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Core team vacancies
The following vacancies are open to all anthropology students at Utrecht University and University College Utrecht. No previous (editorial) experience is required for any of these positions.
Please note that all positions at SCAJ are on a volunteer-basis.
Internal Communications
The internal communications duo manages our email inbox. They keep tabs on all communications that come in - including paper submissions and reviewer applications. In addition, the internal communications team makes some crucial preparations for our review periods, such as anonymizing all submitted works and forming the review groups.
Tasks include:
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Managing SCAJ’s email inbox, which includes sustaining email contact with authors and reviewers;
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Making preparations for the review process, which includes anonymizing and standardizing submissions, as well as forming review groups;
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Attending core team meetings (once every three to four weeks).
External Affairs
As a member of the external affairs team, you represent SCAJ to external parties. Most notably, you reach out to the department’s anthropology professors to arrange short promotional talks during a lecture. Here, you will tell students about our upcoming deadlines and let them know where they can find us. In addition, you will also plan the publication events, where we come together and celebrate our newest edition.
Tasks include:
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Reaching out to professors to schedule promotional talks;
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Giving short promotional talks during anthropology lectures at UU and/or UCU;
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Organizing a publication event twice a year;
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Attending core team meetings (once every three to four weeks).
Design Team Member
Our design team consists of two (or possibly three) members. No previous editorial or design experience is required for this vacancy. We use accessible and easy-to-understand design tools and you will be guided through the process by our current design team members. The tasks of the design team span approximately three to four weeks in April of 2025 (for Volume 7, Issue 1). This makes it possible to combine them with a position as a core reviewer or member of the internal communications team.
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Designing the journal;
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Designing promotional material, such as posters and social media posts;
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Attending core team meetings (once every three to four weeks).
Event Manager
As we are able to schedule more in-person events these days, we are looking for a core team member (or two) to organize these occasions. This includes two publication events per year, as well as possible other events that we might want to host. You will likely collaborate closely with the external affairs team and other team members who are excited to lend a hand in organizing these events.
Tasks include:
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Organizing a publication event twice a year;
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Arranging for SCAJ to be present at the open days of UU and UCU;
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Arranging SCAJ's monthly presence at the Djembé hok;
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Attending core meetings (once every three to four weeks).
Website & Socials Team
Our website and socials team consists preferably of two members. Together, they keep tabs on the promotion on social media and all the information on the SCAJ website. Think about posts on reviewer and submission deadlines, SCAJ events, Fieldnotes, vacancies, and making the crucial preparations for our submission and reviewer registration process. No background in web design or social media is required.
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Preparing the submission and reviewer registration website forms for each edition;
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Keeping the website and its content up-to-date;
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Designing and posting material on different social media channels (Instagram & LinkedIn).
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Planning the social media agenda with your fellow team member at the beginning of every edition process.
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Attending core team meetings (once every three to four weeks).
Core Reviewer
Core reviewers are at the head of our review process. We usually have four to five core reviewers in our team. The tasks of core reviewers span approximately three to four weeks in October (for fall editions) and April (for spring editions). No previous reviewing experience is required. You will receive a comprehensive briefing from current and former core reviewers to prepare you for the review period.
Tasks include:
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Reading and reviewing approximately five submissions;
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Hosting a meeting with a group of reviewers;
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Selecting the submissions that will be published in SCAJ with fellow core reviewers;
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Attending core team meetings (once every three to four weeks).
Extra:
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We are looking for a core reviewer who is fluent in Dutch and comfortable reviewing submissions in this language.
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If you are a bachelor student, we ask that you have completed the course Academic Writing in order to apply for this position.
You will always have the opportunity to pitch new ideas and work on small projects besides the tasks assigned to your position.
Intrigued? Apply for a position now! Fill in the form and include a short statement of motivation (max 300 words).
Don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions. You can e-mail us at info@scajuu.com
Reviewer Vol 7 Iss 1
Deadline: Friday 28 Feb. 2025
Are you a student of anthropology in Utrecht (UU/UCU) or Middelburg (UCR) and do you enjoy reading academic papers? Would you be excited to read, evaluate, and discuss papers written by fellow students with a peer-group, to make the final selection for the upcoming edition of SCAJ? Then you can join our selection committee and become a reviewer for the upcoming edition!
As a reviewer, you are part of a group of 4-5 anthropology students from various programs and years of study in Utrecht/Middelburg. In March and April 2025, you will read 4-5 anonymized papers and evaluate them regarding style, originality, and argumentation. After, you meet up with your peer-group and decide which of the papers are eligible for publication. The selection process is guided by our core reviewers, members of the core team.
In previous reviewers' experience, the entire process takes about 6-10 hours, over the span of one month.
Are you our new reviewer? Fill in the form on the right (on mobile: below)!
Hope to hear from you soon!