Student Worker-Religious Studies- Editorial Assistant

Position Title Student Worker-Religious Studies- Editorial Assistant Position Approval Date 06/26/2024 Is this position budgeted? Yes Is this position an essential position? No About Susquehanna

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Position Summary

Job Summary:

Limited-term position assisting in preparing a scholarly manuscript for submission to a publisher, based on a publisher's style guide. The possibility of working remotely is negotiable.

Specific Responsibilities:

The student in this position will be responsible for editing the manuscript of a collection of scholarly essays to conform to a publisher's style guide. This includes not only basic copyediting for spelling, punctuation, etc. but also conforming notes, references, and bibliographic information to the publisher's required style, as well as combining all files of individual chapters into a master manuscript file.

It may also entail some fact-checking of references in English. The manuscript is in early Chinese studies, so chapters will include Chinese characters and Pinyin Romanization, but the editorial assistant will not be responsible for those elements.

Learning Objectives:

Learn how to read a publisher's style guide and apply its requirements to an entire book-length manuscript. Learn how to manage and prepare an entire book-length manuscript in MS Word based on separate files. Gain exposure to the processes and standards involved in scholarly publishing.

Required Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

Applicants must be familiar with the basics of academic style guides and what it means for writing to conform thereto. They must be detail-oriented and able to work independently within deadlines, so organization and time management are critical. Proficiency with MS Word and Adobe Acrobat required.

Education:

Open to all Publishing and Editing Majors.

Location

On SU Campus

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to read Chinese, or at least familiarity with Chinese characters and Pinyin Romanization, is preferable but not required.

• This job pays 12.50 per hour with an estimated 5 hours per week of work.

Physical Demand

• Working conditions are indoors

Preferred Qualifications Special Instructions to the Applicant Benefits Eligible No Number of Months 9 months Additional Work Schedule Details? Hours per week during the academic year (39 wks) 5 Hours per week during the summer (13 wks) 0 Status Non-Benefits Eligible Posting Date 06/25/2024 Closing Date 07/24/2024 Full-Time/Part-Time Temporary Open Until Filled No Anticipated Start Date Posting Number AH01197