The Center for Human Rights and Global Justice (CHRGJ) is the hub of human rights study at NYU School of Law, the top-ranked program for international law in the country and one of the premier law schools in the world. The Research Assistants will work closely with the Managing Director and Assistant Manager to create new outreach documents for the Center, and contribute to CHRGJ communications, marketing, and development. The Research Assistant will have the opportunity to learn about non-profit management and will have access to private events with human rights scholars and practitioners.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Research emerging issues in human rights and draft publicity materials related to the Center’s agenda.
• Track news and events in the human rights field
• Work to raise the Center’s visibility and capacity for outreach by developing new media, enhancing its website presentation and content, and engaging a wide range of social media tools.
• Draft publicity materials and reports of ongoing CHRGJ projects.

The position will be paid on an hourly basis.

Timing/Hours:

Start and end dates are flexible to accommodate applicants’ class schedules, including exams.  Contingent upon performance and availability, there is a possibility to continue in the position beyond the fall semester.

The Research Assistant will be expected to work approximately 5 hours per week.

Qualifications:

• Solid working knowledge of the international human rights system and insight into current issues in human rights discourse and practice.
• A proven dedication to human rights issues, as evidenced through previous education and employment, activism, or scholarship.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to take initiative, work independently, and use discretion.
• Comfort working with multi-media platforms to engage in online social networking, website content, and other forms of relevant information sharing and profile-raising activities.
• Interest in non-profit organizational management. Demonstrated administrative and organizational experience.
• Experience with wordpress, hootsuite, and twitter a plus

To Apply:

Send a resume and cover letter to stacy.cammarano@nyu.edu by September 25, 2014. All applications will be considered but preference will be given to current NYU law students.