UVA Health

Full-stack Engineer

• Architect and implement a secure, tamper-proof web-based experimental platform for consciousness and perception research
• Design and develop precise timing mechanisms for stimulus presentation and response collection
• Create modular architecture separating user interface from backend systems
• Integrate software with hardware random number generators and EEG recording systems for synchronized data collection
• Build database schema linking experimental data with participant profiles, assessments, and environmental variables
• Develop standalone applications for controlled laboratory settings and scalable web interfaces for remote participation
• Implement comprehensive logging and audit trails for research validation and peer review
• Create engaging, game-like experimental tasks while maintaining scientific rigor and experimental controls
• Document code, APIs, and create technical guides for researchers and future developers
• Collaborate with DOPS researchers to translate experimental paradigms into robust software implementations
• Participate in weekly research meetings and contribute to technical aspects of research proposals
• Pass relevant UVA trainings for confidentiality and maintain research practices
• Work under the supervision of David Acunzo and perform other duties as assigned
• Periodic in-person collaboration at UVA's downtown Charlottesville office for hardware integration, testing, and demonstrations

Graduate Software Developer

Research Scientist

• Participate in necessary training to become familiar with research on near-death experiences and current research protocols
• Assist in maintaining SPSS database
• Assist in qualitative coding of narratives
• Assisting in creating online surveys
• Passing the UVA Institutional Review Board for the Social and Behavioral Sciences CITI training in research ethics
• Assisting in basic data analysis (optional)
• Work on-site at UVA’s Division of Perceptual Studies offices in downtown Charlottesville, Virginia
• 10-20 hours/week part-time work-study position

Graduate Research Assistant – NDE

Communications

• Improve communications for Student Financial Services to serve students and families
• Draft student-friendly social media posts and assist with short videos/reels
• Brainstorm, plan, and create informative website and social media content using tools like Canva
• Review written content from student perspective and provide feedback
• Assist with website content updates and light proofreading
• Support financial wellness events and take photos/short clips at events
• Gather student testimonials and summarize engagement data
• Mostly remote work with occasional in-person activities at Carruthers Hall and Central Grounds

Communications Assistant

Software Engineer

• Design and develop a professional website for a research lab/program
• Collaborate with faculty and team members to structure website content (e.g., research highlights, publications, team bios, news/updates)
• Ensure the website is visually engaging, user-friendly, and aligned with research communication needs
• Implement basic functionality such as responsive design, publication databases, contact forms, and integration with social media or institutional platforms
• Ensure the site is accessible, secure, and easy to update/maintain over time
• Train research staff on updating content

Website Developer

• Locate and summarize academic literature on a variety of topics
• Create data sets by researching publicly available information on companies or cities
• Qualitative coding of textual or visual data
• Summarize and contextualize Darden faculty research for business practitioners
• Other duties as assigned