JoULAB Associate Editor

Applications Open: Monday, 1st May, 2023

Deadline: Sunday, 7th May, 29:59 BST (UTC+1)

Invitations to Final Round of Applications: Monday, 8th May to Tuesday, 9th May, 2023

Interviews to Take Place: Wednesday, 10th May to Sunday, 14th May, 2023

Decisions by: Monday, 15th May, 2023

The Journal of the Undergraduate Linguistics Association of Britain is looking to recruit two new Associate Editors on a voluntary basis to join its Editorial Committee for a period of 12 months. The Associate Editors are responsible for ensuring that back-end management of the Journal’s operations is as efficient and organised as possible.

Three Associate Editors in total will oversee JoULAB’s vital organisational and logistical work. Each Associate Editor will be assigned an operational area of expertise whilst expected to gain an understanding in all activities. These three areas are: oversight, production and academic; currently, we are recruiting Associate Editors only in the areas of production and academic.

Day-to-day, the Associate Editor (production) might be liaising with the copyediting team regarding the typesetting of manuscripts, organising articles into publishable issues, and producing graphics for social media output. As such, some experience in graphic design is desired for this role - it may be helpful to consult our Instagram, @ULAB_Journal, to gauge our graphic design output. Meanwhile, the Associate Editor (academic) might be managing submissions as they come in, keeping track of reviewers’ assignments and review designations, sending reviews and decisions back to authors, and managing the databases held by the Journal. As the roles are very hands-on, successful candidates will be self-motivated and independent, have good critical thinking skills, and demonstrate excellent attention to detail. The best candidates will also be flexible and hard-working, so as to give the role the time and effort it requires.

This is a very exciting opportunity to play an influential part in a groundbreaking project. JoULAB is very proud that it is the world’s only undergraduate journal accepting submissions in any area of linguistics, and as such seeks highly enthusiastic, attentive, and organised individuals to fill its open Committee positions.

To apply, please use the form in-built on the ULAB website (here). You will need to provide a 500-word cover letter explaining why you wish to apply for this role, the specific experiences you have that make you qualified to succeed in it, and what you would hope to accomplish if your application is successful.

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to a final round of applications, which may include attending a brief interview or completing a short role-specific task to assess aptitude. The best applicants will be able to prove that their academic, extracurricular, or personal experiences make them suitable for the position, that they have the time and flexibility to prioritise their work for JoULAB, and that they possess excellent skills relevant to the role for which they have applied.

While no two positions may be held by the same individual, should the Editorial Committee see fit in a particular instance, applicants unsuccessful in the role for which they applied may be recommended for a different open position on our team. In this instance, the applicant would not be required to reapply altogether; instead, the Committee would reach out to suggest the applicant consider the alternate role in question and, should they accept, they would continue within the application process at whatever stage they were previously.

Applicants for Associate Editor may be considered for both the production and academic areas, but if you have a strong preference, please indicate as such in your cover letter.