Job Opportunity--PAship for 2012-2013

From Prof. Amanda Seligman....

Please see below for further information.
Inquiries may be addressed to Prof. Amanda Seligman at seligman@uwm.edu.

"The Encyclopedia of Milwaukee project seeks one or more Project
Assistants for 2012-2013. A multi-year project, The Encyclopedia of
Milwaukee, will be published in print by Northern Illinois University
Press and online through UWM in 2017. The editors are UWM history
faculty members Amanda Seligman and Margo Anderson. Project Assistants
will write entries, conduct research, attend staff meetings, and
assist the editors in developing other content and background material
for the project. Familiarity with the use of primary and secondary
sources in writing history is essential.  Familiarity with
quantitative methods is preferred but not essential.

Appointment will be at an A-basis, 50% level (12 months of work for 20
hours a week). Applicants may be master’s or doctoral students in the
History Department or Urban Studies Programs, or in a related field.
The appointments will begin August 20, 2012 and run through August 19,
2013. If the project’s NEH application is successful, a student
appointed as a PA may be renewed for 2013-2014.

Graduate students appointed as Teaching Assistants in the History
Department may wonder whether they are eligible for this position.
They are. However, it is not possible to hold a 50% PA and 50% TA
position simultaneously. Students appointed as PAs are expected to
resign their TAships for the year. Students pursuing the PhD, the MA
in Urban Historical Studies, or the MA in Public History will not lose
a year of eligibility for a TAship if they accept this position.

To apply, please send a hard copy of the following items to Ms. Joan
Baumgart, Department of History, UWM:
1.      A cover letter explaining your interest in and qualifications for
the position.
2.      A CV
3.      An informal transcript of your UWM coursework
4.      The name and email address of a faculty member who could provide a
reference for you during August.
5.      A writing sample of approximately 20 pages.
6.      An informal or formal graduate transcript (or undergraduate
transcript for new MA students)

Applications must be received by 3 p.m. Friday, July 20, 2012.

Inquiries may be addressed to Prof. Amanda Seligman at seligman@uwm.edu."