115 applicants

Company

Slack · 1 month ago

Summer 2025 - Slack PhD User Research Intern

San Francisco, CA

Internship

Onsite

Intern

$58/hr - $65/hr

Start in 2025 Summer

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Responsibilities

Work closely with your mentor and user research leadership to define the details of your projects and contribute to the overall direction of your product area

Collaborate with design, engineering, and product management to understand the critical research questions and craft a research approach to best answer them

Conduct actionable research to help guide the product team’s decision-making and design process

Solicit and incorporate feedback on your work from your mentor, other user researchers, and multi-functional team members

Qualification

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User researchData collectionData analysisHuman-computer interactionSociologyPsychologyInformation scienceQualitative interviewsSurveysQualtricsUserTesting

Required

Must be graduating December 2025 or later.

A strong portfolio, showcasing deep methodological strength, along with experience across all steps of a research process, such as: data collection, cleaning and analysis, synthesis, and documenting and sharing findings.

Commitment to learning from others and self-awareness of your strengths and growth areas and a desire to improve your skills.

Experience working and collaborating with diverse teams in a dynamic environment to understand, explore, and answer research questions.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills and a passion for sharing what you’ve learned in a simple yet compelling manner.

Preferred

Preferred applicants are currently in the later stages of pursuing a Master’s or Ph.D. degree. Programs such as human-computer interaction, sociology, psychology, communication, information science, or any program with an applied research component are preferred.

Previous experience working in a technology company or business environment, as an intern or otherwise.

Previous experience researching genAI, computer supported collaboration, or knowledge workers.

Experience turning qualitative findings into frameworks or design artifacts, a mixed-method background such as qualitative interviews and surveys (with related statistics), and/or experience using remote research tools and vendors such as Qualtrics, UserTesting, etc.

Company

Slack

Glassdoor

4.0

Slack is a cloud-based communication and collaboration platform for teams.

Founded in 2009

San Francisco, California, USA

1,001-5,000 employees

http://www.slack.com

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