PAID STUDENT RESEARCH FELLOW POSITION for SPRING 2022

PAID STUDENT RESEARCH FELLOW POSITION for SPRING 2022 

DESCRIPTION

Undergraduate student sought to join a collaborative, public-facing humanities initiative focused on an understudied Black woman writer, racial justice education, and literary recovery.

 

EXPECTED TIME COMMITMENT

8-10 hours a week

COMPENSATION TBA, pending grant approval, expected in early January 2022

 

QUALIFICATIONS

The successful applicant will be intellectually curious, detail-oriented, self-motivated, committed to racial justice, interested in women’s literature and history, and an excellent writer, reader, and communicator. Because this is a long-term project with the possibility of extending the work beyond the Spring 2022 term, preference will be given to first-years and sophomores, although juniors and seniors will also be considered.

HOW TO APPLY

Submit a letter of interest and a resume to Dr. Jean Lutes at jean.lutes@villanova.edu by Jan. 5, 2022.

DETAILS

Dr. Jean Lutes (English department) is looking for a second student to join a team of scholars working on “The ’Steenth Street Project: Recovering Alice Dunbar-Nelson’s Stories of Black Childhood.” This project aims to recover a lost short story collection written in the 1890s by Black author and activist Alice Dunbar-Nelson. 

In deference to Dunbar-Nelson’s long career as an educator and advocate for racial justice, the project goal is to produce an open-access digital edition of the story collection, along with curriculum resources and to make our work scalable, relevant, and adaptable to multiple K-12 school systems. 

 

Dr. Lutes and her two collaborators – Dr. Brigitte Fielder (University of Wisconsin) and Ms. Denise Burgher (University of Delaware) – have prioritized collaborating with the Black-majority school district of Philadelphia to collectively produce a text and its accompanying resources, which will bring Dunbar Nelson’s work directly to the people who inspired and shaped the Annals of Steenth street, American children. 

The ’Steenth Street stories feature children in a poor urban neighborhood and the middle-class reformers who show up to help -- and who often misunderstand and misstep. The collection is based on Dunbar-Nelson’s work teaching Black kindergarteners at the White Rose Mission in the 1890s in New York City. 

 

The Student Research Fellow hired in Spring 2022 will help to document the publication history of the 12 stories in the collection (several were published both independently, both during Dunbar-Nelson’s lifetime and after), to compare story versions to establish a definitive text, to conduct original archival work for the introduction to the edition, and to identify historical documents to be published as appendices to draw the reader into the world of the author and the text.

Local Travel Management Company Seeks Proposal Writer

World Travel Inc, a global travel management company based in Exton, PA, is looking to hire an English or Communications graduate as a proposal writer.

See below for the job description, which you can also find on here Handshake here.

Assigned RFP (response for proposal) requests:

• Completes initial review and formats document for response
• Acts as project manager, producing and distributing RFP responses; this includes formatting, populating answers, coordinating edits, completing technical edits, preparing attachments, printing/binding/mailing, etc.
• Works closely with the Sales and Marketing, and various subject matter experts to meet objectives and to ensure World Travel, Inc.’s value proposition is clearly communicated
• Completes finalization activities for RFP submissions, including preparing attachments, printing/binding/mailing, etc.
• Provide proactive insight into the obstacles likely to impede our progress; provide updates of delays or problems and recommend the best path forward
• Creates custom templates, as assigned
• Coordinates production and distribution of marketing collateral, as assigned 

For assigned marketing tasks:

• Assists in managing production and publishing of marketing materials in accordance with established timeframes
• Produce and distributes materials following corporate branding guidelines 

Additional responsibilities:

• Follow World Travel, Inc. procedures, guidelines, and standards in areas of customer service, management information systems, productivity, attendance, and accuracy of work.
• Work closely and collaborate with all departments
• Remain knowledgeable and up-to-date on changes and developments in the field of corporate travel management.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Time Spent Performing Essential Functions (Generally): Proposal Management tasks and related work = 100%

 

Areas of Accountability: The Proposal Writer is accountable for:

• Achieving company sales and client retention goals (annual or otherwise).
• Preparing all written and digital proposal and marketing material in a timely and accurate fashion; all work product should be complete and without significant error.
• Participating fully as a team member to assist as needed in completing all functions relating to identifying quality leads and closing prospective business.
• Maintaining ownership of the company brand, marketing materials and communications of all departments.
• Maintaining a favorable working relationship with all other company Team Members to foster and promote a cooperative and harmonious working climate which will be conducive to maximum employee morale, productivity and efficiency/effectiveness.

 

Knowledge and Skill Requirements:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
• Excellent leadership, professional writing/editing, communication, and organizational skills required
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Collaboration skills; team orientation
• Strong work ethic and a commitment to excellence

 

Education and Work Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in English or Communications
• One to three years of RFP coordination experience preferred
• Travel experience preferred but not required

 

Physical Demands: The physical demands described herein are representative of

those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

Individuals are required to sit for extended periods of time, e.g., an 8-hour shift with appropriate break periods. Individuals must be seated at a desk with a dual-monitor computer and telephone. Individuals are required to answer the telephone and type on the computer’s keyboard. Headsets for the telephone are available. Individuals are required to reach above shoulder height, below the waist, and lift items as required to file documents or store materials in a drawer or overhead bin throughout the day. Proper lifting techniques are required.

