Job Description

Co-Editor-in-Chief, USask Undergraduate Research Journal (Graduate Student Fellowship)

In the appointment of Student Assistant, your general duties and responsibilities will be:

The graduate student Co-Editor-in-Chief for the University of Saskatchewan Undergraduate Research Journal (a peer reviewed, open access scholarly journal) provides leadership, decision-making, and training to the USURJ editorial board of approximately 30 students, mostly undergraduate. They work closely with the journal\'s undergraduate student Co-Editor-in-Chief counterpart, Staff Advisor, and Faculty Advisor to train, mentor, and handle the day-to-day operations of the journal.

Your general location of work will be in-person at the University Library, and you will report to Liv Marken.

Required Number of Hours: 12 hours per week
Duration of Employment: September 1, 2023- April 30, 2024

Qualifications (Skills and Abilities)

You must be registered in a graduate program and have had experience with publishing (journal editorial work and/or publication in an academic journal). You must not hold over $15,000 in existing funding.

• Experience in a leadership position.
• Experience in scholarly publishing is an asset, whether authoring and publishing scholarly papers, working for a journal, or working as a reviewer.
• Experience with prioritizing tasks, delegating, and managing projects collaboratively.
• Demonstrated ability to work with diverse groups of people effectively, and to possess an understanding of principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion.
• Must have excellent interpersonal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, time management, and organizational skills.
• An ability to listen actively, ask pertinent questions, demonstrate patience, and explain concepts clearly when guiding authors or editors through the process of preparing a scholarly journal.
• Teaching and/or facilitation experience.
• Some instructional experience focused on writing in any academic discipline is an asset but not required.
• Experience with using Open Journal Systems is an asset.
• Experience, knowledge, and/or understanding of Indigenous cultural contexts and histories is an asset.

Duties

In the appointment of graduate student Co-Editor-in-Chief of USURJ, your general duties and responsibilities will be as follows:

• Managing undergraduate student journal submissions from across the disciplines
• Communicating with reviewers and authors
• Planning and co-facilitating editorial board fall training, including team building activities
• Maintaining Open Journal Systems database of reviewers and submissions (training provided).
• Facilitating or co-facilitating twice-weekly meetings
• Recruiting, placing, scheduling, and training editorial board members.

To Apply:
Interested applicants must include the following in their application: cover letter, curriculum vitae.

Inquiries for this position can be directed to Liv Marken. Liv.Marken@usask.ca

Where a graduate student is appointed to this position, it will be in scope of PSAC.

This position is funded through an initiative provided by the College of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies.

Department: Library
Status: Term
Employment Group: Graduate Students - PSAC
Rate of Pay:
Posted Date: 7/27/2023
Closing Date: 8/8/2023
Number of Openings: 1
Work Location: On Campus

#LI-DNI The University is committed to employment equity, diversity, and inclusion, and are proud to support career opportunities for Indigenous peoples to reflect the community we serve. We are dedicated to recruiting individuals who will enrich our work and learning environments. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, in accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority. We are committed to providing accommodations to those with a disability or medical necessity. If you require an accommodation to participate in the recruitment process, please notify us and we will work together on the accommodation request. We continue to grow our partnerships with Indigenous communities across the province, nationally, and internationally and value the unique perspective that Indigenous employees provide to strengthen these relationships. Verification of Indigenous Membership/Citizenship at the University of Saskatchewan is led and determined by the and Standing Committee in accordance with the processes developed to enact the policy. Successful candidates that assert Indigenous membership/citizenship will be asked to complete the verification process of Indigenous membership/citizenship with documentation. The University of Saskatchewan\'s main campus is situated on Treaty 6 Territory and the Homeland of the M\xc3\xa9tis. We pay our respects to the First Nations and M\xc3\xa9tis ancestors of this place and reaffirm our relationship with one another. Together, we are uplifting Indigenization to a place of prominence at the University of Saskatchewan.

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