Hello Audrey, 
     
I was hoping to take advantage of your contacts at Tufts to let 
students there know about internship positions we have open now for 
students returning to school.  
     
We have two internship positions open currently that may be of interest. 
Students who qualify for these positions are welcome to send their 
resumes to me. I would ask that they let me know of their interest 
before the end of March, 3/31.  The internship is for 12 weeks, starting 
in june/july '97, here in Redmond, WA.
I'd be happy to answer any questions you or your students have about the 
positions.  Thanks for your help - in advance.
     
 Human Factors Intern
     
Responsibilities include cataloging and improving the methods by which 
physical, cognitive, and emotional information is gained from product 
users.  The project includes methods for performance, preference and 
physical measures and an application of a subset of these methods to the 
interaction-design of a product.  This application will be done in 
conjunction with the ongoing product work of Industrial Design, 
Ergonomics, User Interface, and others in the Hardware Design Group. 
Master's/Ph. D in Human Factors, Cognitive Psychology, or other fields 
related to Interaction Design Sciences preferred.
     
     
User Interface /Interaction Designer Intern
     
Responsibilities include developing different UI prototypes for 
software, that will increase a first time user's exposure and awareness 
to the value our software and hardware combined.  This will involve 
jointly developing interaction models and storyboards with the usability 
staff and developing recommendations about how to increase the perceived 
value of our desktop software. Prefer candidate with a single or 
combined degree in Interaction Design, Industrial Design, Computer 
Science with a strong emphasis on SW interface design on both the SW 
application and on "on-screen" LCD's on HW products. Experience with 
Macromedia and/or Visual Basic is preferred.
     
Edie Adams
Hardware Usability/Ergonomics Manager 
Hardware Design Group
Microsoft Corporation
ediea@microsoft.com
     
     
Edie Adams
Hardware Usability/Ergonomics Manager 
Hardware Design Group
Microsoft Corporation
ediea@microsoft.com