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Job Opportunity: Part Time Fellow for Undocumented Students at Harvard College

By My Undocumented Life on January 17, 2017 • ( 0 )

By RACHEL

The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Harvard College is hiring a Fellow to work part-time (20 -25 hours/week at $20/hour) with undocumented students. The supervisor for this position, Loc Truong, is planning to interview final candidates this week and next week so please apply as soon as possible if you are interested. To apply, send your cover letter and resume to Loc Truong at Loc_truong@harvard.edu. Please see below for more information about this opportunity.

Position name/title: Fellow for Undocumented Students at Harvard College
Name of supervisor: Loc Truong, Ed.D. Director for Diversity and Inclusion
School: Harvard College
Start Date: Immediate

Overview of Job Responsibilities

The primary responsibilities of the Fellow for Undocumented Students include, but are not limited to, assisting the Director with program development, training, and special projects related to undocumented/DACA/mixed status undergraduate students. This fellowship is designed to provide someone with experience in the areas of diversity, inclusion, social justice, and multicultural education in higher education with an emphasis on support undocumented students.

Core Responsibilities/Expectations

The Fellow will work directly with the Director to identify relevant topics, appropriate speakers and materials needed for a variety of programs and initiatives relating to undocumented/DACA/mixed status undergraduate students. Provide support from development through implementation. The Fellow is expected to work 20-25 hours/week, Monday through Friday.

Responsibilities include:

Provide administrative support to the Director
Advise, train, and support undocumented/DACA/mixed status undergraduate students at Harvard College.
Staff the Undocumented Working Committee and subcommittees
Develop marketing and communications materials
Update and maintain EDI website
Conduct assessment of key programs and initiatives
Collaborate with staff and student leaders across the College, FAS, and University to plan programs and organize events.

For more information about the Office for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion please visit their official website: diversity.college.harvard.edu

Rachel is currently pursuing a PhD in Social Sciences and Comparative Education at UCLA’s Graduate School of Education and Information Studies. She has worked closely with undocumented youth activists in several states, the Bhutanese refugee community and LGBT community in Oakland, California. Rachel taught in two public high schools in Okinawa, Japan for two years and has worked in the community college and higher education sector for Bunker Hill Community College, MassBay Community College, Harvard’s Graduate School of Education, Achieving the Dream, and Jobs for the Future. She received her Masters in Higher Education from Harvard’s Graduate School of Education and her Bachelors in Philosophy from the University of Chicago.

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