Students: Graduate Information
Graduate Associates: 2007-2008 Job Opportunities
Administrative Associateships (GAAs)
Journals
American Periodicals, Associate Editor
One position at 25% for 4 quarters. Two-year commitment preferred.Duties: assisting in managing submissions, including some initial reviewing of manuscripts and corresponding with contributors; assisting in managing the editing and production process, including copy-editing and proof-reading; assisting with the assignment and fulfillment of book reviews; possibly assisting with research for the "From the Periodical Archives" section; managing website and database. Flexible work schedule tends to be heaviest in late fall and late spring.
Basic computer skills required. Interested persons should send a one-page statement of interest and qualifications by May 5th to Prof Steve Fink (fink.5@osu.edu), Prof Jared Gardner (gardner.236@osu.edu), or Prof Susan Williams (williams.488@osu.edu).
Business Office
One position at 25% for 4 quarters.Specific Duties: tracking the flow of travel, purchasing, and reimbursement transactions through departmental processing; requesting documentation required for processing; maintaining database of leave balances; reconciling transaction documentation with University reports; other occasional projects as assigned.
Commitment Required: 10 hours over 3 or 4 days/week. Possible 3-day patterns are MWF, MWR, or MTR. Times are flexible within regular business hours.
Qualifications: careful attention to detail, facility with numbers, good proofreading skills (required); enrollment and good standing in one of the department's graduate programs, eligibility for support (required); some experience in a business office, some experience with Microsoft Excel (desired).
Application Process: Send a brief statement of interest and summary of qualifications to Cheryl Frasch (frasch.1@osu.edu) by noon on Friday, May 10.
Computers and Composition: An International Journal, Associate Editor
One position at 25% for 4 quarters.Computers and Composition is seeking a graduate student to assume the Associate Editor position for Computers and Composition. Applicants should be interested in gaining experience editing an international professional journal and learning about the current state of digital media scholarship in composition. The Associate Editor works with the journal's Editor (Dr. Cynthia Selfe) at OSU and with the journal's staff at the University of Illinois (Dr. Gail Hawisher and Patrick Berry).
The job of Associate Editor is a 25% position—year around, including summer. Previous editing experience is highly desirable. A knowledge of Standard, grammatical English, a good sense of humor, and a willingness to learn about our editing philosophy and practices are expected. Working with Dr. Cynthia Selfe (Editor), the Associate Editor will be responsible for corresponding with authors, Guest Editors, and the Elsevier International staff in Ireland; coordinating journal publication schedule; and copy editing. This is an international journal, coordinated through the efforts of editorial staff members in several locations; thus, while the hours the Associate Editor works are somewhat flexible, the deadlines are firm and non-negotiable.
The benefits of working on this widely read international journal include first-hand experience of the workings of the publishing world; in-publication recognition with one of the most important journals in the field; valuable professional and editing skills; experience working with scholars in the field of computers and composition; and access to ScienceDirect and all its electronically housed journals.
Computers and Composition was founded in 1983 and has a companion online journal, Computers and Composition Online (http://www.bgsu.edu/cconline), established in 1996. Please visit our Web site at (http://www.bgsu.edu/cconline/).
To apply, send a brief letter of application to Dr Cynthia Selfe (selfe.2@osu.edu) or Cormac Slevin (slevin.6@gmail.com) by May 5, 2008. For further information, please contact either of these individuals.
The Journal, Associate Editors
One position at 50% for 4 quarters; second position at 50% for 2 quarters. Open only to MFA students. Editing experience and skills required. Contact: Prof Kathy Fagan (fagan.3@osu.edu), Prof Michelle Herman (herman.2@osu.edu).Literature and History, Reformation
One position at 50% for 3 quarters. Training in the Renaissance and Reformation essential. Copyediting, word processing, and organizational skills required. This position is open to a PhD candidate in English. Contact: Prof John King (king.2@osu.edu).Narrative, Managing Editor
One position at 50% for 3 quarters and 25% for 1 quarter.Duties: tracking essays from submission through the review process; copy-editing accepted essays; reviewing page proofs; otherwise helping with the production of the journal. Position also includes some RA duties connected with Prof Phelan’s research.
Some training in narrative studies and good organizational ability required. Contact: Prof James Phelan (phelan.1@osu.edu).
