Job Announcements: Two Research Associate Positions
Part-Time Positions for PhD Students
13.11.2012
The RCC is seeking candidates to fill two Research Associate positions.
Research Associate
The RCC is looking for a PhD student pursuing a degree in the environmental humanities to assist the work of the Center on a part-time basis. This will be a fixed- term contract (wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft) for 19 hours per week. The contract will be for an initial 6 month period with possible extension through 31 July 2015.
The research associate will be responsible for:
- The RCC library, including ordering and cataloguing all books, journals, and films added to the library
- Coordinating and assisting with the RCC library service for Carson fellows (finding and delivering literature for fellows)
- Coordinating the student assistant team, including scheduling and assigning tasks
- Basic IT tasks such as email forwarding, software installations, and basic troubleshooting
- Coordinating the Lunchtime Colloquium program including scheduling, catering, and liaising with speakers
Research associates are an integral part of our community of scholars and have the opportunity to attend our lunchtime colloquia, workshops, social events, and make use of the academic resources at the Center.
Deadline: 01 December 2012
For more information, please read the complete job posting.
Research Associate for Environment & Society Portal
The Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society seeks a Research Associate to join the Environment & Society Portal team. This is a part-time (19h/week) position suitable for Ph.D. candidates. The position starts 1 March 2013 or as soon as possible thereafter.
The RA will be responsible for coordinating a subset of the Portal’s digital collections and exhibitions. Tasks may include researching and writing some content elements; collecting, editing, and entering data into our content management system (Drupal); fact-checking; correspondence with contributing authors and editors; and coordinating copyright permissions.
Deadline: 07 January 2013
For more information, please read the complete job posting.