DoIT Student KB User Experience Architect

Department Overview:

Web Platforms/Services (WPS) is a group within the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Our team provides enterprise-scale services that enable the creation of standards-based websites, web applications, and digital experiences for a wide variety of stakeholders at UW–Madison, across the Universities of Wisconsin and other higher education institutions in the nation.

Anticipated Start Date:

January

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

 

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

All Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

10 

Schedule:

Open to work around class schedule.

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

$15.00

Number of Positions:

1

Qualifications:

Familiarity with User Experience methodology
Familiarity with web accessibility and/or content strategy
Strong written communication and/or technical writing experience
Basic HTML/CSS (optional)

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Familiarity with User Experience methodology
Familiarity with web accessibility and/or content strategy
Strong written communication and/or technical writing experience
Basic HTML/CSS (optional)

Position Summary/Job Duties:

Assisting with the creation of user testing plans and scripts
Synthesizing and presenting user research
Prototyping user interface improvements to the KB application
Updating accessibility documentation for the KB application, including our Accessibility Conformance Report
Assisting with other team operational tasks, such as reviewing KB user documentation

Physical Demands:

Frequent sitting and computer work.

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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