Graduate Research Assistant
NCPAD, the National Center on Physical Activity and Disability, in the UIC
Department of Disability and Human Development, is currently looking for a
Graduate Research Assistant to work 50% time for the Fall 2011 semester.
This position comes with a with tuition waiver.
The NCPAD research assistant will be responsible for answering NCPAD's
800-line, processing consumer requests, mass mailings, editing, and other
clerical duties. A background in a field such as disability studies, health
promotion, adapted physical activity, therapeutic recreation, kinesiology
and public health is preferred. Duties will also include, but are not
limited, to providing resources for a national resource center to
individuals with disabilities, family members, students, and professionals;
performing physical activity program and literature searches; formatting
various publications (brochures, flyers, newsletters, posters); preparing
materials in response to requests for information on physical activity and
disability; regularly updating websites; conducting consumer
feedback/evaluation surveys; preparing materials for display and
distribution at national conferences and expos; and participating in social
networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and NCPAD Blog.
Must be a graduate student at UIC.
The application deadline is June 24, 2011. Applications must be submitted
online through the link below.
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