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Position Summary:

• Ensures information technology and accessibility standards are met with relation to websites and communication.
• Provides training and outreach, assists in the development of a risk-based approach to contract review, and develops associated assessment tools and other resources.
• Creates, maintains, and updates web content systems. Ensures web content is accurate and up to date. SME for web content and formatting.
• Creates awareness around IT accessibility and disability issues related to IT systems and processes.
• Develops and delivers training to members of Rutgers Cancer Institute community relating to accessibility.
• Reviews Rutgers Cancer Institute IT assets, such as sites, systems, applications, and documentation for accessibility issues and recommend remediations to provide a more accessible and inclusive experience.
• Works with IT staff on remediating source code for applications with accessibility issues.
• Maintains a library of shared source code to achieve a consistent accessibility baseline for in-house PHP applications.
• Maintains databases and server filesystems for shared and dynamic CSS, SVG, and JavaScript assets.
• Develops, maintains, and promotes the use of accessible Office document templates for Cancer Institute.
• Works with IST and OIT on procuring accessible hardware and software.
• Provides user accessibility support, including the facilitation of the University's accessibility barrier reporting.
• Performs accessibility testing, reviews vendor documentation, and makes recommendations on potential information technology purchases.

Minimum Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as Computer Science or Technology plus three (3) years of experience in accessibility and /or web design required.
• Equivalent experience, education, and/or training demonstrating the ability to perform the essential duties of the position may be substituted for the degree requirement.

City: New Brunswick

State: NJ

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Standing, sitting, walking, talking and hearing.
• No special vision requirements.
• Lifting up to 25 lbs.

• Office environment. Moderate noise.

Posting Number: 26ST0834

About Rutgers University

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national public research university and the state's preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Rutgers is dedicated to teaching that meets the highest standards of excellence; to conducting research that breaks new ground; and to turning knowledge into solutions for local, national, and global communities. As it was at our founding in 1766, the heart of our mission is preparing students to become productive members of society and good citizens of the world. Rutgers teaches across the full educational spectrum: preschool to precollege; undergraduate to graduate and postdoctoral; and continuing education for professional and personal advancement. Rutgers is New Jersey's land-grant institution and one of the nation's foremost research universities, and as such, we educate, make discoveries, serve as an engine of economic growth, and generate ideas for improving people's lives.

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