Job: GRADUATE ASSISTANT (OGA00001)

Jobing Description

Other Conditions:

* Federal funds to begin approximately January 2012, continuation dependent on performance and annual renewal of funds.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Assist in developing and maintaining social media networks for ongoing research projects.
2. Creating Web 2.0 online presentations from existing PowerPoint slides and adding technical accessibility features (W3C guidelines) such as closed captioning, will be ongoing.
3. Responsibilities will include annotated bibliography research projects for grant funded projects.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Classified graduate status in education (educational technology preferred), or a related field.
2. Experience working with social media (Twitter and Facebook) and interfacing with established websites.

Desirable Qualifications

1. Website creation experience desirable but willingness to learn, a necessity.
2. Knowledge of W3C accessibility guidelines or disability related issues.

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To Apply:

Submit cover letter indicating how you satisfy the minimum and desirable qualifications, 3 letters of recommendation, Graduate Assistant application from the Center on Disability Studies, resume and official transcripts to the address below.

Address:

1. Center on Disability Studies
2. Personnel Search Committee (Attn: Thomas Conway)
3. 1776 University Avenue, UA 4-6
4. Honolulu, HI 96822

Inquiries:

1. Thomas Conway; 808-956-7991; tconway@hawaii.edu

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