Senior ACM Accommodation Assistant - STEM

🇺🇸 New Brunswick, New Jersey 🕑 Temporary Part-Time 💰 $21 per Hour 💻 Other 🗓️ November 11th, 2026

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Edtech.com's Summary

Rutgers University is hiring a Senior ACM Accommodation Assistant - STEM. The role sits in the university's Access and Disability Resources office and converts textbooks, course materials, and exams into accessible formats for students with disabilities. The assistant also meets with students to assess their technology needs and trains students and instructors on assistive technology.

Highlights

Convert textbooks and course materials into accessible formats, working with instructors, bookstores, private vendors, and online resources such as instructor notes, e-reserves, and videos.
Oversee the conversion process and serve as backup for scanning and proofreading course content so accessible materials arrive on time.
Meet individually with students registered with Disability Services to assess technology-related needs and provide support and solutions for accessing course information, technologies, and resources.
Train students and instructors on assistive technologies including Kurzweil, Read&Write, VoiceOver, NVDA, JAWS, FM systems, and captioning and video platforms.
Train new Accessibility Assistants and review their materials against accessibility guidelines and standards.
Convert exams into accessible formats, such as enlarged-font versions, for students who need them.
High school diploma or equivalent experience, a strong background in IT or a STEM field, and working knowledge of Microsoft Access, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Work with equipment and software including Mathpix, ABBYY, Adobe, Kurzweil, JAWS, TextHelp, and a Swell Form graphics machine.
Part-time temporary hourly position of 19.5 hours per week on a rotating shift at $20.50 per hour, with a hybrid arrangement possible.