From: Julie Kientz <jkientz@uw.edu>
Date: Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 2:52 PM
Subject: Advertising REU position?
To: “ugrad-advisors@cs.washington.edu” <ugrad-advisors@cs.washington.edu> Cc: Matthew Kay <mjskay@cs.washington.edu>
Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Position Available
Designing and Implementing a Novel Weight Scale Interface
We are seeking to hire an undergraduate student this summer to help implement a research prototype. We are working on designing and evaluating a weight scale that can track factors influencing your weight and tell you how much various things (clothing, time of day, etc) influence the weight you see when you step on the scale. We are looking for someone to help us implement the front end to this scale.
The student should ideally have development experience in Python, Java, or similar. Tasks will involve authenticating users, reading weight data over a serial port, piping that data through an existing model for each user, and displaying that data in a user interface. Some of the skills for implementing the system can be learned “on-the-job.”
Dates of Employment: Looking to start as soon as possible, but can be flexible. End date will be by the end of August, 2015.
Employment Type: Hourly employment up to 20 hours per week. Timing is flexible. Hourly pay rate starts at $15 per hour depending on year and school and level of experience.
To Apply: Please send your resume and a brief statement of your interest in the position to mjskay@cs.washington.edu
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Julie A. Kientz
Associate Professor
Human Centered Design & Engineering
University of Washington
http://www.juliekientz.com
jkientz@uw.edu | 206-221-0614