UX Research Intern, Qualitative (Summer 2026)

Every day, Meta is altering the way people communicate and share information. As a Meta researcher, you can fundamentally affect people's lives in a real and meaningful way. In turn, we ensure you have everything you need to focus on this mission and be invested in its success.

The goal of the User Experience team (UX) is to improve the user experience by incorporating research, insights and content strategy into the product cycle. As a UX Researcher, you will work closely with product teams throughout the design process to identify opportunities for research, choose the appropriate methods, conduct the research and analyze and present results. Your toolbox should consist of qualitative methods, such as expert reviews, user tests, and journal studies. Experience with log analysis or statistical analysis is a plus. As a partner to product design teams, you should have strong communication skills, drawing on your experience with design to describe and sometimes mock-up suggestions in research reports.

While your main focus as a UX Researcher will be to investigate specific products and interfaces and work closely with product design teams, we also focus on larger usability and content issues across the site. As a result, you should have a strong understanding of social media, good product instincts, a creative approach to research design, and a bold, entrepreneurial attitude.UX Research Intern, Qualitative (Summer 2026) Responsibilities

• Conduct user research on multiple Meta products and experiences
• Collect and analyze user behavior data through a variety of channels, such as user testing, semi-formal interviews, observation, surveys, A/B testing and log analysis
• Work cross-functionally with Design, Product Management and Engineering to incorporate user-centered research at all stages of the product cycle
• Proactively design studies intended to understand user behavior and attitudes
• Collaborate with Content Strategy to measure the impact of copy changes
• Study and analyze the user experience on the site through a wide variety of qualitative methods
• Effectively communicate results and illustrate suggestions to product teams

Minimum Qualifications

• In process of obtaining a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Applied Statistics, Political Science, Psychology, Human Computer Interaction, Computer Information Science, Mathematics and Statistics, Information Science, or similar
• Communication experience
• Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously
• Knowledge in qualitative research methods
• Must obtain work authorization in country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment

Preferred Qualifications

• Intent to return to degree-program after the completion of the internship/co-op
• Experience in conducting UX research, experience conducting applied and/or product related research

For those who live in or expect to work from California if hired for this position, please click here for additional information. About Meta Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.
$error/year to $7,932/month + benefits
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