The Journal of Cinema and Media Studies (JCMS) invites applications from current doctoral students working in the field of humanistic media studies, broadly defined, for two open positions in the role of Assistant Editor. Assistant Editors are part of the JCMS masthead and work closely with the co-editors-in-chief, as well as other members of the editorial team.

The main responsibility of the Assistant Editors is desk review. Desk review entails reading submissions, assessing their fit for the journal and their readiness for peer review, and (in some cases) providing feedback to authors. More about JCMS’s desk review process and criteria is available here.

Each Assistant Editor is expected to commit roughly 4 hours per week year-round, including over the summer. Desk review is a time-sensitive, ongoing, and collaborative process. Applications are encouraged from doctoral students who are in the second or third years of their programs, and who plan to graduate no earlier than spring 2026.

Each Assistant Editor will receive a $500 honorarium to offset travel expenses for the annual Society for Cinema and Media Studies conference. Other benefits of the position include editorial experience, publishing insights, professional networking opportunities, and internationally recognized service to the field. International students are welcome to apply.

Assistant Editors will take over desk review in January 2025. Training under the current Assistant Editors will begin in late November 2024.

Deadline to apply: October 11, 2024.

Read the full Call with instructions on how to apply here.

Questions?

Please feel free to contact the JCMS managing editor Raphael Rosalen with any questions: [email protected].

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