Student jobs in Faculty of Arts
The Faculty of Arts is hiring two graduate students to support its Arts/COASTS initiatives. COASTS is an opportunity for the Faculty of Arts to champion our substantial social science and humanities expertise in research, teaching, and public engagement related to Cold Oceans and Arctic Science, Technology, and Society. With myriad initiatives that fit under the COASTS banner, the Faculty of Arts is in a strong position to significantly contribute to university-wide projects and discussions about COASTS. While a cursory list of Arts areas that fit into COASTS includes fish and fisheries, environmental change, mobility and migration, Newfoundland and Labrador history and contemporary culture, and natural resources and sustainable communities, there is clearly much more COASTS-related activity going on in our Faculty. Initiated by the President's Office as an "emergent strategic initiative,” we have adapted Arts/COASTS to highlight our work. We have obtained funding to hire students to compile information about faculty and graduate student work, and to build a communication network to better talk to each other, to the university community, and to the public about COASTS in Arts.
Position #1 - coordinator of humanities research on COASTS
Duties include: surveying and fostering the engagement of humanities faculty in COASTS; completing an historic and current overview of humanities research on COASTS; co-organizing two COASTS-related symposia in 2016 and 2017; co-building a COASTS website presence for the Faculty; and occasionally updating Faculty Council and Arts Graduate Council on work to date.
Reporting to the Arts/COASTS Working Group, the position is for 10 hours per month from October 1, 2015 to February 29, 2016; 15 hours in total in March and April, 2016 (symposium #1); 10 hours per month October 1, 2016, to February 28, 2017; 15 hours total in March and April 2017 (symposium #2). Total hours = 130, paid using TAUMAN rates. The coordinator will have the support of the Dean’s office and will collaborate with the Social Sciences project coordinator.
Qualifications: Applicants must be a current graduate student in the Faculty of Arts and have exceptional strengths in some or all of the following:
- Event management
- Website content and social media management
- Communications and promotion
- Data collection
- Writing reports
- Interpersonal skills
Doing graduate research related to COASTS in the humanities would be a benefit.
Applicants must submit an updated CV, a cover letter explaining their interest in this position, and the name of at least one referee. Applications are due Friday, September 18th, and should be submitted to Darlene Kennedy, Assistant to the Dean, Office of the Dean of Arts, AA 5015.
Position #2 - coordinator of social sciences research on COASTS
Duties include: surveying and fostering the engagement of social sciences faculty in COASTS; completing an historic and current overview of social science research on COASTS; co-organizing two COASTS-related symposia in 2016 and 2017; co-building a COASTS website presence for the Faculty; and occasionally updating Faculty Council and the Arts Graduate Council on work to date.
Reporting to the Arts/COASTS Working Group, the position is for 10 hours per month from October 1, 2015 to February 29, 2016; 15 hours in total in March and April, 2016 (symposium #1); 10 hours per month October 1, 2016, to February 28, 2017; 15 hours total in March and April 2017 (symposium #2). Total hours = 130, paid using TAUMAN rates. The coordinator will have the support of the Dean’s office and will collaborate with the Humanities project coordinator.
Qualifications: Applicants must be a current graduate student in Arts and have exceptional strengths in some or all of the following:
- Event management
- Website content and social media management
- Communications and promotion
- Data collection
- Writing reports
- Interpersonal skills
Doing graduate research related to COASTS in the social sciences would be a benefit.
Applicants must submit an updated CV, a cover letter explaining their interest in this position, and the name of at least one referee. Applications are due Friday, September 18th, and should be submitted to Darlene Kennedy, Assistant to the Dean, Office of the Dean of Arts, AA 5015.