Technical VR Advisor for EdTech Non-Profit
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What will you be doing?
As our Technical VR Advisor you'll act as a senior technical voice for the team, providing strategic technical guidance and sharing your experience rather than day-to-day management. Working alongside our Lead Developer and a motivated team of four software developers, you will have the opportunity to:
This role has two sides, and you might lean more towards one than the other:
Product and strategy guidance:
- Advise on hardware decisions, particularly our upcoming transition to standalone VR headsets
- Share knowledge of the VR landscape: tools, platforms, what's working in the industry to help us make smart choices with limited resources
- Help us think about user experience design for an educational audience aged 14–18
Technical and development guidance:
- Advise on software architecture, tooling, and development practices for our Unity/C# VR application
- Mentor volunteer developers, helping them think through technical problems and grow their skills
- Guide the team on performance optimisation and best practices
- Help flag technical risks or opportunities as our product evolves
Note: Strength in either area is valuable (both together is ideal). This is a flexible advisory role and you can shape your involvement around where your experience has the most impact.
What are we looking for?
- Solid knowledge of the VR/XR space
- Familiarity with the VR hardware landscape, particularly standalone headsets (e.g. Meta Quest)
- We'd ideally love someone with professional or substantial hands-on experience in VR, but if you've built that depth through research, teaching, or personal projects, we'd still love to hear from you
- Experience with Unity and/or C# is a bonus but not essential - product and strategic experience in VR is equally valuable
- An interest in mentoring or teaching
- Someone who can commit roughly 1–3 hours per week, with the flexibility to scale up occasionally
- Passion for education, equity in STEM, or making technology accessible to young people
Nice to have: experience with educational software, interactive design, or working with non-profit / volunteer teams.
What difference will you make?
By lending your experience you'll be directly contributing to our goals to:
- Educate students aged 14–18 on the real-world applications of physics using VR
- Increase equitable access to super-curricular STEM activities in disadvantaged communities
- Show young people that physics can lead to exciting careers beyond academia
Non Charity Employer The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
