Placement Opportunities for Human Factors Engineering and Ergonomics Professionals

1997 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 474-477 ◽  
Author(s):  
William F. Moroney ◽  
Nicole L. Proulx ◽  
Christopher W. Parker
Keyword(s):  
Human Computer Interaction ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
Human Factors Engineering ◽  
Minimum Requirement ◽  
Fields Of Study ◽  
Employment Sector ◽  
Position Type ◽  
Computer Interaction

During the period from November 1995 through October 1996, the Placement Service of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society distributed announcements describing 195 positions available for human factors engineers and ergonomics professionals. These announcements were divided into two groups according to employment sector and position type. This paper provides an overview of employment opportunities available in all sectors, and an examination of announced academic and internship positions. Its sequel describes positions available in industry, government and consulting positions (N=162). The attributes of the position announcements examined include: degree requirements, major field of study, areas of expertise, required work experience, salary, geographic location, job description and skills required. Ninety-six percent of the positions were available in industry, consulting, and government/military. Fifty-one percent of the positions describe the masters degree as the minimum requirement. Eight academic and twenty-five internship positions were announced. The major fields of study most frequently specified for these positions were human factors, psychology and engineering. The most frequently cited area of expertise for academics was Human Computer Interaction (HCI), followed by aerospace, aging, and transportation. Among internships, knowledge of human-computer interaction was most frequently cited. Professional skills and expectations of interns are also discussed.

Placement Opportunities for Human Factors Engineering and Ergonomics Professionals: Part I: Industry, Government/Military and Consulting Positions

1996 ◽  
Vol 40 (8) ◽  
pp. 436-440 ◽  
Author(s):  
William F. Moroney ◽  
Catherine M. Adams
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Interface Design ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
Human Factors Engineering ◽  
Minimum Requirement ◽  
Fields Of Study ◽  
Employment Sector ◽  
Primary Responsibility ◽  
Position Type

During the period from November 1994 through October 1995, the Placement Service of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society distributed announcements describing 159 positions available for human factors engineers and ergonomics professionals. These announcements were divided into two groups according to employment sector and position type. This paper describes industry, government and consulting positions (N=129), while its sequel describes academic and internship positions (N=30). The features of the position descriptions examined include: degree requirements, major field of study, areas of expertise, required work experience, salary, geographic location, job description and skills required. The masters degree was specified as the minimum requirement for most positions. The most frequently specified fields of study were human factors, psychology and engineering. The most frequently cited area of expertise was human computer interaction, while the most frequently cited primary responsibility was interface design.

Placement Opportunities for Human Factors Engineering and Ergonomics Professionals

1997 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 478-482 ◽  
Author(s):  
William F. Moroney ◽  
Brian M. Anderson ◽  
Jennifer I. Soest
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Interface Design ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
Human Factors Engineering ◽  
Job Description ◽  
Minimum Requirement ◽  
Test And Evaluation ◽  
Human Factors And Ergonomics

During the period from November 1995 through October 1996, the Placement Service of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society distributed announcements describing 195 positions available for human factors engineers and ergonomics professionals. This paper describes placement opportunities for HFE and ergonomics professionals in industry, government/military and consulting positions (N=162), while an overview of all advertised positions, and a description of academic (N=8) and internship positions (N=25) is provided in Part I (Moroney, Proulx & Parker, 1997). The attributes of the position descriptions examined include: degree requirements, major field of study, industrial sector, areas of expertise, required work experience, salary, geographic location, job description and skills required. Fifty-seven percent of the positions describe the masters degree as the minimum requirement, with 18% of the opportunities in the consulting sector. The area of expertise most frequently requested (69%) was HCI, with test and evaluation (specifically usability testing) being specified for 44% of the positions. The most frequently cited (35%) primary area of responsibility was interface design.

Placement Opportunities for Human Factors Engineering and Ergonomics Professionals in Industry and Government/Military Positions

2005 ◽  
Vol 49 (7) ◽  
pp. 788-792 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taylor J. Anderson ◽  
Deborah L. Bakowski ◽  
William F. Moroney
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
Geographic Area ◽  
Consumer Products ◽  
Human Factors Engineering ◽  
Human Factors And Ergonomics ◽  
Employment Sector ◽  
Placement Service ◽  
The Government

During the period from January 2004 through December 2004, the Placement Service of Human Factors and Ergonomics Society distributed announcements describing 115 new positions available for human factors and ergonomics professionals. This paper describes the 92 placement opportunities in Industry and the Government/Military. The attributes of the position descriptions examined include: employment sector, degree requirements, work experience, expertise, salary, and geographic location. The type of industry seeking most employees was Consumer Products at 16%. The degree required was usually a Masters (43.5%) and the geographic area with the most jobs was the Northeast (N=15). The area of expertise most frequently requested by employers was Human Computer Interaction (N=50). Human Factors/Ergonomics (N=22) was the most commonly specified job expertise. During the period from October 25, 2004 through December 25, 2004, forty-three announcements for new positions were listed on HFCareers.com . Findings are discussed separately for the HFES Placement Service and HFCareers.

