DeLaney Center Postbaccalaureate Fellow
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Job Description:
To achieve our mission as a liberal arts college we continually strive to foster a welcoming campus community which recognizes the value of all persons. Our department is committed to contributing to an educational environment that is rich with a wide range of intellectual perspectives and backgrounds.
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Essential and Related Functions:
Cultivates mutually beneficial collaborations between the DeLaney Center and community partners. In coordination with the Director seeks opportunities for W&L students to contribute to local initiatives that harmonize with the Centers mission.
Primarily responsible for administering maintaining and assessing performance of the DeLaney Center communications strategy and content calendar in consultation with Director. Collaborates with the Director to develop a strategic communications plan. This includes the website social media and interface with internal and external audiences. Serves as the primary liaison between the Center and W&L Communications and Public Affairs to ensure consistency in messaging about Center initiatives and to increase the visibility of programing.
Regularly convenes students to discuss DeLaney Center programming. Building on these sessions conducts analysis and prepares a formal report describing strengths and weaknesses of the Centers events during the academic year. Makes suggestions for programmatic changes/enhancements.
Compiles a report that lists courses and research that focuses on Southern race relations culture and politics.
Collaborates in editing and formatting funding applications and award nominations.
Contributes to planning and execution of Center initiatives and events including DeLaney Center Saturdays Screen to Square Film Series DeLaney Dialogues and the Race and Southernness Speaker Series.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelors degree required
Willingness to commit to the position for two years.
Strong communication and writing skills and demonstrated organizational abilities are expected.
Ability to work as part of the collaborative DeLaney Center team and capable of creative selfdirection.
Preference will be given to candidates who are recent graduates and W&L alumni.
Must have a valid drivers license
Ability to work occasional evenings and weekend days in support of special Center events.
Application Instructions:
Review of applications will begin May 12 and continue until the position is filled. Required materials include:
Cover letter
Resume
Names and contact information for three professional references.
Application instructions for internal and external candidates can be found at Type:
Exempt Full Time Benefit Eligible Fixed Term (Fixed Term)Minimum Pay:
Washington and Lee is an Equal Opportunity Employer seekingcandidates committed to high standards of scholarship performance professionalism and to a welcoming campus community. Job description requirements are representative but not allinclusive of the knowledge skill and abilities needed to successfully perform this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Employment Type
Full-Time
