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User Experience Research Intern, PhD, Summer 2027

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Hybrid (United States (multiple sites))$106k - $141kinternPosted 1mo ago

About the role

Internship for PhD students in UX research, located in the United States, with opportunity to work across multiple Google sites. Requires location in the US for duration of internship; open to various US locations.

Responsibilities

  • Design and conduct independent research using a variety of qualitative research methods, utilizing quantitative methods when necessary.
  • Ensure effective communication of research findings and advocate findings outside of the project team.
  • Collect and analyze user behavior through lab studies, field visits, ethnography, surveys, benchmark studies, server logs and online experiments (A/B testing).
  • Work cross-functionally with design, engineering, and product management to ensure teams make user-centric, data-driven decisions.

Qualifications

  • Currently pursuing a PhD degree in Human Factors, Psychology, Human Computer Interaction, Cognitive Science, Computer Science, Information Science, or related field.
  • Internship, work, or project experience with research design utilizing various methods (e.g., usability studies, contextual inquiry, surveys, etc.).

Skills

Required:Qualitative research methodsCommunication of research findingsCross-functional collaboration
Nice to have:Quantitative research methodsStatistics and experimental design

Benefits

  • Health, dental, vision insurance
  • Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
  • Holidays: 13 paid days per year
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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