Editorial Research Assistant (Temp) - Book Project

University of Iowa; Iowa City (IA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Iowa seeks a Temp Professional Employee to provide temporary research and editorial support for Professor Sarah Bond on Sanctuary: A Short History of Asylum. You will assist with research, verify footnotes and references, copyedit the bibliography, and format manuscript materials according to publisher guidelines.

The role requires organizing research materials and performing related editorial duties to support the project’s publication timeline and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Ability to conduct rigorous research and verify sources.
• Strong editing and formatting skills for academic manuscripts.

Responsibilities

• Assist with research related to the book project.
• Review and verify footnotes, citations, and references.
• Copyedit and review the bibliography for accuracy and consistency.
• Format citations, bibliography, and manuscript materials according to publisher guidelines.
• Organize and prepare research and manuscript materials for publication.
• Perform other related research and editorial duties as assigned.

Skills

Research

Editing

Citations verification

Copyediting

Job description

University of Iowa seeks a Temp Professional Employee to provide temporary research and editorial support for Professor Sarah Bond on Sanctuary: A Short History of Asylum. You will assist with research, verify footnotes and references, copyedit the bibliography, and format manuscript materials according to publisher guidelines.

The role requires organizing research materials and performing related editorial duties to support the project’s publication timeline and quality standards.