Human-Centered AI Intern: Human-Computer Interaction

• Scope a research project aligned with Harmonious Communities’ HCI, Conversational AI, and Organizational Behavior research agenda. • Evaluate an existing conversational AI platform and, where gaps are identified, design and prototype alternative or supplementary solutions. • Drive the end-to-end research plan, with regular feedback from your mentor and teammates. • Develop a taxonomy for understanding the factors shaping “difficulty” in workplace conversations. • Present findings in research meetings to the Harmonious Communities Department, the HCAI Division, TRI leadership, and Toyota business group partners. • Produce work that informs internal strategy and is aimed at publication in an academic journal or conference.

• Currently enrolled in a PhD degree program. • Track record of implementing research projects from start to finish. • Demonstrated experience with prototype design, as well as mixed-methods research design and analyses. • Familiarity with messy, real-world data, and evidence of critical, creative thinking about how this impacts study design and insights. • Ability to reason across multiple levels of analysis and translate research insights into implications for organizational decision-making. • Desire to work on challenging, open-ended research projects. • Desire to be part of a highly interdisciplinary team and understanding of how this will improve your work. • Demonstrated ability to work autonomously while proactively soliciting feedback. • Interest in wellbeing, organizational behavior, emotional labor, and/or the future of work.