Senior Accommodation Assistant - STEM

🇺🇸 New Brunswick, New Jersey 🕑 Part-Time 💰 $21 per Hour 💻 Academic Advising 🗓️ October 2nd, 2026

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Edtech.com's Summary

Rutgers University is hiring a Senior Accommodation Assistant - STEM for its Access and Disability Resources department. The assistant converts textbooks, course materials, and exams into accessible formats for students with disabilities, working with instructors, bookstores, and vendors. The role also meets with students to assess their technology needs and trains students and instructors on assistive technologies.

Highlights

Convert textbooks and course materials into accessible formats using instructor notes, e-reserves, videos, and other digital content
Coordinate the conversion process and back up scanning and proofreading so materials arrive on time
Meet individually with registered students to assess technology needs and recommend solutions
Teach students and instructors to use assistive technologies including Kurzweil, Read&Write, VoiceOver, NVDA, JAWS, FM systems, and captioning platforms
Prepare exams in accessible formats such as enlarged font versions
Train new accessibility assistants and review materials against accessibility standards
Work with tools including Mathpix, ABBYY, Adobe, Kurzweil, and JAWS
Bring a strong IT or STEM background and experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access
Hold a high school diploma or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Earn $20.50 per hour for 19.5 hours per week in a temporary hourly staff appointment that may be hybrid-eligible