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5,188 UXR Internships available!!

michele ronsen

LinkedIn is showing a whopping 5,188 job results for the term “user research intern” in the United States. I am blown away by the amount of user research internships available all over right now.

5,188 results people!

I didn't count them (obvi!) but sheesh, I'm thrilled to see even 100! It does make me wonder, though … what portion of these internships will turn into actual full-time roles? What portion is in lieu of full-time roles? How many are paying a living wage? And, and, and … I have so many questions about this explosion!

I'm amazed at how the UXR community has spread from coast to coast! The bulk of our work is still in the country's urban tech centers like San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York, but we're seeing UXR jobs pop up across the country — Michigan, Alabama, Wisconsin, Ohio — and that's just on this week’s list.

Below are 36 selections from a variety of sources to help you wrap your head around who is creating these positions, and where. I also hope this list will help inspire you to apply or, better yet, work with your team to create one for your organization that pays a living wage, turns into a full-time role, and is offered in addition to a full-time role, not in lieu of one!

Before we dive into the 36 selections, please take a moment to check out our 3-part series on Eventbrite about how to conduct more/better accessible research. We’re partnering with Fable, a leading accessibility platform powered by people with disabilities. Proceeds for all three events will be donated to related non-profit organizations to further our combined commitment to help shift the UX and UXR community’s understanding and awareness on this very important topic!

We look forward to hosting you and sharing best practices to conduct UX research that includes people with disabilities.

  • Session 1, on November 16, 2021, focuses on visual impairment with screen readers and magnification-assisted technologies.

  • Session 2, on December 7, 2021, focuses on invisible impairments such as hearing, dyslexia, ADHD, autism, and color blindness.

  • Session 3, on January 10, 2022, will focus on mobility issues.

NOTE: You may register for individual workshops or the 3-part series. A recording with resources and templates will be emailed to all registrants after their registered event(s). Registrants do NOT need to attend live.

Learn more about the event and register on Eventbrite.

Salesforce Summer 2022 Intern - User Research (Tableau/Mulesoft/Salesforce): San Francisco, Seattle, Albany, Salem, Sacramento, Dallas, Phoenix, Carson City, Olympia, and more

  1. LinkedIn UX Research Intern: Sunnyvale, CA

  2. LEVI'S Graduate Intern - UX Research: San Francisco, CA

  3. Disney User Research Laboratory Internship, Spring: Kissimmee, FL

  4. Chan Zuckerberg Initiative UX Research Intern, Single-Cell: Redwood City, CA

  5. Activision User Research Internship: Santa Monica, CA

  6. DocuSign User Experience (UX) Research Intern - Incubations: Anywhere

  7. ServiceNow UX Research Internships (UX Research, Research Operation): Santa Clara, CA

  8. Walmart 2021 Intern Conversion: 2022 FT Design Researcher: San Bruno, CA

  9. Xenith Ux Research Intern: Detroit, MI

  10. Carrier User Experience (UX) Design and Research intern: Beverly, MA

  11. Slack User Research Intern: San Francisco, CA

  12. Pendo User Research Intern (Summer 2022): Raleigh, NC

  13. Adobe 2022 Intern - User Researcher: San Francisco, CA

  14. Quicken Loans UX Research Intern – Fall 2021: Detroit, MI

  15. Northwestern Mutual UX Research & Enterprise Experience Design Internship (Masters), Summer: Milwaukee, WI (+1 other)

  16. Udemy UX & Market Research Intern: San Francisco, CA

  17. Warnermedia Spring Intern, CNN Digital Ux Research: Atlanta, GA

  18. Roku UX Researcher Intern, OneView: San Jose, CA but role will eventually be based in Boston, MA, New York, NY or San Jose, CA

  19. Lowe's Campus Recruiting - User Experience and Product Research, Graduate: Charlotte, NC

  20. Lumen Intern - UX Research - Summer 2022: Remote

  21. Divercity User Research Intern: Remote

  22. Cisco UX Designer / UX Researcher Intern - Summer 2022 Internship (Meraki):San Francisco, CA

  23. Dataminr Research Internship, HCI/UX (Spring 2022): New York, NY

  24. Spotify User Researcher: New York, NY

  25. Code and Theory User Research Intern: New York, NY

  26. Advance Auto Parts 2022 Data Analytics Summer Intern: Raleigh, NC

  27. Wealthfront User Research Intern: Santa Clara, CA

  28. OhioHealth User Experience Research Intern: Dublin, OH

  29. Shipt User Research Intern: Birmingham, AL

  30. Microsoft Internship Opportunities for Students: UX Design & Research: Redmond, WA

  31. Epic Games UX Data Research Intern: Cary, NC

  32. SiriusXM Summer Intern, Product & UX Research: Oakland, CA

  33. PayPal UX Research Intern: San Jose, CA

  34. Playstation Intern - Games User Research: Anywhere

  35. Okta User Research Intern AuthO: Anywhere

Note: We never include jobs or internships for Google or Facebook (Meta) for a variety of reasons.

This week the Fall ’21 Ask Like A Pro cohort is in the Present workshop. They’ve learned about the different types of research impact, how to plan research presentations and bring their participants to life, the difference between a finding and an insight, and so much more! They are now creating their Topline reports. Every single one of them is completely rocking it!! It’s an honor and a thrill to guide them along this incredibly exciting journey!

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And that’s a wrap!

We try to alternate between a theme and UX/UXR jobs, events, classes, articles, and other happenings every few weeks. What do you think? We're constantly iterating and would still love to hear your input.

Stay curious,
- Michele and the Curiosity Tank team

PS. There is absolutely no substitute for user research hands-on learning experiences. If you can’t land an internship, don’t qualify to apply, and or are already working or not interested in one, the Ask Like A Pro user research workshops series may suit your needs. The tentative Winter 2022 cohort begins in late January/early February.

PPS. Don't forget to register for the Accessibility event series on Eventbrite here, now!