User Experience Research Intern, MS, Summer 2026

User Experience (UX) is made up of multi-disciplinary teams of Designers, Researchers, Writers, Content Strategists, Program Managers, and Engineers who focus on customer experience. We play an integral part in gathering insights about product user needs, attitudes, and behaviors to inspire and inform design. We collaborate closely with each other, engineering, and product management to create products that deliver value for our users and Google’s businesses.

• Design and conduct independent research using a variety of qualitative research methods, utilizing quantitative methods when necessary.
• Work cross-functionally with design, engineering, and product management to ensure teams makes user-centric, data-driven decisions.
• Ensure effective communication of research findings and advocate findings outside of the project team.
• Collect and analyze user behavior through lab studies, field visits, ethnography, surveys, benchmark studies, server logs and online experiments (A/B testing).

• Currently pursuing a Master's degree in Human Factors, Psychology, Human Computer Interaction, Cognitive Science, Computer Science, Information Science, or related field.
• Internship, work, or project experience with research design utilizing various methods (e.g., usability studies, contextual inquiry, surveys, etc.).
• Preferred qualifications: Currently attending a degree program in the US and available to work full time for 12 weeks outside of university term time.
• Knowledge of statistics and experimental design.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and collaboration skills.

• Participation in the internship program requires that you are located in the United States for the duration of the internship program.
• Minimum qualifications: Currently pursuing a Master's degree in Human Factors, Psychology, Human Computer Interaction, Cognitive Science, Computer Science, Information Science, or related field.
• Preferred qualifications: Currently attending a degree program in the US and available to work full time for 12 weeks outside of university term time.

Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.