Opportunities
Graduate Assistantship with the Center AY22-23
The Center is looking for a graduate assistant for the AY22-23 academic year! Forecasted term of employment August 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023.
This Assistantship, which is anticipated to begin in August 2022 and is limited to Boston College graduate students only, supports the Center for Human Rights and International Justice’s mission with academic and operational work. This assistantship will provide the student with academic experience and in implementing programs. Travel between the Chestnut Hill campus and Newton campus may be necessary.
The Graduate Assistant’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Helping to conduct research activities in conjunction with the Center’s Co-Directors and Assistant Director around issues such as: migration and human rights; transitional justice; reparations in the wake of historical injustice; mental health and human rights.
- Assisting in putting on Center public events with operations and communications support.
- Working on student initiatives in collaboration with the Assistant Director.
- Assisting with other duties as assigned, such as: coordinating with other BC departments on course offerings; making travel reservations; occasional mailings and completing various administrative tasks as needed.
Strong candidates will possess the following qualifications:
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Research experience and/or academic background in human rights and interest in the areas detailed above.
- Spanish language skills desirable.
The Center for Human Rights and International Justice understands the value of a diverse workforce and is committed to encouraging applicants from all backgrounds to apply.
Hours: 10 per week, beginning in August 2022 and continuing through May 2023
Compensation: $850 per month
Application deadline June 24. Please apply at the following link with a resume and cover letter: https://forms.gle/RLWM9t5GEj92BEMGA. Thank you.
Workshop: Transitional Justice in the United States
Conference: June 14, 2022; Washington University, St. Louis
The Program in American Culture Studies at Washington University in St. Louis invites submissions for a daylong manuscript workshop for early career scholars working on topics related to transitional justice in the United States. The workshop will bring together a cohort of scholars to give and receive feedback on their article- or chapter-length works in progress. We will be joined by transitional justice scholars Raff Donelson (Penn State Dickinson Law) and Colleen Murphy (University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign), who will also offer comments on participants’ work.
We are excited to be hosting this workshop on an important and practically relevant topic that has drawn increasing scholarly interest in recent years. This event is made possible by support from the Social Science Research Council’s Religion, Spirituality, and Democratic Renewal Fellowship, with funds provided by the Fetzer Institute. Please see the attached call for papers, and feel free to forward to others in your scholarly networks who may be interested in participating.
Questions to Joe Bartzel, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Study of St. Louis, Program in American Culture Studies: jbartzel@wustl.edu