The Journal of English and Germanic Philology, edited by Prof. Renee Trilling, is seeking a Fall 2018 intern. This internship involves 4-5 hours/week of work, starting mid-September. Successful applicants are required to enroll in English 199: Internship Seminar (an online one-credit, second-8-week course that begins October 22).
Duties may include:
- Proofreading
- Copyediting
- Fact-checking
- Maintaining databases of reviewers
- Correspondence of various kinds
- Record-keeping of various kinds
- Communicating production schedules
- Collating information
- Curating a social media presence
- Assisting with a website
- Other duties as required
You will learn how a scholarly or literary journal gets put together and you will get familiar with the variety of moving parts that go into any periodical publication.
To apply, send your resume, a letter of interest, and contact information for two references by August 31, 5pm (the end of the first week of classes), to Professor Renee Trilling, trilling@illinois.edu.