The Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Recreation Technology (RERC RecTech) seeks qualified candidates for a full-time Rehabilitation Technology Specialist who will work closely with the Director and Associate Directors to operate the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Recreational Technologies and Exercise Physiology Benefiting Persons with Disabilities, funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR).

The successful candidate will be responsible for all rehabilitation-engineering aspects of the Center, such as designing new equipment and retrofitting existing equipment for recreation and fitness for people with disabilities, facilitating the correspondence and collaboration with all project staff, publishing articles related to the research conducted, participating in the development and instruction of a graduate-level recreation technology course, and networking within the professional community and private industry.

The candidate must have a minimum of a Master?s degree with a Ph.D. or ABD (All But Dissertation) preferred in the appropriate engineering or rehabilitation field. In addition, 1 to 5 years' experience in a similar setting, administering one or more components of a similar project and demonstrated research or academic abilities is highly recommended.

For full consideration, send a cover letter, complete resume, and the name, address, and telephone number of three references to:

James Rimmer, Ph.D., Director
Rehabilitation Engineering Research
Center on Recreation Technology
University of Illinois at Chicago
1640 W. Roosevelt Road, Suite 711
Chicago, IL 60608-6904