UX Researcher
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- Frame answerable research questions and collect rigorous qualitative evidence
- Evaluate usability and quantify behavior with defensible study design
- Reason causally and turn evidence into product decisions
Benchmark: Google mixed-method and quantitative UXR roles plus major product-research role signals (2026 sample) Mastery ladder: 2 job-market competencies per level; 2 direct VIDEO bridges per competency (12 total).
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Frame answerable research questions and collect rigorous qualitative evidence
Research strategy, sampling + interview design
Coverage: Research Planning / User Interviews
Qualitative observation, coding + thematic synthesis
Coverage: Qualitative Research / Research Synthesis
Evaluate usability and quantify behavior with defensible study design
Usability studies, task design + behavioral observation
Coverage: Usability / Human-Computer Interaction
Experiments, quantitative UX + causal reasoning
Coverage: Experimentation / Quantitative Research
Reason causally and turn evidence into product decisions
Causal inference + AI/agent evaluation
Coverage: Quant UXR / AI Evaluation / Causal Inference
Research strategy, influence + decision integration
Coverage: Research Strategy / Executive Influence
Role-Readiness Proof / Capstone
Run a mixed-method study: research plan, interviews/usability sessions, survey or behavioral analysis, coded themes, quantified findings, evidence repository and prioritized product recommendations.
Proof Rubric
- Explain the method clearly
- apply it in a realistic study
- compare method and validity tradeoffs
- show study evidence, analysis or decision artifacts
- quantify decision value or risk reduction