 

Individuals may be required to travel beyond their home office to prospective customer meeting locations as required.

 

To maneuver around the office, individuals are required to walk on a level service, periodically and as necessary, throughout the day.

 

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described herein are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the

essential functions.

 

Working Conditions Schedule:

• Full time, Monday-Friday, 40+ hours per week.
• Schedule is flexible as long as the majority of the work hours
• are during traditional business hours.
• Team Member may be asked to report to a different World
• Travel, Inc. office for training, support, or other

Job Opportunities: YouthBuild Philly

Attention, recent English graduates! YouthBuild Philly is recruiting for several AmeriCorps Community Project Coordinator positions. Successful candidates will serve with its Student Life and Workforce Development departments for the upcoming service year. 

YouthBuild Philly is a nonprofit charter school for out-of-school youth, ages 18-21 years old. Our mission is to empower young adults to develop skills and connect to opportunities by fostering an environment of love, support, and respect for their whole person. Students graduate with a high school diploma and vocation certification to successfully transition to colleges/careers as critically conscious leaders, committed to positive change for themselves and their communities.

For the job description with the details on how to apply, click here.

Gain Work Experience While Helping Local Small Businesses

Villanova's Career Center is looking for English majors to take part in a new initiative aimed at helping local small businesses navigate the disruption caused by Covid-19. Students seeking remote or virtual work opportunities can assist these businesses by promoting them and advertising their services. This work will not only help local businesses, but also provide learning and work opportunities for students.

The kinds of work available include: social media and online marketing, website building and payment processing, writing a business plan, and research assistance for loans. The first five positions received were all in areas that might be of interest to English majors: social media, marketing, digital video producer, website producer, and education.

You can check out the postings in Handshake using this quick link: https://bit.ly/smallbusinessops. Or you can search jobs in Handshake using the label "small business." Postings are coming in daily, so keep checking back for new opportunities. Note that students need to follow the application instructions in the job posting rather than applying directly via Handshake.

Internship Opportunity: Students Journalists Wanted for Sports Media Company

Best Version Media, an international media company with headquarters in Brookfield, Wisconsin, is launching a new internship program for its national website, BVMsports.com. BVM Sports provides professional reporting on sports at every level from the international to the local. It publishes over 850 monthly magazines with locally oriented news stories and distributes over 30 million copies across North America, serving residents, homeowners' associations, villages, and local businesses.

BVM Sports is seeking students for the 2020-2021 academic school year to become Sports Writing Interns. The ideal candidates will be talented student journalists interested in expanding their portfolio with real-world media experience while being provided professional-level training, one-on-one mentorship with professional writers, and story critique from professional editors. Each week interns will be given the opportunity to pursue different types of sports stories and offered advising and oversight to help them become the best version of themselves as sports writers. Interns may also have the chance to cover large sporting events as credentialed media members as well as enter to win Best Version Media’s student sports writing awards. 

Visit here for more information and to apply for an internship.

Job Opportunity! Editorial Assistant at Publishing Company in New York

Villanova English alum Jackie Douglass ('19) recently contacted us with information about an exciting job opportunity with her employer, Sourcebooks, an independent publishing company. The opening is for an editorial assistant in their New York office.

Responsibilities include:

• Oversee the project management, workflow, and planning of new and existing children’s and young adult titles, including setting schedules and meeting aggressive deadlines
• Ensure timely completion of series and solo projects developed and produced by New York children’s and young adult acquiring editors
• Research prepublication project and category competitive sets for sales, positioning, price, package, etc.
• Copywriting for launch, catalog pages, ARCs, other metadata maintenance
• Read, log and review incoming manuscripts and prepare them for submission
• Prepare materials for launches, presales, and sales conference
• Maintain a good relationship with agents and authors by being responsive, professional, and helpful
• Daily maintenance of NY office, including organization of materials, ordering office supplies, books
• Travel to Naperville, Illinois for quarterly sales meeting.

Qualifications:

• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Proficient in Excel and Power Point
• Good working knowledge on all children’s book categories from board book to young adult

For more information and to apply for the job, visit here.

Job Opportunity! Consumer PR Agency Is Looking for Account Coordinators

Diffusion PR, a tech and consumer PR agency, is looking to hire a slate of account coordinators for their New York and Los Angeles offices.

The role is a full-time position that provides recent grads the chance to dive into the PR industry head-first while learning the ins and outs of agency life in an open and supportive environment. Competitive entry-level salary, full benefits, 401K, etc. – comes with the works, and is a program only available to graduating seniors this spring.

The job application, and instructions to apply for your students, can be found here: https://diffusionpr.com/us/news/47/do-you-have-what-it-takes-to-be-a-diffusion-rookie.

Diffusion is accepting applications until Friday, April 17. Contact Tim Williams at tim.williams@diffusionpr.com if you have questions.

