Job Description:
Research Intern (Volunteer)
PROJECT SUMMARY: The Journal of Veterans Studies (JVS) is seeking an intern to revitalize published content and stimulate future work through social media outreach.
Duration: JVS seeks interns on a continuous basis, with an opportunity to participate in an extended internship.
Hours: 10 to 20 hours per week. Typically, 2 to 3 days per week. Schedule negotiable.
Compensation: Internship position is not compensated, gifts-in-kind of mentoring, letters of recommendation, will be offered.
About JVS: JVS is the premiere, interdisciplinary, international, scholarly, online journal focused on the “veteran experience,” i.e., what happens after the service member departs the armed forces.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Creating full issue PDFs from individual PDF files · Composing and posting social media outreach, including but not limited to calls for works, article publication announcements, etc. · Researching other journal marketing/outreach opportunities
QUALIFICATIONS:
Strong writing skills
Comfort asking questions, and seeking feedback
Knowledge of MS Word, Adobe Reader, management learning systems, social media platforms
Strong time management skills
BENEFITS: • Build your portfolio of work • Flexible scheduling • Help meet an important community need.
To Apply: email Mariana Grohowski, chief editor at veteransstudies@gmail.com
Posted on 03 Mar 2019
We have several books in need of reviews: we are looking for reviewers! We look for reviews between 1500-3000 words and completed within 90 days of receipt of book. Below are the available titles.
1. Pathways to Pacifism and Antiwar Activism among U.S. Veterans by Julie Putnam Hart and Anjel N. Stough-Hunter
2. War Veterans And the World After 1945 by Angel Alcalde and Xose M. Nunez Seixas
3. Shoot Like A Girl: One Woman’s Dramatic Fight in Afghanistan and on the Home Front by
4. Congress and U.S. Veterans: From GI Bill to the VA Crisis.
Interested? Please email Sarah Austin Sarah.Austin@usafa.edu
Posted on 07 Oct 2018
The Journal of Veterans Studies has several opportunities for new media reviews, and we are looking for reviewers. We ask that reviews are between 1500-3000 words and completed within 90 days of confirmation of the subject. Below are just a few of the available opportunities. If you don’t see one you’re interested in, let me know. There’s a chance we have something that fits your interests. Interested reviewers should contact Katt Blackwell-Starnes at kattstarnes@gmail.com
Posted on 08 Aug 2018