Job Announcement: Graduate Editor/Communications Associate

The Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society (RCC) is looking for a recent graduate and/or doctoral student to join its communications team. The position will start ideally on 15 November 2015, or as soon as possible thereafter.

The RCC is an international, interdisciplinary research institute located in central Munich. It was founded in 2009 as a joint initiative of LMU Munich (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität) and the Deutsches Museum. The working language of the Center is English.

Editing and communications staff work part time (19h/week) as a member of a team, editing outreach materials, scholarly manuscripts, and working on the RCC’s public profile in the field of environmental humanities. The position may suit candidates who are interested in or enrolled in further study at LMU Munich. Editing and communications staff at the RCC have the opportunity to join in activities with LMU graduate students and the community of international scholars affiliated with the center as Carson Fellows, and have access to university resources, including Munich’s university libraries and the Bavarian State Library, which together house over twenty million volumes.

The candidate will ideally hold an MA or equivalent, with a background in arts or humanities. (In exceptional cases, applicants with a BA and relevant experience may be considered, but the position will then carry a lower salary.) Applicants should enjoy working with colleagues of diverse cultural backgrounds, be able to balance multiple assignments, and meet tight deadlines. Computer literacy and native English competency are required. Knowledge of German and other foreign languages, editorial, communications, or social media experience, and/or an interest in environmental humanities would be advantageous.

Applications must be received by 30 September 2015. For more information on the job requirements and how to apply, please visit the announcement page or download the pdf below.