The USDOT Tier-1 University Transportation Center “Cooperative Mobility for Competitive Megaregions (CM2)” is seeking one Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) to support the center’s scholarly output activities during the Fall 2020 academic semester. This is a 20 hour/week position.
CM2 consortium is based at the UT School of Architecture and aims to advance research, education, and technology transfer initiatives to improve the mobility of people and goods in urban and rural communities within megaregions. To learn more about our center, please visit our website: http://sites.utexas.edu/cm2/.
Summary
Performs a variety of complex editorial, research and support duties to coordinate publication of materials in scholarly works, professional journals or department/school/ University publications. Performs assignments independently, with minimal supervision as to methods, procedures and desired end results.
Specific duties will include:
- Edits and/or proofreads manuscripts and other forms of copy for publication, making stylistic, structural and grammatical corrections, as well as other substantive changes as needed.
- Keyboards and proofreads materials prior to publication using a variety of computer software.
- Perform layout work of a detailed and complex nature, coordinate multiple production schedules, and maintain printing deadlines for same.
- May coordinate editorial, design and production aspects of a wide variety of materials for production, as well as post-production activities.
- Oversee compilation and proofreading of indexes and tables of contents. Research and request permission for reproduction of material to be published.
- Write and/or report on and publish copy for department/school/ University publications using appropriate desktop publishing methods.
- Maintain contact with author, printer, faculty, staff and others directly concerned with the published work, following through on specified requests and tasks.
- Other duties as assigned.
Desired Experience and Skills:
- Strong interest in transportation and transportation-related topics
- Strong research, writing, and editing abilities
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Experience with WordPress and plugins
- Experience with Adobe Creative Suite and/or Photoshop and familiarity with Affinity.
- Ability to compartmentalize and prioritize a variety of assigned and self-assigned tasks
Salary and benefits: $17/hour + $4,500 tuition stipend (9 credit hours).
Position dates: October 1, 2020 – January 15, 2021. All current graduate students, especially those who are interested to work in transportation or transportation-related fields, are welcome to apply. Please indicate your availability in the letter of interest.
How to apply: Interested applicants should submit a letter of interest, CV/resume, contact information for two references, and a relevant writing sample (3 pages max). Please elaborate on relevant experiences and indicate your availability in the letter of interest. All materials should be sent electronically to sandrac@austin.utexas.edu, and should be compiled as one PDF document. Short list candidates might be asked to complete short skill-based exercises to determine proficiency.
Application deadline: September 24, 2020 by 3:00pm CDT
