Interactive Product Design: Diabetes DSMES System for Rural Populations
University of North Texas

Title: Interactive Product Design: Diabetes DSMES System for Rural Populations

Employee Classification: Non-Pos Hourly Posting Code

Campus: University of North Texas

Division: UNT-Provost

SubDivision-Department: UNT-Col of Vis Arts & Design

Department: UNT-CVAD-Dean's Off-136100

Job Location: Denton

Salary: $3,036.00

FTE: 0.48

Retirement Eligibility: Not Retirement Eligible

About Us - Values Overview:

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Department Summary

The College of Visual Arts and Design engages in making a difference locally, nationally, and globally. We provide students with a positive learning experience and purposefully prepare them for life after graduation. We impact the local creative economy, stand as leaders in our various fields of study, and collaborate globally through art and design for social impact.

Position Overview

This person will work closely with the Project Investigator (PI) from the Department of Design and a north Texas-based endocrinologist to continue the development and design of an interactive prototype for a diabetes self management, education, and support system targeted for use by people living with diabetes-and their caregivers-in rural areas of Texas. This person will be responsible for coordinating with the PI to ensure that various learning modules required for inclusion in the prototype are imbued with required images-based, typographic, infographic, and (perhaps) video-based content and arranged to meet specifications according to extant information architecture. This person will also be responsible for operationalizing the learning modules that constitute the prototype so that they become usable in Figma software and, eventually, in WordPress.

Minimum Qualifications

A BFA in Communication Design with a concentration in User Experience Design

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

The Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Some WordPress,

Preferred Qualifications

Information architecture as it applies to interaction development and design, the ability to facilitate usability testing and gather and analyze dynamic data gleaned from this, user research as it applies to interactive product and service design development in healthcare applications, user experience design research.

Required License/Registration/Certifications

Job Duties:

• Coordinate with student worked on this team who are working to incorporate the interactive learning modules this person will design into WordPress each week; satisfy the objectives articulated each week in the Action Plan provided by the PI.

Work Schedule:

Determined by PI, but weekly stand-ups will occur each Thursday afternoon and possibly Friday afternoon between 4:00 and 5:30 pm.

Driving University Vehicle:

No

Security Sensitive:

This is a Security Sensitive Position.

Special Instructions:

Benefits:

For information regarding our Benefits, click here.

EEO Statement:

The University of North Texas System is firmly committed to equal opportunity and does not permit -- and takes actions to prevent -- discrimination, harassment (including sexual violence) and retaliation on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status in its application and admission processes, educational programs and activities, facilities and employment practices. The University of North Texas System immediately investigates complaints of discrimination and takes remedial action when appropriate. The University of North Texas System also takes actions to prevent retaliation against individuals who oppose any form of harassment or discriminatory practice, file a charge or report, or testify, assist or participate in an investigative proceeding or hearing.

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