New opportunities at the Fares Center
The Fares Center has openings for student workers for the 2023-24 academic year. The details for each position can be found below.
If you are interested in any of the positions, please send an email to the Center Coordinator at amaia.elorza_arregi@tufts.edu attaching your resume and a cover letter before 5pm EST Friday, August 18th. Include the position(s) you are interested in in the email subject. If you are interested in more than one position, please send a single email and cover letter. Preference will be given to students with a strong connection to the MENA region (personal, professional or academic background).
- Content creator
We are looking for a student to assist us with creating new content for our website and social media, including interviewing MENA students, faculty and/or staff who lived/worked there, sharing their stories, drafting articles of interest, creating videos about different MENA-related issues, recording Fares events and creating podcasts out of them. This position allows for creative freedom. Some additional tasks might be requested during the academic year but always in relation to the aforementioned responsibilities.
We do not expect this position to take more than 4-5 hours per week on average. Hours are flexible but we expect the student to work some of the hours in-person at the Center. We strongly prefer someone who can commit for the whole year. This position will be paid at the rate of $17/hour.
- Cultural event coordinator
We are looking for a student to assist us with organizing one cultural event per month at the Fares Center. These can be film screenings, food or cooking workshops, dance, music, singing, poetry, literature, spoken word, language exchange, or other kinds of cultural activities. Some additional tasks might be requested during the academic year but always in relation to the aforementioned responsibilities.
We do not expect this position to take more than 2-3 hours per week on average. Hours are flexible but we expect the student to work some of the hours in-person at the Center. We strongly prefer someone who can commit for the whole year. This position will be paid at the rate of $17/hour. This role can be combined with one of the other positions we are advertising.
- Event support
We are looking for two students who can provide logistical support during our events, setting up the room, arranging the catering, being in charge of the video call and chat, holding mics, taking notes of the talk, etc. Some additional tasks might be requested during the academic year but always in relation to the aforementioned responsibilities.
The hours will vary from one week to another, but it will be 2-3 hours per week on average. It requires availability to attend our events (speaker series events are usually Tuesdays around noon, cultural events are in the evenings). This position will be paid at the rate of $16/hour. This role can be combined with one of the other positions we are advertising.
- Conference support
The Fares Center will be hosting an international conference in April 2024, which will include scholars and practitioners from around the world.
We are looking for two students who can provide logistical support for the conference, including handling lodging, catering, room reservation, transportation and other logistical needs for speakers and organizations; promoting conference online and on social media; supporting conference implementation. Some additional tasks might be requested during the academic year, but always in relation to the aforementioned responsibilities.
The hours will vary from one week to another, but it will be 3-4 hours per week on average. Hours are flexible but we expect the student to work some of the hours in-person at the Center. This position will be paid at the rate of $16/hour. This role can be combined with one of the other positions we are advertising.
- Visiting scholar teaching assistant
We are looking for a student who can support the Fares Visiting Fellow for fall 2023. The tasks will include: setting up the Canvas site, supporting edits to syllabus as well as retrieving relevant readings, providing classroom support. Some additional tasks might be requested during the academic year but always in relation to the aforementioned responsibilities.
The hours will vary from one week to another, but it will be 3-4 hours per week on average. This position will be paid at the rate of $17/hour. This role can be combined with one of the other positions we are advertising.
- Arabic, Hebrew, Turkish, Farsi and Armenian speakers
We are looking for native (or very fluent) Arabic, Hebrew, Turkish, and Farsi speakers to lead our Language Tables. These Tables meet once per week for 1-2 hours, or so often as the group desires. Groups may meet in person or online.
The responsibilities include: leading the relevant language table once a week, preparing the lessons and homework, communicating with participants and keeping track of attendance. Some additional tasks might be requested during the academic year, but always in relation to the aforementioned responsibilities.
This position will be paid at the rate of $17/hour. Compensation covers meetings as well as prep time (usually 2-3 hours per week, 1-hour meetings + 1-2-hour prep time). This role can be combined with one of the other positions we are advertising.