evaluations and develop accessible alternatives to problems.
*            Use software engineering best practices to develop prototypes for customers, integrate commercial accessibility solutions or develop new solutions, and for customize COTS or open source software.
* User centered design: understanding people's current work practices and user needs, gathering requirements, leading the development of prototypes, iterating design with users
*            Participate in working groups to discuss accessibility issues and solutions
*            Make recommendations for acquiring or implementing decision making, collaborative and assistive tools
* Knowledge of the academic state of the art for decision making, collaborative systems and assistive technology
*            Working knowledge of rapid prototyping tools for UI mockups
*            Ability to document work, produce and brief presentations, and write technical reports and papers for publication, as needed

Required Skillsets:
*            Currently pursuing a BS or MS in accessibility, human factors, human computer interaction, computer science, or a related technical field.
*            Academic records of excellence including a 3.0 or higher GPA.
*            Basic understanding of WCAG, accessible development practices, applying accessibility to agile development, and nonvisual accessibility and assistive technology.
*            User centered design, usability testing experience, and/or Software design, development experience
* Intermediate experience in software engineering or testing, and a desire to increase accessibility knowledge; or a background in assistive technology, accessibility testing or coding.

Preferred Skillsets:
* Completed 2+ years towards undergraduate degree towards a BS in accessibility, human factors, human computer interaction, computer science, or a related technical field.
* Intermediate experience with nonvisual accessibility and assistive technology.

Anil Lewis, M.P.A.
Executive Director
200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 659-9314, Ext. 2374 | alewis at nfb.org<mailto:alewis at nfb.org>
Twitter: @AnilLife


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