About this role
Create and collaborate on an online student-run humanities newsletter to be issued four times per academic year (but only twice in Spring 2027).
This is a Middlebury student Level B position paying $14.95 per hour.
Core Responsibilities:
- Write short, public-facing articles on humanities-related events at Middlebury and/or topics related to (inter)national debates in the humanities (250-750 words each)
- Interview faculty members doing innovative work in the humanities and write short profiles to be published in the Newsletter (250-750 words each)
- Attend, report on, and photograph humanities-related events at Middlebury
- Meet with Axinn Center directors and other Fellows for periodic check-ins, progress reports, and updates (approximately every two weeks)
- Write posts for the Axinn Center Instagram account
- Work collaboratively with other Newsletter Fellows
Requirements
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively
- Ability to stick to deadlines
- A strong foundation in humanistic inquiry (i.e. all fellows should have taken courses in the humanities)
Student Employment Eligibility:
Unless restricted by certain visa status, all students with an active status for the semester are eligible for jobs on campus.
Students on leave or withdrawn are not eligible to work in student employment positions until the semester in which they return. If you are currently withdrawn or on leave you are eligible to be employed in staff positions.
Some may be restricted due to financial aid status. International students (non-resident aliens) may not work off campus unless they have applied for and received work authorization from the United States government. (An F-1 visa does not give work authorization.) Off campus work study positions are available only to U.S. citizens on financial aid with a federal work study component .
Student are not eligible to work remotely from International locations.
Hour Limitations:
All student employees are limited to working no more than 20 hours per week in on campus jobs during the academic year (this includes exam periods). The only exception is when there is a full week when school is not in session. Specifically: February recess, Spring recess, and full weeks of December or summer recess. During these time periods only, students can work up to 40 hours per week. International Students: Visa restrictions prohibit international students from exceeding 20 hours of work per academic calendar week.