Hi folks,

UBC is looking to hire a full-time User Experience Architect for Kuali Student (http://www.students.ubc.ca/kuali), a next-generation student administrative and information system.

Please apply with cover letter and resume by May 31st, 2010: http://hr.ubc.ca/careers/staff_postings.html (Job ID: 7661)

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Job Summary
       
The Kuali User Experience Architect (KUXA) facilitates the user-centered design (UCD) process for the Kuali Student (KS) project, an open source community initiative. The KUXA is part of a dynamic team of UX designers, architects, business analysts and developers. The KUXA is responsible for gathering stakeholder and user requirements and developing wireframes, task flows, and user scenarios to represent the layout, flow, and organization of websites and web applications. At various project stages, the KUXA acts as researcher, usability tester, and interaction designer. This position requires an understanding of how to organize content and tools as well as experience working as a member of software design and development teams.


Work Performed
   
Design, architecture, and usability
- Create wireframes, site maps, user flows, user personas, feature lists, mockups, and wireframe and HTML prototypes  to describe and test the intended user experience
- Develop user models, personas, scenarios and storyboards
- Help establish and maintain information architecture and usability standards
- Use strong graphic design, information design and problem-solving skills to manage the conception and creation of compelling, highly usable web interfaces
- Apply UX design patterns uniformly across all development nodes and within partner projects
- Define and implement technical requirements with web developers

Research and testing
- Analyze business and functional requirements for Kuali Student and related web applications
- Design research protocols, prepare research plans, and maintain and develop usability templates
- Conduct rapid iterative usability testing of wireframes, mockups, and prototypes to validate whether features and products have met business and usability objectives
- Conduct competitive site research; review and analyze industry trends; and make recommendations to enhance user experience
- Coordinate focus groups, card sorts, surveys and other methods of user testing; analyze test results; make recommendations


Qualifications
   
- Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline. Minimum of six years experience or communications services or the equivalent combination of education and experience.  Minimum of six years of related education and experience in communications, HCI, information architecture, or UCD, including a university degree in a relevant discipline.  Demonstrated experience in communicating abstract design ideas, creating user interfaces, optimizing application flow, and developing for a variety of browsers and platforms.
- Demonstrated experience performing various forms of user research (contextual inquiry, focus groups, usability testing, etc.).
- Demonstrated success in staying current with user-centered design processes and methodologies; strong grasp of strategic communications theory and practice.
- Strong understanding of the user-centered design principles with experience performing UX activities throughout the entire software development life cycle.
. Mastery of principles of web design, and the ability to create functional web interfaces using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and related languages.
- Mastery of browser standards and related interface issues; knowledge of WCAG and Section 508 Accessibility compliance standards is an asset.
- Knowledge of UX-related design and prototyping tools (e.g., Axure, Morae, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, Omnigraffle, Photoshop, Visio, etc.).
- Ability to use online communication and screen-sharing technologies for up to 7 hours/day to work successfully with teams in disparate geographic locations.
- Demonstrated ability to function as a member of a team. Ability to exercise diplomacy, tact and discretion when working with confidential and/or sensitive information and in dealing with various levels of administration and external agencies.
- Capacity for creativity and research; ability to exercise initiative, resourcefulness and judgment.
- Professional experience in a post-secondary institution or similar environment an asset.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision; accuracy and attention to detail.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Leadership and facilitation skills.

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Let me know if you have any questions.

Cheers,
Vivian