Job Openings for the 2006 – 2007 school year
by Advocate Staff
Editor-in-Chief, THE ADVOCATE:
Applications are now being accepted for the position of Editor-in-Chief of THE ADVOCATE, the DSC-funded student newspaper of the CUNY Graduate Center. All applicants must be GC students. Applicants should have strong writing and editing skills, be comfortable with managing a small staff, and be willing to commit time to this project. Responsibilities will include editing and writing news, features and editorials; attending DSC Media Board meetings; soliciting and developing writers; and handling financial affairs. THE ADVOCATE appears three times a semester; the pay is $700 an issue. Please send resumes (clips and a cover letter are optional but suggested) to: dgolland@gmail.com or slip them under the door of room 5491. The deadline is May 12.
Managing Editor, 2006 – 2007 school year
Applicants must be currently-enrolled GC students. Applicants should have strong writing and editing skills, be comfortable with working as part of a small staff, and (most of all) be willing to commit time to this project. Responsibilities include editing and writing news, feature articles and editorials; soliciting and developing writers and photographers; selling ads; and handling financial affairs. The paper appears three times a semester; pay is $700 per issue. Please send resumes (clips and a cover letter are optional but suggested) to: gcadvocate@gmail.com.Deadline is June 1.
Adjunct Project Coordinator
The main job of an Adjunct Project Coordinator is to advocate on behalf of adjunct issues faced by students at the Graduate Center. The adjunct project coordinator should be a liaison between students/adjuncts and the Professional Staff Congress, and should expect to work closely with the PSC.Responsibilities include: three hours per week in the office at the Graduate Center; attendance at monthly DSC Plenary Meetings; outreach to adjuncts at the undergraduate campuses; attendance at PSC meetings and functions; monthly reports on activities; any other activities/projects initiated by the coordinator in consultation with the DSC Steering Committee. $350 per month. To apply send resume to: dgolland@gmail.com.
DSC Webmaster
The Doctoral Student Council is accepting applications for the position of webmaster for its new website, which is located at www.cunydsc.org. Applicants should ideally be proficient in Dreamweaver, HTML, PhP and PhP MyAdmin, Perl, Photoshop CS, and Fireworks. Compensation is $18/hour. To apply send resume to: dgolland@gmail.com.
