Pay Grade/Pay Range: $10.00/hour Undergraduate; $10.50/hour Graduate

Department/Organization: 209314 - Instructional Tech & Academic Serv

Normal Work Schedule: Flexible; Monday - Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm

Note to Applicants: During the summer, the position is around 40 hours a week. During the school year, this position is around 20 hours per week. The hours are flexible and can work around the Student Assistant's class schedule. The Student Assistant will have the opportunity to propose their own work schedule for days and hours that work best for them as long as they fall between Monday – Friday 8:00am to 4:45pm.

Job Summary: The Instructional Technology Student Assistant supports the UA Online Accessibility team. Reviews online course materials to ensure that they are accessible to students with disabilities. Makes interactives accessible. Checks the accessibility of 3rd party resources such as web tools and programs. Earns federal certificates in authoring accessible documents from the Department of Homeland Security.

Additional Department Summary: Online courses created by the University of Alabama Online Instructional Design team are rigorously checked to verify that course materials are accessible to students with disabilities. The Student Assistant will join the team that checks and makes the University of Alabama Online’s courses accessible according to the legal requirements for all online courses (Section 504, Section 508 and WCAG 2.1 AA standards: documents, presentations, images/infographics, and videos).

Required Minimum Qualifications: Current University of Alabama student. No experience is necessary for this position.

Preferred Qualifications: Experience using Microsoft Office and Google Drive. Experience implementing digital accessibility.

Enrollment Requirements: Applicants must meet enrollment requirements to be eligible for on-campus student employment. Applicants must be enrolled in a UA degree program and meet minimum credit hour requirements during the academic year: Undergraduate Students must be registered for at least 6 credit hours during fall/spring semesters; Graduate Students must be registered for at least 4.5 credit hours during fall/spring semesters; International Students must be registered full-time (Undergraduate = 12 credit hours, Graduate = 9 credit hours) during fall/spring semesters. Enrollment requirements must be maintained for the duration of on-campus employment. Individual hiring departments and programs may also have additional eligibility requirements for employment.

Background Investigation Statement: Prior to hiring, the final candidate(s) must successfully pass a pre-employment background investigation and information obtained from social media and other internet sources. A prior conviction reported as a result of the background investigation DOES NOT automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration for this position. A candidate with a prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags will receive an individualized review of the prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags before a hiring decision is made.

Equal Employment Opportunity: The University of Alabama is an Equal Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment or volunteer status without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age, genetic or family medical history information, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, and will not be discriminated against because of their protected status. Applicants to and employees of this institution are protected under Federal law from discrimination on several bases. Follow the link below to find out more. "EEO is the Law" Poster