Postdoctoral Human Computer Interaction Jobs in Durham, NC

We're looking for a digital product designer with approximately 5-7 years of experience who combines strong UX fundamentals with exceptional visual and interaction design skills to transform product requirements and user insights into intuitive, beautifully crafted digital experiences.

You will work closely with fellow designers, business stakeholders, product managers, researchers, and engineers to shape and deliver engaging product experiences. From translating requirements into experience concepts through high-fidelity UI design, prototyping, testing, and engineering handoff, you will play a key role in creating products that are elegant, intuitive, and impactful.

The ideal candidate is passionate about design craft, enjoys simplifying complex workflows, and has a sharp eye for visual detail. You embrace AI as both a design medium and a productivity tool designing AI-assisted experiences while leveraging AI to accelerate ideation, exploration, and execution. You will also work within our design system and help evolve it by contributing new components and patterns as our products grow.

• Collaborate with fellow designers and business stakeholders to understand user needs, business objectives, and product requirements.
• Translate product requirements and user insights into intuitive product experiences.
• Create user flows, wireframes, interactive prototypes, and high-fidelity user interface designs.
• Craft visually compelling interfaces with exceptional attention to layout, typography, spacing, hierarchy, interaction design, and accessibility.
• Design AI-powered and AI-assisted experiences that simplify workflows and improve productivity.
• Leverage AI-powered design tools to accelerate ideation, prototyping, content generation, and overall design quality.
• Present design concepts and prototypes, communicate design rationale, gather feedback, and iterate on solutions.
• Apply and contribute to the design system by using existing components while creating new patterns and components when needed.
• Produce detailed design specifications and collaborate closely with engineers to ensure high-quality implementation.
• Participate in usability testing, beta testing, and post-launch refinement to continuously improve the user experience.
• Collaborate effectively with product managers, researchers, engineers, and fellow designers throughout the product development lifecycle.

• Bachelor’s degree in Design, Human-computer Interaction, Psychology, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Approximately 5-7 years of professional experience designing digital products or enterprise applications.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating exceptional product design, interaction design, visual design, and user interface craftsmanship.
• Strong UX fundamentals, including experience creating user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and user-centered interaction designs.
• Exceptional visual design skills with a passion for creating clean, modern, intuitive, and highly usable interfaces.
• Expertise with Figma and modern design and prototyping tools.
• Experience working with design systems and contributing reusable components and patterns.
• Familiarity with designing AI-enabled user experiences and enthusiasm for using AI tools to improve both product experiences and design efficiency.
• Experience conducting or applying usability testing to validate and refine designs.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and collaboration skills with the ability to clearly articulate design decisions.
• Ability to work effectively within cross-functional Agile product teams.

• You create product experiences that are intuitive, visually polished, and easy to use.
• You balance user needs, business goals, and technical constraints to deliver thoughtful design solutions.
• You sweat the details, from interaction patterns and visual hierarchy to micro-interactions and accessibility.
• You embrace feedback, iterate quickly, and continuously improve your work.
• You leverage AI to enhance both the experiences you design and the way you design them.
• You contribute to a scalable, consistent design system while helping it evolve as new product needs emerge.
• You are a collaborative teammate who enjoys partnering with designers, product managers, engineers, researchers, and business stakeholders to create exceptional digital products.

Excellent verbal and written English communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group are required.

CTG does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee based recruitment services for this role.

CTG, a Cegeka company, delivers IT and business solutions that enhance clients' digital agility, empowering them to seize new opportunities and overcome any challenge. Backed by more than 60 years' experience and a commitment to being a reliable, results-driven partner, we work shoulder to shoulder with clients to shape digital together. Our vision is to be an indispensable partner to our clients and the preferred career destination for digital and technology experts. With more than 9,000 team members in over 15 countries, we combine global expertise with local insight to deliver innovative solutions. We operate across the Americas, Europe, and India, working with over 3,000 clients in many of today's highest-growth industries.

Together, we shape what's next—working shoulder to shoulder to deliver impactful solutions for our clients and society. Our culture is built by the people who work at CTG, the values we hold, and the actions we take. It's a living, breathing thing that is renewed every day through the ways we engage with each other, our clients, and our communities. At CTG, you'll find a workplace where you are encouraged to grow, supported in your ambitions, and empowered to shape your own career journey. For more information, visit www.ctg.com.

CTG will consider for employment all qualified applicants including those with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of all applicable local, state, and federal laws.

CTG is an Equal Opportunity Employer. CTG will assure equal opportunity and consideration to all applicants and employees in recruitment, selection, placement, training, benefits, compensation, promotion, transfer, and release of individuals without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, age, disability, marital or veteran status, citizenship status, or any other discriminatory factors as required by law. CTG is fully committed to promoting employment opportunities for members of protected classes.