Center for Inclusive Design & Innovation, Georgia Institute Of Technology
Application
Details
Posted: 31-Oct-24
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Type: Full Time
Categories:
Assistive Technology Practitioner (ATP)
Rehabilitation Engineer
Research
Additional Information:
Telecommuting is allowed.
Internal Number: 277064
CIDI seeks applicants for the position of Research Scientist (open rank). The candidate will be responsible for conducting quality research activities at a professional level that support multiple externally sponsored projects (including an RRTC on employment and people with physical disabilities) and internal research infrastructure.
Responsibilities
General activities pertaining to research projects including:
Literature review and generation of annotated bibliographies to support research activities and research proposal development.
Management of literary references and citations through reference management software, such as endnote or similar.
Creation and management of Institutional Review Board (IRB) protocols.
Research participant recruitment, consent, and management of participant-related research files.
Data collection for qualitative and quantitative research methodologies, specifically related to usability and UX research.
Descriptive statistics for quantitative data analysis. Thematic coding for qualitative data.
Publication manuscript development, editing, and formatting.
Bachelor's degree in rehabilitation science, assistive technology, special education, or related field.
Research Scientist II
Master's degree in rehabilitation science, assistive technology, special education, or related field and three (3) years of relevant full-time experience after completion of that degree, or
Master's degree in rehabilitation science, assistive technology, special education, or related field and five (5) years of relevant full-time experience after completion of a Bachelor's degree, or
About Center for Inclusive Design & Innovation, Georgia Institute Of Technology
Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.
The Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation (CIDI) within the College of Design at the Georgia Institute of Technology is recognized as a leader for services and research in disability, assistive technology, and accessibility. CIDI's mission is to improve the human condition through equal access to technology-based and research-driven information, services, and products for individuals with disabilities. We are dedicated to an inclusive society thro...ugh innovations in assistive and universally designed technologies, with a goal of addressing the full range of needs for accessibility. We are committed to the promotion of technological innovation and development of user-centered research, products, and services for individuals with disabilities. CIDI also houses the Georgia Assistive Technology Act (AT Act) program, Tools for Life (TFL). TFL's mission is to provide accessible information and technical assistance to people with disabilities and their communities of support that would enable them in their activities and environments of choice.