UI/UX Designer

Staff - Non Union

Job Category

M&P - AAPS

Job Profile

AAPS Salaried - Information Systems and Technology, Level A

Job Title

UI/UX Designer

Department

Research | Abdulai Digital Health Design | School of Nursing | Faculty of Applied Science

Compensation Range

$4,688.67 - $6,754.00 CAD Monthly

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Posting End Date

April 22, 2023

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above.

Job End Date

Apr 30, 2024

This position is located within a health-care facility, therefore, the successful candidate will be required to provide verification of full vaccination against Covid-19 provided prior to the start date, as required by a provincial health mandate.

At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

Job Summary
The UI/UX Designer will support research for a Health Canada funded study on "Redesigning and upgrade of the virtual Community of Practice platform (https://caps-cpca.ubc.ca/index.php?title=Main_Page)”. This project is part of a larger grant titled “The CART Access project: Advancing access to abortion for under-served populations through tools for healthcare professionals and people seeking care” Led by PI, Wendy Norman, Professor and Lead Investigator of the Contraception and Abortion Research Team. By working collaboratively with project partners and health professional associations in Canada, the project aims to improve access to abortion resources by redesigning our virtual community of practice platform from a research implementation tool to a public/open-access platform with an option for healthcare professionals to subscribe to the site newsletter. The UI/UX Designer will be based in the co-Investigator’s Research Unit at the UBC School of Nursing in Vancouver, BC and the Women’s Health Research Institute.

Organizational Status
The UI/UX Designer will report directly to the co-Investigator, Dr. Fatawu Abdulai. They will work in close collaboration with various team members including a project manager, a research associate, and our software development team in Alberta.

Work Performed

• Applying a User-Centered Design mindset and methodology when working on product designs.
• Conducting usability testing, capturing specific target audience feedback, and incorporating that feedback into product design
• Designing user flows and wireframes at a high level, as well as building out refined details
• Building Sitemaps, Wireframes, Prototypes, and UX specifications that clearly articulate site/application structure and organization
• Illustrate design ideas using storyboards, process flows and sitemaps
• Design graphic user interface elements, like menus, tabs and widgets
• Build page navigation buttons and search fields
• Develop UI mockups and prototypes that clearly illustrate how sites function and look like
• Create original graphic designs (e.g. images, sketches and tables)
• Prepare and present rough drafts to internal teams and key stakeholders
• Identify and troubleshoot UX problems (e.g. responsiveness)
• Conduct layout adjustments based on user feedback
• Adhere to style standards on fonts, colors and images

Consequence of Error/Judgement
The quality and productivity of the research project(s), performance of research staff, and research partnerships will be affected.

Supervision Received
The applicant is expected to function independently but will report to the project lead Dr. Fatawu Abdulai. Works with independence and autonomy within the scope of work performed. Work is reviewed periodically by the lead to assess the scope of work performed and the achievement of defined goals and key performance indicators.

Supervision Given
This position is not expected to supervise workers.

Minimum Qualifications
Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline. Minimum of one year of related experience, or the equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives in conflict with one’s own

• Demonstrates a commitment to enhancing one’s own awareness, knowledge, and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Design, Computer Science, Information Systems or relevant field
• Proven work experience as a UI/UX Designer or similar role
• Portfolio of design projects
• Knowledge of wireframe tools (e.g. Figma, Wireframe.cc and InVision)
• Up-to-date knowledge of design software like Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
• Team spirit; strong communication skills to collaborate with various stakeholders
• Good time-management skills
• Candidate with experience in healthcare UI/IU design will be preferred.

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