Description

Title: Graduate Assistant (Center for Pacific Island Studies Publications)

Position Number: 0000GA09

Hiring Unit: College of Arts, Languages and Letters, School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Center for Pacific Islands Studies

Date Posted: August 30, 2024

Closing Date: Continuous, first review of applications on September 5, 2024

Salary Information: $1919/month

Monthly Type: 9 Month

Full-Time/Part-Time: Part-Time - .50FTE

Temporary/Permanent: Temporary – Not to Exceed July 31, 2025

Other Conditions: Pending availability of funds for Academic Year 2024-25, renewal dependent upon satisfactory performance, program needs and availability of funds.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide editorial and administrative support to the Center for Pacific Islands Studies (CPIS) Publications Manager in the preparation of manuscripts for the journal “The Contemporary Pacific (TPC), the Pacific Islands Monograph Series, and the CPIS Occasional Paper series.

• Provide administrative support to the TCP journal editor.

• Help develop and maintain website and social media presence for CPIS publications.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Enrolled full-time in a degree-seeking graduate program at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa.

• Familiarity with the Pacific Islands region beyond Hawai’i.

• Experience using academic style guides (eg, Chicago, APA, MLA).

• Experience with successfully carrying out long-term projects.

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Google apps.

Desirable Qualifications:

• Skills and experience in academic manuscript editing, indexing publications, tracking workflows, and promoting publications through social media.

• Significant experience using The Chicago Manual of Style (16th or 17th edition).

• Strong interest in the academic publications process.

• Ability to work independently.

To Apply: Email the following documents to Candice Steiner at candices@hawaii.edu :

• A cover letter indicating how you satisfy the minimum and desirable qualifications.

• Resume.

• A writing sample, including bibliography.

• The names and contact information of three professional references.

• Official transcripts (copies are accepted, however originals are required at time of hire).

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Employment is contingent on satisfying employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986; reference checks of previous employers; and for certain positions, criminal history record checks.

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