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

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.

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

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

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: 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.

scholarly journals Ergonomics - Future Perspectives

1976 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. J. McCormick
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
Consumer Products ◽  
Human Factors Engineering ◽  
Future Perspectives ◽  
Work Activities ◽  
Basic Task ◽  
Basic Distinction ◽  
The Military

Ergonomics (a synonym for human factors engineering) has contributed significantly to fundamental effectiveness of people, but needs a new emphasis and wider applications in future. A basic distinction is drawn between the areas of application and the focus of ergonomists. Although applications have been relatively successful in the military and industrial fields, ergonomics should also be applied to consumer products, architecture, transportation and recreation. In future, the primary challenge will be to improve the "quality of life" by enhancing human satisfaction and allowing people to function at higher value levels. In work activities the basic task of ergonomics has been to simplify and standardise jobs, but future focus should be on enlargement and enrichment of jobs. Because of individual differences probably not all jobs could be made completely satisfactory to all workers. However, significant contributions could be made through continued efforts to “humanise” work activities.Opsomming Ergonomika ('n sinoniem vir "human factors engineering") het reeds heelwat bygedra tot die doeltreffende funksionering van die mens, maar nuwe gesigspunte en toepassingsvelde sal in die toekoms nodig wees. 'n Fundamentele onderskeid word getref tussen die gebiede van toepassing en die fokus van beoefenaars van die ergonomika. Hoewel toepassings in die militêre en industriële sfere redelik suksesvol was, behoort ergonomiese beginsels ook op verbruikerswese, argitektuur, vervoer en ontspanning toegepas te word. Die grootste uitdaging in die toekoms sal egter wees om "lewenskwaliteit" te verbeter deur tevredenheid te verhoog en mense te help om doeltreffender te leef en in die proses hoër waardevlakke te handhaaf. In werksaktiwiteite was die hoofdoel tot dusver om werk te standaardiseer en te vereenvoudig, maar dit word al hoe noodsaakliker dat poste verruim en verryk moet word. Waarskynlik sal alle poste nie vir alle bekleërs volkome bevredigend gemaak kan word nie, maar dit sou tog nuttig wees om heelwat meer aandag aan die "humanisering" van werksaktiwiteite te gee.

Human Factors Engineering: Designing for Diversity and Accessibility

2021 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 1137-1140
Author(s):  
Jacklin Stonewall ◽  
Rod Roscoe ◽  
Claudia Mont’Alvão ◽  
Elizabeth Lerner Papautsky ◽  
Jon Sanford ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Annual Meeting ◽  
Universal Design ◽  
Human Factors Engineering ◽  
Human Factors And Ergonomics ◽  
Lead Users ◽  
Society Annual ◽  
Equity And Inclusion ◽  
By Products

As the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee enters its fifth year, it continues to encourage the society, annual meeting attendees, and human factors professionals to improve diversity and equity within the field. At the center of this field are humans and their widely varying needs and abilities. While HFE professionals devote themselves to these needs, their details are often overlooked in order to design for what is assumed to be a majority of users. These assumptions can then lead users to be rejected by products, systems, or objects. This rejection indicates a lack of accessibility, which affects millions worldwide. In this panel, experts in the areas of universal design, healthcare, and accessible design will discuss how to “do” accessibility while demonstrating that accessibility should be considered a required component of usability.

Placement Opportunities and Preparing for the Human Factors and Ergonomics Marketplace

1996 ◽  
Vol 40 (8) ◽  
pp. 434-435
Author(s):  
W. F. Moroney
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Team Member ◽  
Work Place ◽  
The Third ◽  
Human Factors And Ergonomics ◽  
Student Teams ◽  
Potential Problems ◽  
Placement Service ◽  
Team Experience ◽  
Groups And Teams

The first two presentations of this symposium present the results of an analysis of 159 placement announcements listed with the HFES Placement Service during 1994–1995. The first presentation describes the characteristics of 129 industry, government and consulting positions; while the second presentation describes the characteristics of 10 academic and 20 internship positions. The ability to perform as a team member was cited often and is the focus of the third and fourth presentations. The third presentation discusses the importance of the team experience in today's work place. It also describes how three educators incorporated a team experience into their courses. The last presentation of this symposium highlights various benefits and potential problems of groups and teams and focuses on strategies for successfully implementing student teams in the classroom.

scholarly journals HFES Goes to Washington

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 642-642
Author(s):  
Mica Endsley ◽  
Nick Saab ◽  
Caroline Cao ◽  
Holly Handley ◽  
Carisa Harris-Adamson
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Science Policy ◽  
National Level ◽  
Public Affairs ◽  
Outreach Program ◽  
Government Relations ◽  
Human Factors And Ergonomics ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Capitol Hill ◽  
The Government

Learn how HFES members can get involved in advocating for the science of human factors and ergonomics (HF/E). This panel will present an overview of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society’s activities in working to promote the science of HF/E in Congress and across government agencies. The activities of the Government Relations Committee will be discussed, to include outreach to Congress and responses to pending legislation, as well as the development of policy statements on Human Systems Integration, Airline Seating, and Autonomous Vehicles. Nicholas Saab will provide a discussion of the many activities Lewis-Burke Associates engages in on behalf of HFES. As our government relations experts, Lewis-Burke tracks relevant legislation, and activities and opportunities for HF/E involvement in supporting government operations across its many agencies. They help represent the society on the ground in DC and provide inputs on our behalf across a wide range of topics. New to HFES, the Science Policy Fellows program was established in 2018 to provide a valuable opportunity for members to learn how to navigate the federal policy process and successfully advocate for human factors and ergonomics on the national stage. They receive extensive training in public affairs, advocacy, and outreach, and represent HFES in an annual Capitol Hill day in Washington, DC. In addition to working with the Government Relations Committee, the Science Policy Fellows are each developing a tailored outreach program to include continued participation in Capitol Hill Day and interactions with policy makers in DC, supporting the Society’s policy objectives at the local and/or state level, serving on the GRC or a subcommittee, or other activities developed by each participant. Our 2018 Science Policy Fellows, Caroline Cao, Holly Handley and Carisa Harris-Adamson, will each present on their experiences and activities. This special session provides an opportunity for HFES members to learn more about how the society is representing and supporting our profession in Washington, and about how they can get involved in promoting human factors and ergonomics at the local, state or national level.

The Role of Hedonomics in the Future of Industry, Service, and Product Design: Panel Overview

2005 ◽  
Vol 49 (18) ◽  
pp. 1701-1704 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tal Oron-Gilad ◽  
P.A. Hancock
Keyword(s):  
Human Computer Interaction ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
Product Design ◽  
Rapid Growth ◽  
Work Environments ◽  
User Evaluation ◽  
Human Factors Engineering ◽  
Human Factors And Ergonomics ◽  
Future Work

Hedonomics has been defined as “ the branch of science which facilitates the pleasant or enjoyable aspects of human-technology interaction.” Hedonomics in general is a fairly new area in research and it is evidently new in ergonomics, human factors, usability and human-computer interaction (HCI). During the last ten years there has been a rapid growth in research about affect and pleasure. Considering the lack of interest from the psychological community during much of the 1900's this comes as a surprise. Affective evaluations provide a new and different perspective in Human Factors Engineering. It is not how to evaluate users — it is how the user evaluates. The research on hedonic values and seductive interfaces is in fact a welcome contrast to issues of safety and productivity, which have dominated human factors and ergonomics (HF/E). In order for industry to adopt these user-evaluating principles (as opposed to user-evaluation principles) it has to be convinced of their practical effectiveness in the workplace. This panel will focus on this issue and the role of Hedonomics in future work environments and products.

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