Graduate Assistant (CLD TEAMS & Hokulani), 0000GA11

Title: Graduate Assistant (CLD TEAMS & Hokulani)
Position Number: 0000GA11
Hiring Unit: College of Education, Center on Disability Studies (CDS)
Location: Manoa
Date Posted: April 30, 2024
Closing Date: Continuous – Review of Applications begins May 10, 2024
Monthly Type: 11 Month
Full Time/Part Time: Part Time - Full Time Equivalency: 50%
Temporary/Permanent: Temporary - Not to Exceed: August 31, 2024

Other Conditions: Extramural funds. Appointments to begin May 2024 or soon thereafter. Renewal contingent upon availability of funds, program needs, and satisfactory performance.

Duties and Responsibilities:
Assists Project implementation under the direction of the Principal Investigators and project staff with duties including, but not limited to, the following:

• Assist with the implementation of federally funded STEM education projects designed to provide intervention services to secondary students and training to families, educators, and employers.
• Assist in mentoring students with disabilities throughout the programs and internships. 
• Assist with the design and development of accessible printed or online materials, presentation materials, newsletters, flyers, videos, and other custom educational materials including the illustration of concepts in a visually appealing and clear manner.
• Assist in maintaining a project website and updating content periodically on the website. 
• Assist in implementing virtual training sessions. 
• Assist with project promotion through social media channels or other means. 
• Other duties as assigned.

1. Full-time, classified graduate status in good academic standing (minimum 3.0 GPA) at the University of Hawaii Manoa. 
2. Experience in working for an educational project, program, or camp.
3. Experience in teaching or mentoring students with or without disabilities. 
4. Excellent writing and editorial skills, communication skills, and attention to detail.
5. Experience in graphic design, publications, or media production using Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Canva, or similar.
6. Experience in maintaining a website and updating content on the website. 
7. Experience in hosting virtual meetings using Zoom or other means. 
8. Demonstrated ability to prioritize, plan and organize tasks, and ability to work in a team or independently with minimum supervision.

1. Have experiences with STEM activities. 
2. Familiarity with Filipino or Pacific Islander cultural values.
3. Working experience in editing videos and adding subtitles to the videos. 
4. Knowledge and skills to create accessible materials. 
5. Experience in organizing online or in-person events. 
6. Working experience in publication design and knowledge about copyright laws and practices relating to publication for educational materials.
7. Demonstrated ability to create or modify design to be age/grade/field appropriate.
8. Experience with web programming (e.g., WordPress, HTML5, CSS, PHP, JavaScript) 

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Employment is contingent on satisfying employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986; reference checks of previous employers; and for certain positions, criminal history record checks.

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