Hi ! I am posting this from my friend's profile as Blind doesn't support school emails yet. I am a doctoral candidate working in the field of Human Computer Interaction (HCI) specializing in AR/VR, Spatial Interactions, Spatial UI/UX, Haptics, and Human Subjects Research from the perspective of Computer-Aided Design and 3D Modeling. While my primary field is HCI, my degree will be in Mechanical Engineering due to the design context. For the past one year, I have been desperately looking for relevant roles across established and startup companies that allows me to work in the capacity of a researcher, research scientist, applied scientist and similar R&D roles. However, more often that not, I am overlooked by most companies or misunderstood due to my degree in Mechanical Engineering and not Computer Science. However, PhD is more about work relevance than the degree itself. It'll be really helpful if anyone here can advise/guide/refer me on how to overcome this bias towards CSE and have companies focus more on work relevance. Also, if there are any roles that you or your acquaintances are aware of, and I can help contribute to. Thanks in advance. #hci #humancomputerinteraction #augmentedreality #virtualreality #arvr #adoberesearch #msr #microsoftresearch #microsoft #autodesk #autodeskresearch #facebook #facebookresearch #facebookrealitylabs #frl #intuitive #intuitivesurgical #sensel #ar #vr #haptics #internship #fulltime #researchscientist #appliedscientist #tech #startups
Facebook FRL seems like a good fit. I don’t think the degree matters. The HCI research job market is highly saturated. It is very competitive and difficult to land a job for new grads. I am in a similar situation. I am doing my PhD in HCI in a computer science department. I have interned at FAANG and have a few papers at top venues. It is still very difficult for me to even get an interview. I would suggest your friend to get an intern and look for full-time conversation opportunities.
Thanks for the suggestion. Actually, I interviewed with FRL last summer and appeared until the final round. However, the position was closed due to the pandemic uncertainty. I am trying for internships again this year and wanted to know if the HCI job market is limited to the FAANG or there are other companies worth trying. I am trying to understand what startups that are working in my domain and my friend suggested that Blind community is helpful and might be able to guide you to such startups or companies.
I would say just apply to ALL positions. FANNG, other big tech giants, startups, as long as there is an opening, just apply. Let then decide if there is a good fit.
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Thanks for the suggestion, I have tried that before but didn’t receive any response from the team. I feel the roles strongly align with my research experience, but I am unable to receive any interview calls.