The Steven J. Schochet Endowment for GLBT Studies is offering a position as a graduate intern for 2015-2016. Duties include coordinating the Steven J. Schochet Lecture series, student awards, and research showcase among others. The pay is hourly with about $10,500 for the academic year in total. To apply, submit a cover letter, resume and the name and contact of 2 references to swilench@umn.edu by Friday, April 17th, 2015 at 5pm. See below for details.
About the Position:
· Coordinate and organize the annual Steven J. Schochet Lecture Series. Tasks include securing speakers facilities, and food; developing and implementing publicity; creating literature and materials.
· Coordinate the Steven J. Schochet Student Awards. Tasks include developing and implementing publicity; organizing Schochet Award Committees; creating literature and materials.
· Coordinate the Steven J. Schochet Research Showcase. Tasks include reaching out to students, faculty and staff doing research on LGBTQIA and related topics, securing a keynote presenter, and other work as required.
· Work closely with faculty from the Department of Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies and all faculty involved with the GLBT Minor on duties related to promoting and publicizing the GLBT undergraduate minor and developing the GLBT graduate minor.
· Work with Director to build a network of alumni interested in LGBTQIA studies who are leaders in their fields and who are available to mentor and/or speak with students.
· Assist the director with day-to-day operations and programming.
· Other responsibilities as assigned by Director and the Schochet Advisory Board.
Work Hours: Position will work both set and flexible hours. Position must attend all staff meetings and trainings. This is an academic year position (approximately early September 2015 - early May 2016), approx. 10-15 hours a week with time off during campus breaks and finals.
Benefits include:
· Gaining experience with understanding and working with social justice and LGBTQIA related issues, community building, communication, public speaking, organizing and a variety of job-specific skills.
· This is an ideal position for someone who is interested in a career path of working in an LGBTQIA campus center or other academic administrative positions. There will be mentoring and exposure to how administrative positions work with managing budgets, grant writing, programming, building an alumni network, and providing services.
· Pay rate: Hourly, $10,500 total for the academic year (Sept - May).
Application Process:
Please submit a cover letter, resume and the name and contact of 2 references to swilench@umn.edu by Friday, April 17th, 2015 at 5pm.
About the Steven J. Schochet Endowment
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Steven J. Schochet was a student at the University of Minnesota in the late 1950's. As an openly gay man, he received harassment from students, faculty, and staff members. Steven was threatened with expulsion from the University due to his sexual orientation and, in order to continue his education, was required to begin psychotherapy in order to "turn him straight." During his time here, Steven was not accepted nor affirmed by his campus community
After achieving success in the computer industry, Steven bestowed a generous endowment to the University of Minnesota GLBTA Programs Office in 1996. He called this endowment a "gift of accountability." By this Steven did not mean to reward the University, rather hold the University accountable for its actions. The goal of this endowment was and is to improve campus climate for all LGBTQ-identified students and to ensure that no future students at the University would ever receive the same, poor treatment that Steven received as a student here.
The Steven J. Schochet Endowment for GLBT Studies and Campus Life is managed by the GLBTA Programs Office and is overseen by the seven members of the Schochet Board.
