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About The Department

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is dedicated to advancing the understanding and protection of the natural world and joins with people from all walks of life to make new scientific discoveries, share insights, and galvanize conservation action. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is the world’s leading resource for conservation, research, education, and participatory science focused on birds.

About the Opportunity

We are seeking a passionate and skilled User Experience Specialist to join our team. As a User Experience Specialist, you will play a crucial role. The position will make sure digital content is usable, accessible, engaging, and user-friendly. They will ensure that media-rich websites and interactive applications meet the needs of the audience they serve and advance the mission of the Lab. This position is responsible for thinking holistically about the user experience across multiple digital properties that the team is responsible for. This is a unique opportunity to work in a dynamic environment surrounded by experts in ornithology.

What We Need

Bachelor’s degree with at least 3 years of experience in user experience design or web design or equivalent combination.
Thorough knowledge of Photoshop, Figma, and other UI design tools.
Experience with latest CSS, SASS, git, and other development tools.
Thorough understanding of user experience design and usability research techniques.
Experience with researching and effectively serving target audiences.
Experience interview end users, domain experts, and clients to gather information for applications and/or site architecture and user interface design.
Knowledge of web accessibility standards and have experience meeting those accessibility requirements.
Experience developing and working within content management systems, preferably WordPress.
Experience designing and planning user-friendly user journeys, site architecture/navigation, and user interfaces.
Excellent oral and written communication skills with ability to convey technical information in a way that nontechnical staff can understand.
Demonstrable skills in problem solving and critical thinking.

Preferably, the successful candidate will also have the following:

Well-developed illustration and artistic skills and understanding of various types of optimization in various format such as multimedia, web, app, and print
Experience designing and developing web accessible data visualization for non-profit or science communications.
Knowledge of birds, nature, and bird watching.

If you are passionate about birds, conservation, and scientific discovery, we encourage you to apply!

This position is located at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in Ithaca, NY. This position can be hybrid remote work. The specifics of this arrangement will be reviewed with you when you begin the position, and the University must approve of the desired remote work location.

Rewards and Benefits

Cornell receives national recognition as an award-winning workplace for our health, wellbeing, sustainability, and diversity initiatives.

Our benefits programs include comprehensive health care options, generous retirement contributions, access to wellness programs, and employee discounts with local and national retail brands. We invite you to follow this link to get more information about our benefits: https://hr.cornell.edu/benefits-pay.
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Our leave provisions include health and personal leave, three weeks of vacation and 13 holidays: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the day after, and an end of the year winter break from December 25-January 1.
Cornell's impressive educational benefits include tuition-free Extramural Study and Employee Degree Program, tuition aid for external education, and Cornell Children's Tuition Assistance Program.

No Visa Sponsorship is available for this position.

How to Apply:

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University Job Title:

User Interface/Exp Spec II

Job Family:

Information Technology

Level:

E

Pay Rate Type:

Salary

Pay Range:

$71,561.00 - $83,165.00

Remote Option Availability:

Hybrid

Company:

Contract College

Contact Name:

Denise Smith

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Cornell University embraces diversity and seeks candidates who will contribute to a climate that supports students, faculty, and staff to all identities and backgrounds. We encourage individuals from underrepresented and/or marginalized identities to apply.

2024-10-23

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