UCL SHRP Vacancies Board

Welcome to the vacancies board! This space is dedicated to informing you of all new projects, positions and all opportunities to get involved in the work of the UCL Student Human Rights Programme. Rather than just being critical observers, we strongly believe that human rights practice is crucial for valuable engagement as students and activists in this field. Working alongside like-minded students, practitioners, activists, researchers and lawyers has always been an essential part of getting involved in the Programme.

Project leaders and board staff regularly post fully credited student positions ranging from short term to full term work, and various research projects, editorial, writing, education and advocacy work to project collaboration between student societies and national NGOs. Feel free to visit the VB regularly to get involved in the Programme as new members are always welcome.

Interested? Contact us on for more information and direct inquiries.

Current vacancies:
- Equal Rights Trust
- UCL Human Rights Review
- UCL Website Manager

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Equal Rights Trust (ERT)

The UCL Student Human Rights Programme (UCLSHRP) is seeking volunteers to research and draft reports on equality and discrimination with the Equal Rights Trust (ERT), in different countries.

All volunteers will receive training and will be given detailed guidance to follow on how to research and write the reports. 

It is expected that the work will be conducted June-August 2011 with flexibility to fit around course requirements.  The work can be undertaken remotely, from home. The reports which are produced will contribute to larger reports published as part of ERT projects.  All volunteers will be credited as contributors when the reports are published.  The reports will be published at different times in 2011-12 in line with project requirements.

The UCLSHRP ERT Coordinator, and an ERT contact person as well as the ERT project officer for the relevant projects will be available to answer questions and provide feedback.

Research may support ERT projects in any of the following countries:

§ India
§ Guyana
§ Indonesia
§ Sudan
§ Belarus
§ Nigeria
Research may also support the ERT project on statelessness.

The research and reports will supplement desk and field research undertake by ERT’s partner organisations and may include:

§ Background – providing basic information on the country (population, government etc.)
§ Violations of the right to equality – a description of the 6-8 most significant issues of inequality or discrimination in the country
§ Legal overview – an analysis of international and domestic law, policies and enforcement in equality and discrimination to establish where gaps and inconsistencies exist
All researchers will be provided with the relevant baseline study for the country they will be researching and guidance from the ERT project officer as to the key gap areas that the research needs to fill. All researchers will be provided with a copy of ERT’s Country Report on Kenya which should act as guidance in terms of the level of research required.

To apply, please send a CV and cover letter by email to Chloë Marong, ERT Coordinator, at by 8 May 2011.

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UCL Human Rights Review

The UCL Human Rights Review is currently accepting applications from UCL students for its new editorial board. Visit the Review webpage for more information about the Review. It is currently entering its fourth volume.

If you are interested in joining the review, please submit a short email cover sheet explaining your interest and how your skills and experience would complement the review along with your CV to by midnight, 26 January.  Early applications are strongly preferred.

We are initially recruiting for the following positions of responsibility, however all board members are expected to assume additional responsibilities on an ad hoc basis if and when required to ensure the smooth completion of the Review’s work and additional positions will likely be appointed from within and outside of the current board.

All descriptions refer to areas of primary responsibility as additional responsibilities may need to be taken on as the year progresses - you may apply for multiple positions if you wish:

Articles Editors (including a Senior Articles Editor):
Responsible for reviewing article submissions, conducting preemption checks for articles, and editing articles.

Development Editors (including a Senior Development Editor):
Responsible for developing the review’s public profile, soliciting and handling, subscriptions and funding, calls for paper, getting the review printed and published, and developing new ways to help the review grow as a journal, and securing additional sources of funding and sponsorship.

Online Editor:
Responsible for developing and maintaining a new web presence for the review - please include samples of your work possible.  We are considering options for publishing additional work online, in which case the online editor would likely have additional editorial responsibilities.

Publicity editor:
Dedicated to building the reputation and name recognition of the Review by seeking out new and creative ways to publicize the Review.

Conference and Symposium Editors:
We plan to put on two academic events, a conference with an open call for presentations and in the following autumn term, a symposium with invited speakers.  Conference and Symposium editors will be primarily responsible for running these events but will be expected to take on other areas of responsibility during spring and summer terms before the main events get underway.

If you have any questions or requests for further details or information, please send them to{encode="hrreview@uclshrp.com" title=” “}

We look forward to hearing from you!
Best regards,
The UCL SHRP team

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