Student Assistant for Unity3D Development

at  ETH Zrich

20%-30%, ZURICH, FIXED-TERM

The geoGAZElab is looking for student assistance in the field of computer science over the summer break/beginning of the semester. This position will be under the project 3D Sketch Maps which aims to develop a collaborative 3D sketching game.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Your main task will be in two aspects:

• Conducting user experiments (around 20 hours of workload): assist a researcher in conducting user studies of an in-house developed 3D sketching software
• Extended reality development (around 80-100 hours of workload): assist a researcher in adapting a virtual reality-based Unity project (in Meta Quest 3) to augmented reality (in Hololens 2), optimize the data storage, and enable data communication between them.

PROFILE

We are looking for someone who could start as soon as possible with the below experiences

• An MSc in Computer Science or Human-Computer Interaction (outstanding Bachelor students could also apply)
• Proficiency in programming in C# in Unity3D
• Experienced with multiplayer networking engines such as Photon Engine or be confident to learn and integrate it with Unity3D projects in a short time
• Experienced with virtual reality and/or augmented reality development (preferably MetaQuest and Hololens products)
• Experienced in conducting user studies is a plus but not mandatory

You must be enrolled at ETHZ or UniZurich and must be willing to work 15h/week on average during the semester. It is possible to work more during the semester breaks (up to 40 hours). We handle working time flexibly such that you can take time to study for exams or fulfill other obligations for your studies while coordinating with the team when tasks need to be completed.

Please refer the Job description for details