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The Editorial Assistant position will entail research and related administrative duties for the completion of faculty member’s book manuscript.

Essential Functions:

1.) Copy Editing

• This component of the job will entail a careful read through of select chapters and sections of Dr. Gluck's book manuscript currently under preparation. Edits should be limited to grammatical and syntactical corrections. Also copy editor will be instructed to read for repetition and clarity, flagging areas for attention for Dr. Gluck.

2.) Bibliographic Support

• This component of the job entails editing and homogenizing the bibliographic entries for the book manuscript. Attention will be paid to any missing citation from the text and making sure extant citations are correct and complete.

3.) Formatting and Style-Guide Correlation

• The book manuscript is presently cited in an in-text (Author/Date) citation style and must be re-formatted as a footnote only citation style, and must conform to the style guide used by UC Press. This job component will entail re-formatting the citations for the full manuscript and ensuring that the footnotes follow the UC style guide.

Competencies:

• Thinking Broadly.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

• Part-Time.

• 6 - 20 hours per week.

• Temporary position.

• Continuation of the program/position is contingent upon external funding.

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Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.

• Less than 1 year of relevant experience.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree.

Other Duties:

• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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Other Details

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• Please note this job announcement is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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