The Council for American Students in International Negotiations (CASIN), along with the Advisory Board of the Interdisciplinary Journal of Human Rights Law (IJHRL), is currently seeking applications for Assistant Editors and Editorial Assistants. The IJHRL is a scholarly, peer reviewed academic journal focusing on interdisciplinary issues relating to human rights law. Individuals specializing in issues concerning International Human Rights Law are highly encouraged to apply. Candidates should be available to assume their titles immediately.

Both Assistant Editors and Editorial Assistants are afforded substantial input in the journal’s content and have unparalleled opportunities to work closely with a wide range of international scholars. Opportunities for additional responsibility and promotion within the organization are available to highly motivated candidates.

Qualifications: Candidates for both positions should have strong research and writing skills, in addition to a demonstrated interest and background in human rights law. Applicants should have relevant academic experience in the field of human rights, political science, history, law, sociology, religion, journalism, international affairs, area studies or another relevant field. Assistant Editors should have a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree, although preference will be given to those possessing  Masters degrees. Editorial Assistants should be at least in pursuit of a Bachelor’s degree.

Duties: Assistant Editors and Editorial Assistants report to the Managing Editor and Editor-in-Chief of the journal. Primary responsibilities of Assistant Editors include reviewing submissions and preparing them for publication. This includes editing for content, formatting, grammar, style, as well as fact checking, final copyediting and typesetting. Assistant editors are expected to initially review manuscripts submitted by authors, provide constructive comments, and determine the manuscript’s suitability for publication and contribution to the field. Primary responsibilities of Editorial Assistants include preparing manuscripts for publication, proofreading and editing copy, verifying facts and references, providing a preliminary manuscript summary and evaluation, and editing manuscript submissions according to style and typesetting guidelines. All candidates should also have steady access to email, library facilities and databases for fact and citation checking purposes.

Please send a letter of interest, resume/CV, writing sample, contact information for three references and examples of past editing work (if applicable), to ijhrl@americanstudents.us. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, with a final determination of staff for 2010-2011 scheduled for early 2010. Applications received by February 1, 2010 will be given highest priority. In the letter of interest, please indicate for which position you are applying. Competitive candidates will be asked to edit a sample article.