NCSA Position Notice -- Undergraduate Hourly

Undergraduate Hourly

Public Affairs

The National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) is seeking a student from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to work in its Public Affairs Division during summer 2009 (May-August).

The student will have the opportunity to write science and technology-oriented feature stories for NCSA's website and online newsletter; will assist in the compilation, writing, and editing of NCSA's weekly in-house newsletter; will assist in the monitoring, compilation, and analysis of NCSA media appearances; will upload and manage content in the center's image database; and may be asked to perform other duties, including editing online calendars, assisting with tours and events, and other projects as assigned.

The student will be paid $9 per hour and is expected to work 10 to 15 hours per week.

Students majoring in journalism, rhetoric, or English are encouraged to apply. Writing/editing experience is required, and strong attention to detail is essential; some experience with HTML and other Web technologies is preferred but not required.

Please send a letter of application, resume, and two writing samples to: Trish Barker, tlbarker@ncsa.uiuc.edu, or

NCSA
1008 NCSA Building
1205 W. Clark St.
Urbana, Illinois 61801

Applications are due April 28. Candidates will be interviewed and final selection will be made by May 15.

Direct any questions to Trish Barker at tlbarker@ncsa.uiuc.edu or 217-265-8013.

For more information on NCSA, go to www.ncsa.uiuc.edu.

The University of Illinois is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer.