IT Specialist (Ophthalmology)
About The Position
The Lions Vision Research and Rehabilitation Center is seeking an IT Specialist (AR/VR) to support sponsored research activities, starting in Fall 2026. The primary responsibility is designing and developing AR/VR-based software solutions for head-mounted displays using the Unity programming environment. The role participates in basic development, implementation, maintenance, support, and documentation of departmental and enterprise-wide application systems. This may include installing, modifying, and testing applications, operating systems, file structures, hardware, communication devices, and productivity tools. Under guidance, the specialist helps gather and translate business requirements into functional or technical specifications and designs, and assists with maintaining databases and application system code.
Requirements
- High school diploma or graduation equivalent.
- Additional education may substitute for required experience as permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
Nice To Haves
- At least 2 years of experience with the Unity game engine.
- UI/UX design experience.
- Eye-tracking research experience.
- 3D scanning or eye-movement recording experience.
- C#.
- Data collections.
- AR/VR.
- Unity.
Responsibilities
- Gather simple system requirements by meeting with clients and researching existing technology to understand business requirements for new applications.
- Assist with written documentation of findings for clients and IT colleagues.
- Use basic programming skills and defined task lists to complete limited-scope projects and meet milestones.
- Assist in writing functional specifications for programmers and business analysts.
- Under guidance, modify data input, files and database structures, data transformations, algorithms, and data output using appropriate computer languages and tools for simple application-development tasks.
- Assist with creating and documenting simple test scenarios using appropriate testing tools to validate application functionality.
- Test changes using simple test scenarios to identify errors.
- Maintain technical and end-user documentation materials.
- Provide basic application and desktop support by triaging and resolving simple issues.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
