SICRI Internship

Program

Creative Media

Editorial Assistant (CMEA)

About the Role

SICRI offers two unpaid internship opportunities annually for the role of Creative Media Editorial Assistant (CMEA). A modest stipend is offered. SICRI is undergoing rapid redevelopment of its digital presence with several online projects. The interns will be assisting the Co-convenors with managing SICRI’s website content (wix.com), social media (Facebook etc.), and correspondent creative media (YouTube, SoundCloud, etc.) platforms, as well as taking the initiative to generate new content with supervision. In addition, the selected candidates will assist SICRI’s co-convenors with administering the communication submission process of its various events and publications. The role is open to all but of particular interest to graduate students in island studies and related disciplines. The successful applicant will need to have digital media experience. The work is conducted online, and interns will be provided with training, and continuous mentoring. This is an opportunity to learn first-hand about various aspects of creative scholarly publishing. The internship is intended to last 4-6 months and is renewable. The CMEA will work to support the SICRI convenors and Advisory Board members, who are all unpaid and work on a voluntary basis. This will include undertaking the general and role-specific tasks outlined below.

Application Procedure:

To apply, please write to:

Dr. Evangelia Papoutsaki papoutsaki@yahoo.co.uk

or Dr. Meng Qu kinghoodqu@gmail.com

with a brief CV/resume (2 pages maximum), a reference/ endorsement from your Program Head, and a statement of no more than 250 words outlining what you can bring to the role and why you would like to be considered. Selected candidates will be invited to an interview.

About

Role-specific tasks:

Website content update for https://www.sicri.net/ (including conferences and events, research and publication, and creative media and news.
SICRI Island Conversations podcast series editing (audio and curated manuscript): https://www.sicri.net/island-podcast
SICRI Island Notes curated audiovisual essay series editing (video, audio, and curated manuscript): https://www.sicri.net/island-notes-1
Communication and submission process monitoring for SICRI events

Other requirements:

Familiar with Wix.com (or similar platforms) and website editing tasks
Fluent in English with excellent writing and communication skills
Able to work online

Benefit as a SICRI CMEA:

Free registration fee for future SICRI events
Training and continuous mentoring
Access to SICRI’s network and exposure to island studies related activities
Opportunities to contribute/publish their own original work

Duration: 4-6 months

Working Hours: 3-4 hours per week, online

Current Creative Media Editorial Assistant: Eleni Gourgouleti

Eleni is an archaeologist with a specialization in Aegean prehistory. She has just finished her master's at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens with a dissertation on “Mechanisms of Social and Cultural Change during the Transition to the Post-Palatial Period: The Case of the Funerary Field of Knossos.” She has worked on various papers regarding island archaeology, including Crete and the islet of Keros in Cyclades. Fortunate enough to live in Greece and excavate in several Greek sites, she has experienced firsthand the difference that "Public Archaeology" can make for the ancient and modern populations. This is why she chose to join the Aegeus Society for Aegean Prehistory - a non-profit organization with research, cultural, and educational goals. Her current occupation is archive and digital management. Eleni also completed a 2022 Erasmus+ internship at the UCD School of Archaeology under the supervision of Prof. Barry Molloy in 2022 and an Internship in the Ancient Agora of Athens, Athens Ephorate of Antiquities in 2020 and participated in ArchGIS project on the creation of an interactive map of archaeological sites in the Mediterranean, organized by the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (see http://archaeocosmos.arch.uoa.gr/index.php/el/home/)

Selected work:
20/5/2020: Participation with oral presentation in a day dedicated to the
International Museum Day - As youth, what is our vision for museums? Ed. Marlen Mouliou
January 2021: Participation with oral presentation in the CASA Conference regarding diversity in archaeology of death, under the title "Early Mycenaean cemeteries as fields of transformation"

Previous Creative Media Editorial Assistant: Lauren Rose

Lauren is originally from Dorset, UK and graduated from the University of Exeter and the University of Queensland with a degree in Zoology. She then achieved a MSc in Island Conservation and Biodiversity. She recently conducted a Blue Carbon Assessment for Jersey, Channel Islands, that explored the potential for seaweed aquaculture expansion and its application for climate change mitigation/adaptation. Her academic interests include sustainability, conservation and communication. Last year she designed, developed and launched an online open-access repository for island research in Jersey.
Lauren has worked with institutions globally as a marine scientist, consultant, conservation educator and tutor. She has worked with the AWdF, SNTech, the Government of Jersey, Jersey Marine Conservation, and written blogs for NWNL regarding freshwater issues.
Lauren is an avid nature and wildlife photographer and loves to travel, meet new people and hear their stories. She believes nature-based solutions can best help our expanding human population live in harmony with the natural world. Currently, she is working as an Environmental Consultant, specialising in marine benthic communities and biodiversity net gain.