Placement Opportunities for Human Factors Engineering and Ergonomics Professionals: Part II: Academic and Internship Positions

1996 ◽  
Vol 40 (8) ◽  
pp. 441-444 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. F Morone ◽  
A. Sottile ◽  
B. Blinn
Keyword(s):  
Human Computer Interaction ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
Consumer Products ◽  
Human Factors Engineering ◽  
Job Description ◽  
Major Field ◽  
Human Factors And Ergonomics ◽  
Industrial Ergonomics

This paper describes placement opportunities for HFE and ergonomics professionals in academic and internship positions, which were contained in the position announcements distributed by the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) Placement Service during 1994–1995. Ten academic and twenty internship positions were announced. The features of the position announcement examined include: degree requirements, major field of study, areas of expertise, required work experience, salary, geographic location, job description and skills required. Academic positions were most frequently available in industrial engineering, and human factors ergonomics. Expertise in the area of industrial ergonomics and consumer products was most frequently desired. The most frequently cited courses to be taught were human factors/ergonomics and statistics. Among internships, knowledge of human-computer interaction was most frequently cited. Professional skills and expectations of interns are also discussed.

Placement Opportunities for Human Factors Engineering and Ergonomics Professionals

2007 ◽  
Vol 51 (7) ◽  
pp. 516-520 ◽  
Author(s):  
William F. Moroney
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
Geographic Area ◽  
Human Factors Engineering ◽  
Human Factors And Ergonomics ◽  
Employment Sector ◽  
Consulting Firms ◽  
The Government ◽  
Sector Type

During the period from January 2006 through December 2006, the Placement Service of Human Factors and Ergonomics Society distributed announcements describing 140 new positions available for human factors and ergonomics professionals. This paper focuses on the 124 placement opportunities for those in Industry and the government/military, and briefly addresses positions in Education. The attributes of the position descriptions examined include: employment sector, degree requirements, work experience, expertise, salary, and geographic location. The employment sector type seeking the most employees was Consulting Firms that specialize in Human Factors with 29 positions (23%). The degree required was usually a Masters (48%) and the geographic area with the most jobs was the MidWest (N=16). The areas of expertise most frequently requested by employers were Engineering and Psychology.

Human-Computer Interaction as Cognitive Science

2002 ◽  
Vol 46 (21) ◽  
pp. 1767-1771 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald Laurids Boring
Keyword(s):  
Human Computer Interaction ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
Cognitive Science ◽  
Computer Interaction

Human-computer interaction and cognitive science share historical interdisciplinary roots in human factors, but the two fields have largely diverged. Many attempts have been made to apply cognitive science to human-computer interaction, but the reverse is curiously not the case. This paper outlines ways in which human-computer interaction can serve as a unifying framework for cognitive science.

Trend Analysis of the International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction from 1989 to 2004

2005 ◽  
Vol 49 (5) ◽  
pp. 721-723
Author(s):  
John Neumann ◽  
Jennifer M. Ross ◽  
Peter Terrence ◽  
Mustapha Mouloua
Keyword(s):  
Human Computer Interaction ◽  
Interface Design ◽  
System Development ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Human Information Processing ◽  
Human Communication ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Computer Interaction

This report looks at the research trends over the years 1989 — 2004 as published in the International Journal of Human Computer Interaction (HCI). Over this time period, there has been a concerned focus by scholars and practitioners to bring issues such as interface design, usability engineering, human information processing, and user-centric system development into the mainstream consciousness of engineers and developers. Our research aims to provide information to both scholars and developers on the past and current trends in the growing field of HCI. Using the PsycINFO journal database, we compiled an extensive Excel workbook containing relevant information on all the articles appearing in the journal since its inception. We were then able to classify each document using the ACM SIGCHI taxonomy, developed by Hewett, et al. This taxonomy permits classification of articles based on six factors, within one of 17 possible categories. Several other dimensions were examined including year & period of publication (1989–1993; 1994–1999; 2000–2004), author affiliation, geographic location, number of empirical studies per paper, and average sample size per study. We also reported the classifications of each article as reported by PsycINFO. Besides noting the clear growth in the total number of articles published each period, our results indicate that the field of Human Computer Interaction has seen changes in research focus. Current trends point to an increase in research focusing on developmental processes, usability evaluation methods, human communication and interaction, and applications. Another trend shows a notable decrease in empirical studies using human participants over the 15-year period.

scholarly journals An Analysis of IHC and HCII Publication Titles: Revealing and Comparing the Topics of Interest of their Communities

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Franklin M. da C. Lima ◽  
Gabriel A. M. Vasiljevic ◽  
Leonardo Cunha De Miranda ◽  
M. Cecília C. Baranauskas
Keyword(s):  
Correlation Analysis ◽  
Human Computer Interaction ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Computing Systems ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Computer Interaction

Analyzing how the conferences of a given research field are evolving contributes to the academic community in that the researchers can better situate their research towards the advancement of knowledge in their area of expertise. Thus, in this work we present the results of a correlation analysis performed within and between-conferences of the field of Human-Computer Interaction, using data from the conference on Human-Computer Interaction International (HCII) and from the Brazilian Symposium on Human Factors in Computing Systems (IHC). More than 209 thousand words from the titles of over 18 thousand publications from both conferences were analyzed in total, using different quantitative, qualitative and visualization methods, including statistical tests. The analysis of words from the tiles of publications from both conferences and the comparison of the ranking of these words indicate, amongst other results, that there is a significant difference in relation to the main and most covered topics for each one of these conferences. 

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