Job Opportunities at the DCC

We're hiring undergraduate workers for TWO positions!

Both positions are Federal Work Study positions. You can check your financial aid package on my.uic.edu.

All applications are due by Friday August 2nd on Handshake. 

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JOB 1: Handshake (Job #9141210)

Disability Cultural Center Undergraduate Worker (Federal Work Study Position)

The primary duties of the position include:

• In-person staffing of the DCC Lounge gathering space for UIC students & community members

Event support

• Event planning support (helping with logistical tasks related to our programming)
• Facilitating accessibility during events (monitoring captioning, for example)

Communications & Outreach

• Communications support through our newsletter & social media content
• Outreach at involvement fairs, with student organizations, and university units

If you're already familiar with disability justice principles, disability culture, and accessibility practices, that's a plus! But it's not required. We are happy to train UIC undergrads who are a good fit for our Center.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask at dcc@uic.edu!

To apply:

Please share

1. Your resume
2. A cover letter that answers these questions:

• Why do you want to work at the DCC (what are your reasons for applying)?
• Where have you felt "at home" on campus, and what factors created that experience?
• Which duties listed above most fit your skills, interests, and access needs?

Apply on Handshake (Job #9141210)

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JOB 2: Handshake (Job #9141193)

Content Creator at the Disability Cultural Center (Federal Work Study Position)

The primary duties of the position include:

• Graphic design (creating compelling flyers for DCC events, creating social media graphics, and creating outreach materials like brochures)
• Creating social media content that engages our audiences (graphics, video, photos, profiles, and interactive elements like polls)

Other duties:

• In-person staffing of the DCC Lounge gathering space for UIC students & community members
• Event planning support (helping with logistical tasks related to our programming)
• Facilitating accessibility during events (monitoring captioning, for example)
• Representing DCC at outreach events like involvement fairs

If you're already familiar with disability justice principles, disability culture, and accessibility practices, that's a plus! But it's not required. We are happy to train UIC undergrads who are a good fit for our Center.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask at dcc@uic.edu!

To apply:

Please share

1. Three samples of your content creation work, including at least one print asset (like a flyer design) and one piece of social media content
2. Your resume
3. A cover letter that answers these questions:

• Why do you want to work at the DCC (what are your reasons for applying)?
• Where have you felt "at home" on campus, and what factors created that experience?
• What do you think makes for compelling social media content or graphic design?

Apply on Handshake (Job #9141193)

About us: 

The DCC is one of the seven Centers for Cultural Understanding and Social Change (CCUSC) housed in the Office of Diversity, and we are one of a few disability cultural centers in the country. The DCC is dedicated to sharing our understanding of disability issues as social justice issues and building spaces where students, staff, and faculty can explore their identities, building community around disability experience and anti-ableist allyship.

We are an all-disabled staff and we are invested in thoughtfully shaping an accessible and equitable work culture. We value intersectional perspectives and we understand our work as a response to enduring systems of oppression. We encourage applications from Disabled, Deaf, Sick, and Mad applicants, applicants who are exploring their own relationship to disability identity. We also encourage Black, Indigenous, and People of Color applicants, LGBTQIA applicants, and applicants who are cisgender women, trans, and gender nonconforming.