Editorial Assistant

CSRD Student Associate, Graduate Student

Hiring Department: Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs

Position Open To: All Applicants

Weekly Scheduled Hours: 20

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt from FLSA

Earliest Start Date: Immediately

Position Duration: Expected to Continue Until May 15, 2027

Location: UT MAIN CAMPUS

General Notes

About The University of Texas at Austin

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The University of Texas at Austin, founded in 1883, ranks among the 40 best universities in the world with top national programs across 19 colleges and schools. By creating educational opportunities for all and leading cutting-edge research at scale, the University fosters positive social change, technological advancement, and economic progress showing the world that change really does start here.

An organizational priority is to successfully make UT the world's highest-impact public research university, unleashing knowledge, opportunity and innovation from the heart of Texas.

Learn more about UT's mission and values, and leadership.

About The LBJ School of Public Affairs

The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin is one of the nation's premier public policy schools. As Texas' top-ranked policy school for over five decades, the LBJ School provides unmatched opportunities for students to engage with policymakers, industry leaders and innovators in Austin and beyond. The school is committed to improving the quality of public service in the United States and abroad at all levels of governance and civic engagement. Our goals are to prepare students and professionals for leadership positions in public service, produce interdisciplinary research to advance our understanding of complex societal problems and create solutions, promote effective public policy and management practice and foster civic engagement on issues of public concern.

Committed to advancing the quality of public service, the LBJ School continues to drive education, research and civic engagement at all levels of governance.

About the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy (CSRD)

CSRD contributes to the LBJ School's mission of preparing policy, government, and thought leaders with the knowledge, critical thinking, and intellectual tools to have impact in an increasingly diverse local, regional, national, and global political, social, economic, and cultural milieu.

Purpose

Assist in coordinating events at the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy (CSRD).

Responsibilities

• Assist in the creation, implementation, and coordination of events and speaker series for the Center.
• Assist with logistics and other administrative tasks for other programming offerings and opportunities at the Center.

Required Qualifications

• Current graduate student at The University of Texas at Austin.
• Exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Strict attention to detail, independent, dependable, and proactive. Strong grammar and proofreading skills. Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills; ability to prioritize in order to manage a large workload on tight deadlines.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong interest in social justice issues.
• Working knowledge of UT Austin policies and procedures.
• Experience with UT Austin accounting procedures and electronic accounting documents.
• Event planning experience.

Salary Rate: $18 per hour

Working Conditions: Typical office environment.

Required Materials

• Resume/CV
• 3 work references with their contact information.
• Letter of interest