Internship Opportunity: CBS Philly

CBS Philly is looking to hire college juniors and seniors for summer internships in Creative Services, Digital Web Content, and Television News. CBS's Internship Program in Philadelphia is designed to provide educational and field experience for students pursuing careers in television broadcasting and related fields. The internships will expose you to industry professionals and promote both your personal and career development.

 

Internships are approximately 10 weeks in duration and 16 hours per week. Interns are accepted for the spring, summer, and fall semesters and are paid an hourly rate of $12.00. Transportation costs (except those incurred while traveling for business purposes requested by CBS), meals, and any other financial obligations, are the sole responsibility of the individual intern.

News Department:  The intern will learn how a news department operates and provides news coverage of the Philadelphia region. The intern may be assigned to a variety of areas such as news, sports, weather, consumer unit, the assignment desk, or the tape library. Interns will have the opportunity to observe work in the field alongside reporters and photographers.

Qualifications:

• CBS online Internship application: www.cbsphilly.com/tvjobs
• Online resume and cover letter
• Currently attending an accredited college and have achieved junior or senior status.
• Students must be in satisfactory academic standing with a minimum grade point average of 3.0. Verification letter from college required. Academic credit not required for internship.
• Able to meet the minimum time commitment for the internship program (minimum 10 weeks in duration and 16 hours per week)
• Good computer skills, excellent written skills and verbal communication abilities.
• MS office suite proficiency.
• If accepted into our program, each intern will be required to present eligibility to work in the U.S. based on the Department of Homeland Security’s I-9 form (examples include driver’s license and social security card, College ID and birth certificate, or a US Passport).

Application deadline is April 3, 2020.

To submit an application, visit here.

See here for more information.

Job Opportunity: Environmental Non-Profit Seeks Campaign Staff

The Fund for the Public Interest is seeking hard-working individuals with good communication skills and a passion for social change to fill citizen outreach and Field Manager positions across the country this Fall.

If you are looking to make a difference working to protect the environment and public health, gain real-world work experience and skills you can use, make money, and work with great people, then this is the job for you.

Our Mission:

The Fund for the Public Interest is a national non-profit organization that runs campaigns for America's leading environmental and social change organizations, like Environment America. The Fund was launched in 1982 to help find ways to engage people on the most pressing problems of our day and turn that support into solutions. By having face-to-face, one-on-one conversations the Fund gives millions of people the opportunity for their voices to be heard, through petitions, emails, small donations and meetings.

This fall the Fund will be working with Environment America to stop plastic pollution, tackle climate change, and keep pesticides out of our food supply. Apply HERE!

Job Description:

Currently the Fund has paid Canvasser and Field Manager positions open in 17+ cities across the country, including Philadelphia. These are full-time and part-time fall and winter positions averaging $10-15 per hour. 

Responsibilities:

• Help the directors launch the campaign and build a team of staff this Fall
• Build membership and raise money for environmental and social change groups
• Educate and engage citizens on pressing issues
• Recruit, train, and manage a team of staff in the office and in the field
• Meet with the directors each week to evaluate progress and provide input on hiring decisions, goals, and priorities

Employees will also have the opportunity to organize press conferences and build coalitions with other non-profit organizations. While on staff, you will gain knowledge of pressing concerns facing our country, learn how to effectively generate public support, and obtain a firm understanding of the political process.

Why Apply? You should apply if you want to...

• Make a real difference on these issues
• Get experience with grassroots mobilization, fundraising and working with the media
• Gain the skills and connections needed to launch a career in non-profit, political, or grassroots organizing
• Working for something you believe in
• Build long-lasting relationships with a team of people from all across the country who share your interests and concerns on important issues

To apply online or learn more, visit this link or call us directly at 215-732-1525!

Job Opportunity: Medical Writer at University of Pennsylvania Department of Ophthalmology

The Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Pennsylvania is looking to hire a medical writer, ideally a recent graduate or December graduate, who could start in January 2020.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare presentations for Chairman of Ophthalmology Department at University of Pennsylvania on a variety of topics, such as ocular cancers or increasing representation of women in medicine.
• Write and edit letters of recommendation, speeches, and other official documents for Ophthalmology Department, including the Executive Summary.
• Write original articles for bi-annual Scheie Vision magazine, including brainstorming, interviewing, editing, and contributing to design.
• Create online newsletter to communicate news and relevant information to alumni, donors, referring physicians, and others.
• Undertake responsibility for all internal Departmental communication, including sending monthly news emails to faculty and staff and editing all Departmental emails/communication materials.
• Serve as Project Manager for the Chairman as a Section Editor of Principles and Practices of Ophthalmology.
• Assist with drafting and submission of grant and faculty award applications for Ophthalmology Department.
• Contribute to writing manuscripts for research studies and developing the research mission of the Department.

Qualifications:

• The applicant must have a Bachelor’s degree; demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills; be highly organized; and possess strong ambition, interpersonal skills, and the ability to multitask.

If you are interested in applying, please send a resume, cover letter, and writing sample to Rebecca Salowe at Rebecca.salowe@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.