Editorial Assistant

Job Title:

Editorial Assistant

Job Summary:

We’re Hiring! The USF Center for Asia Pacific Studies seeks a current USF graduate student to serve as the editorial assistant for the center’s academic e-journal, Asia Pacific Perspectives.
The editorial assistant will be expected to work 8-10 hours a week ($19.67/hr) providing editorial support to the journal’s editor, Prof. Melissa Dale, and administrative support to the Center for Asia Pacific Studies. This is a hybrid position with 5 hours/week to be worked in the office and the remaining hours to be worked online.

Full Job Description:

Responsibilities include:
 

Communications

• ​Help manage the journal’s email account, drafting emails with prospective and current authors

• Assist editor in communicating with the journal’s editorial board

Research

• Research topics related the peer review process and invite and communicate with reviewers

Copy editing and proofreading

• Serve as the guardian of the style sheet for the journal ensuring that contributors adhere to style guidelines and that final drafts meet all style guidelines

Marketing

• Work with the editor to market the journal

• Publish and promote calls for papers

• Monitor APP Website to make sure it is user-friendly and up-to-date.

Administration

• Assist with various administrative tasks at the
  center as needed

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Advanced Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Google Docs

• Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook

• Knowledge of Asian Studies

• Knowledge of and experience with Chicago Manual of Style’s footnote/endnote and bibliography citation styles 

• Attention to detail and high standard of excellence; ability to spot inconsistencies in text, color or alignment

• Experience working with proprietary material a plus

• Skills in organizing resources, time management and establishing priorities

• Editing experience, especially in higher education publishing (preferred)

8-10 hours/week 

Initial appointment: 1 academic year

Eligibility: Current USF graduate student

To Apply:

Please submit the following:

• Cover letter 

• Resume

• Unofficial transcript

Review of applicants will begin on June 7, 2024.

Asia Pacific Perspectives (APP) (ISSN: 2167-1699) is an international, peer-reviewed electronic journal that promotes cross-cultural understanding, tolerance, and the dissemination of knowledge about the Asia Pacific. The editors welcome submissions from all fields of the social sciences and the humanities that focus on the Asia Pacific, especially those adopting a comparative, interdisciplinary approach to issues of interrelatedness in the region. The journal facilitates academic discussions among both established scholars in the field and advanced graduate students. APP is published twice each year by the University of San Francisco Center for Asia Pacific Studies. For more information: https://www.usfca.edu/asia-pacific/perspectives

Full-Time/Part-Time:

Part time

Pay Rate:

Hourly

Salary Range :

$19.67