Communications Assistant, AUCD, Silver Spring, MD
Posted: Thursday, September 17, 2020
AUCD is seeking a full-time Communications Assistant to support the communication and information dissemination activities of both the organization and the wider network. This position will work under the primary supervision of the Resource and Dissemination Manager with additional points of supervision related to funded projects.
AUCD promotes and supports a national network of interdisciplinary centers on disabilities. Its member centers represent every US state and territory and include 67 University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD), 52 Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) Programs and 15 Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Centers (IDDRC). Together, these organizations advance policy and practice through research, education, leadership, and services for and with individuals with developmental and other disabilities, their families and communities, in support of independence, productivity, and satisfying quality of life.
The AUCD office is in downtown Silver Spring, MD, one block from the Red Line Silver Spring Metro station. While AUCD staff are currently teleworking due to the pandemic, once an official process is established for phasing back into the office, this position will transition to an in-office position and is not eligible to be 100% remote. Certain in-office tasks listed are on hold while remote and other projects may be identified in their place until AUCD returns to the office.