'need of recognizing' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use this phrase when you'd like to emphasize the importance of better recognizing and understanding something. For example, "There is a need of recognizing the disparity between private and public school education."
By speaking of the need to recognize the right of Israel to exist, he said we have to similarly recognize the rights of a Palestinian state to exist.
All of us need to recognize the reality of those urgent priorities, but that doesn't mean that any of us should slack up on the call to repeal DADT.
He also pointed out the importance of recognizing the need for profitability for the private company and that "PATH must recognize the company's need for commercial benefit in order to ensure a sustainable commitment to the collaboration".
With the increasing availability of large databases with a wide range of information there is a growing need to use methods capable of recognizing classification patterns.
I believe this is driven by the desire to get children to a place of recognizing a need for the saving grace of Jesus as quickly as possible.
The CRNC is taking an important first step of recognizing the need to reach young voters more effectively and researching how to do so.
With all due respect to the needs of employers, Republicans need to recognize that the large-scale import of unskilled labor is part of the problem.
"The Tuareg issues, the need of being recognized by the administration of our country.
Local health authorities in communities with large ethnic minorities, particularly of African origin, need to recognize the problem of imported malaria.
Self awareness is the art of recognizing your needs and feelings as your own, and not tied to any person or your environment.
