Ball State University
Graduate Assistantship Available
The Sponsored
Programs Office (SPO) announces a full-time (20 hrs/week) graduate assistantship available for the Spring
2015 semester with potential for continuing in Summer Semester 2015 and beyond.
Position Title: Publications Assistant
Position Reportage: The graduate assistant reports to the Director of
the Sponsored Programs Office and designee, Proposal Manager / Research Editor.
Position Duties and
Responsibilities: As Publications Assistant, primary responsibilities
include:
·
Assist
Proposal Manager / Research Editor
(PM) in the development of the Ball State
Research online publication (http://cms.bsu.edu/about/administrativeoffices/spo/research)
includes, at the direction of the PM, interviewing for, writing, and editing
articles and assisting in coordination efforts with University Marketing and
Communications. Includes coordinating video production, along with University
Teleplex, related to online publications.
·
Assist
Research Information Coordinator in the development of the SPO Newsletter Blog;
includes interviewing for and writing faculty vignette articles for the Researchers in the SPOtlight series.
·
Attend
University-related events and symposia associated with the above publications.
May include evenings and weekends as needed.
·
Other
duties as assigned
Qualifications:
A competitive applicant will have:
- Bachelor’s
degree in journalism, English, public relations, or related field
- Must
be available to work 20 flexible hours per week, which may include
evenings and Saturdays
- Excellent
written and oral communication skills
- Strong
technical writing skills and knowledge of writing for the Web preferred,
including blogging
- Extensive
working knowledge of social media, Microsoft Office, and technical
troubleshooting capabilities
- Demonstrated
ability to work independently and in a highly organized, detailed manner
- Demonstrated
time management and problem solving skills
- Strong
customer service skills
Schedule: Time
requirement is 20 hours per week. May be required to work evenings and
weekends as needed.
Application: To apply, please submit, via email, the following
materials in PDF or Word format:
- Letter of interest, including a description of skills,
experience, aspirations
-
Résumé, including contact info (email address & telephone number)
-
A writing sample of approximately 1,000 words
- Three
references, including names, titles, and telephone/email addresses
Please send via email to Mr. Keith
Chandler in the Sponsored Programs Office (kachandler@bsu.edu).
Submission Date: No
later than October 17, 2014
Interviews will begin immediately
and will continue until the position is filled.
Ball State University
operates on an equal opportunity basis in hiring practices.
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