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Web Application Accessibility Support

Apply now(opens in a new window) Job No: 512241
Division/Organization: Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research
Department: Administration
Job Type: UW Student Jobs
Remote Eligbility: Not Remote
Location: BASCOM HALL
Salary/Wage Range or Lump Sum: $14.00
Job Categories: Interpersonal Communication, Critical Thinking/Problem Solving, Digital Technology, Professionalism/Work Ethic, Information Technology and Computers

Department Overview:

 We are a software development team within the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research who create and support web applications for tracking research compliance and oversight pertaining to human and animal subjects, stem cell research and biological safety.

Anticipated Start Date:

 January 17, 2027

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

 Fall 2027

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Not Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

 Minimum: 5 Maximum: 15

Schedule:

 Work schedule is determined by student availability, between the hours of 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Friday. We are flexible and try to accommodate scheduling around the student’s academic needs.

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

 Minimum: $14.00

Number of Positions:

 1

Qualifications:

 Technically inclined self-starter with strong analytical skills. Must be a respectful, dependable, good communicator with an interest in human-computer interaction. Experience working alone and with a team. Current undergraduate student enrolled at UW-Madison.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

The ideal candidate will have experience writing and modifying HTML/CSS, working with code repositories (GIT), building web applications using a structured programming language. Other beneficial skills include ability to use technology to continually learn, software troubleshooting, and proficiency in technical documentation.

Position Summary/Job Duties:

This position will support the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR)
Information Technology team in its initiative to comply with new federal digital accessibility
guidelines across OVCR's portfolio of applications and websites. Digital accessibility is the
practice of ensuring that digital content, documents, and web applications are accessible,
understandable, and usable by individuals with a wide range of abilities.
Working alongside software developers, the student employee will help evaluate and
improve the accessibility and usability of web-based applications that support research
oversight activities at UW-Madison.

Potential duties include:
• Researching accessibility best practices, tools, and emerging standards.
• Reviewing websites and web applications for accessibility and usability issues.
• Testing digital content against accessibility standards and documenting findings.
• Assisting with remediation efforts to improve accessibility compliance.
• Conducting quality assurance testing and verifying accessibility fixes.
• Creating and maintaining documentation related to accessibility testing and
findings.
• Troubleshooting application issues and testing software enhancements.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Physical Demands:

N/A

Institutional Statements:

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu

Accommodation Statement:

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
 
 

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