Frontend Engineer (HTML/CSS/JavaScript, jsPsych) - Contracted Services
About the Role
The Gearshift Fellowship Research Team is seeking a frontend engineer to support the development of a research platform for adaptive intelligence. This platform is designed to advance the study and training of human adaptability and agency.
You will collaborate with the PI, Nadja Ging-Jehli (computational neuroscience & digital health), software engineers, data analysts, and human-computer interaction experts. This project builds on existing repository code and components developed in a collaborative academic setting.
Responsibilities
- Set up a clean GitHub organization/CI pipeline
- Refactor and further develop jsPsych and JavaScript code
- Help build a modular plugin system
Work Setup
- Remote OK
- Time-zone overlap with CET/ET helpful
Requirements
- Strong JavaScript/HTML/CSS
- jsPsych
- GitHub Actions
- Experience with Google Firebase
- Documentation skills
Nice-to-Haves
- TypeScript
- Vite
- Data-privacy familiarity
- Experience with scientific or digital-health applications
- Experience working with HCI experts and academics
Compensation
- Sub-contracted services organized in working packages (milestone-based)
- Total: $10,000 with possible extension
- Each package defined in advance with clear deliverables, timeline, and review milestones
Start Date
- As soon as possible (flexible)
To Apply
Send a short note, your CV, and relevant links (e.g., jsPsych demo, GitHub profile) via e-mail to: gearshiftfellowship@gmail.com
Contact
Dr. Nadja R. Ging-Jehli (nadja@gingjehli.com), Founder, Gearshift Fellowship | Computational Neuroscience, Adaptive Intelligence, & Digital Mental Health |