If you’ve been thinking about how to align your values with your work as a UX Researcher, consider exploring a move into the non-profit sector. In this User Research Expert Training Series Jenn Thom, Director of Qualitative Research at Code for America, will share her own experiences in making this transition and provide insight into what hiring managers look for in these roles.
You’ll learn
The role of UX research in civic tech non-profits
Code for America program areas and types of research conducted
Similarities and differences compared to for-profit UX research (including team organization, tool stacks, recruiting considerations, share out formats, and more)
Tips to find UX Research opportunities in non-profits
Hiring process and manager expectations for these roles
50% of the Eventbrite proceeds benefit Code for America
NOTE: This workshop will be recorded and the recording will be sent to all registrants. All participants who choose to attend the workshop live will be asked to sign a release allowing us to legally distribute the recording. You do not have to attend the live session to receive the recording and reap the benefits from this workshop.
About the facilitator
Jenn Thom (she/her) is the Director of Qualitative Research at Code for America. She leads a team of qualitative researchers who seek to understand the beliefs, needs, and values of people to develop government services that better and more equitably meet the needs of communities.
Prior to joining Code for America, Jenn built and led mixed-methods research teams that evaluate and prototype state-of-the-art machine learning-driven experiences at Spotify and Amazon. Jenn has a PhD from Cornell University and remains active in the academic research community, with >25 published research papers in top-tier human-computer interaction conferences.
About the sponsor:
Curiosity Tank is a user research consultancy and educational institute based in San Francisco, CA, USA. We conduct research globally and teach aspiring and existing user researchers around the world how to improve their UXR practice at every stage.
Learn more at curiositytank.com and about our founder and CEO, Michele Ronsen, on LinkedIn.
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