Undergraduate Research Journal Editorial

Job Summary

FIU Undergraduate Research Journal Editorial is seeking a student intern for the Fall 2025 semester. The Editorial Student Intern for FIU Undergrad Research Journal will build skills as editors and managers. To help launch the third volume of FIUUR undergraduate student journal, the intern will work closely with the journals steering committee and FIU's units, such as the library digital repository. We seek candidates with experience in academic writing and editing, digital literacy (e.g. Canva and Adobe Suite), project management, and professional communication.

Responsibilities: 

• Develop content for FIUURJ social media and website.
• Communicate with student editors and editors for the final stage of Volume 3.
• Help all the stages of copyediting and publishing processes.
• Organize events to promote FIUURJ.

Take initiative and manage independent and collaborative projects.

Minimum Qualifications

FIU undergraduate students in humanities and in their junior/senior year. Open to Humanities majors only (Art, Art History, English, History, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Modern Languages, etc.). Students should have taken at least one editing and/or upper-division (ENC) course, such as ENC 4260 Professional Writing, ENC 3491 Processes of Writing, or their equivalent.  

• Requires prior completion of FIU Service Excellence training or completion within first 30 days.
• Interest in history and/or library collections.
• Interest and ability to learn new technologies and platforms.
• Ability to work in a team setting.
• Ability to take direction and work independently as needed.
• Organizational and time-management skills.
• Possess a high sense of responsibility.

Job Category

Student Assistant

Student Disclosure

• Applicants must be currently enrolled as a student at FIU with a minimum of six (6) credits as an Undergraduate student or three (3) credits as a Graduate student during the Fall and Spring semesters. 
• During the Summer semesters, Students need only remain enrolled and are not required to take credit hours, but cannot have graduated.
• Upon decreasing credit hours or graduating, student employment must end.

Work Schedule

• Flexible 
• Hybrid 
• This is a one semester internship. 
• 10 to 12 weeks not to exceed 144 hours per semester

Advertised Salary

$18.00/hour 

Pre-Employment Requirements

Criminal Background Check

This student appointment may be subjected to a pre-employment background check.