Researchers at Illinois Tech are seeking Black/African American undergraduate students with disabilities majoring in technology-related fields (e.g., engineering, ITM, psychology) to participate in a 10-week virtual program called Tech-Jobs. Eligible students will be compensated for their time. To learn more, fill out this form or visit www.careertechjobs.org.

The Tech-Jobs program is comprised of meetings held over 10 weeks. Designed with community input in mind, the proposed interventions include: (1) career assessment and planning, (2) e-community of practice (peer mentoring and information support), (3) e-mentoring, (4) virtual field trips, (5) online motivational speaker series, (6) online workplace socialization skills training, (7) online impression management job interviewing training, and (8) advocacy training.

The program will take place weekly for 90 minutes on whatever day is commonly available for all participants. Typically the first 60 minutes will be video, with the last 30 being interactive discussion. In addition, e-mentorship and an e-community will be ongoing support mechanisms throughout the 10 weeks.

We are recruiting for students to hopefully start the 10-week program in late January 2025.