Research Scientist Intern, AR/VR Input Technologies (PhD)

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Job description

Facebook's mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Through our family of apps and services, we're building a different kind of company that connects billions of people around the world, gives them ways to share what matters most to them, and helps bring people closer together. Whether we're creating new products or helping a small business expand its reach, people at Facebook are builders at heart. Our global teams are constantly iterating, solving problems, and working together to empower people around the world to build community and connect in meaningful ways. Together, we can help people build stronger communities - we're just getting started.

Summary

Facebook's mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Through our family of apps and services, we're building a different kind of company that connects billions of people around the world, gives them ways to share what matters most to them, and helps bring people closer together. Whether we're creating new products or helping a small business expand its reach, people at Facebook are builders at heart. Our global teams are constantly iterating, solving problems, and working together to empower people around the world to build community and connect in meaningful ways. Together, we can help people build stronger communities - we're just getting started.At Facebook Reality Labs, our goal is to explore, innovate, and design novel input devices and user interfaces for the next generation of virtual, augmented, and mixed reality experiences. We are looking for candidates to conduct research in sensing, tracking, and interaction techniques for next generation computing platforms. Your role will involve the development and evaluation of novel solutions to these problems and will require collaboration with world-leading experts and mentors in the AR/VR, HCI, CV/ML, and engineering fields.The internship is 12-24 weeks long and we have various start dates throughout the year.

Required Skills

• Plan and execute cutting-edge research to advance AR/VR interaction technologies in advanced devices, sensors, and algorithms for processing user input.
• Collaborate with other researchers, engineers, and user experience researchers to prototype hardware and software solutions, and run experiments to advance the project.
• Work with leading academic researchers in the field. The work should result in publishable research that appears in top-tier HCI or CV/ML journals or at leading international conferences.

Minimum Qualification

• Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining, a PhD degree in the field of computer science, human-computer interaction, electrical engineering, or related field.
• Proven research skills involving defining problems, exploring solutions, analyzing and presenting results.
• Mechanical and electrical prototyping skills.
• Proficiency in C++, Matlab, or Python.
• Familiarity with HCI user evaluation methodologies.
• Interpersonal skills: cross-group and cross-culture collaboration.
• Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment.

Preferred Qualification

• Familiarity with CV/ML methods for real-time sensing (e.g. visual tracking).
• Experience with Unity game engine.
• Proven track record of achieving significant results as demonstrated by grants, fellowships, patents, as well as first-authored publications at leading workshops or conferences such as UIST, CHI, IMWUT, or similar.
• Intent to return to degree-program after the completion of the internship/co-op.

EOE

Facebook is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Facebook is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at .

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