2009 February 9

Dear CSWAC and CSW Faculty Affiliates:

The Center for the Study of Women (CSW) seeks applications for the Thinking Gender 2010 Conference Coordinator.  This position is an exciting opportunity for a graduate student with a scholarly interest in research on women, sexuality and gender. 

The paid position is open to current UCLA graduate students who have or will be advanced to doctoral candidacy by Fall 2009.  The Coordinator will plan and manage the event in conjunction with CSW staff.  The conference coordination will run from approximately August through February; the hours are flexible with periods of intermittent intensity.  The Coordinator will enhance her or his organizational skills, establish contacts with innovative graduate students and faculty from across the country, gain a behind-the-scenes perspective on a competitive selection process, and perform an important service to the academic community. 

Thinking Gender is an annual public conference that draws graduate students from across the disciplines--humanities, social sciences, life sciences, arts, law, education, public health, and public policy--to share feminist research on women, sexuality and gender.  The conference will be held on February 5, 2010.  For information about previous years, please click here.

I would appreciate if you would approach any UCLA graduate students who come to mind about this exciting opportunity.  The application deadline is Thursday, March 12, 2009 at 5:30 pm.  See below for further details.  Please direct questions about the Coordinator position or application process to April de Stefano, CSW Assistant Director, at [log in to unmask].

All the best,

Kathleen

Kathleen McHugh

Director, UCLA Center for the Study of Women

Professor, English and Cinema and Media Studies

APPLICATION MATERIALS

The application must contain the following materials in hard copy only:

One copy of:

q Cover Letter

q Curriculum Vitae

q Transcript (unofficial copy is acceptable)

q Letter of Recommendation from a faculty member who can speak to applicant’s organizational skills. (Letter should be sealed in an envelope with recommender’s signature across the back flap.)

DEADLINE: Thursday, March 12, 2009 at 5:30 pm.  We cannot accept late or incomplete applications.  Please be sure to submit all application materials on time.

Send your application to:             UCLA Center for the Study of Women 

ATTN: Thinking Gender 2010 Coordinator

1500 Public Affairs / Box 957222 

Los Angeles, CA 90095-7222