Call for Applications: Fall '14 Learning in Community (LINC) Project Managers

Would you like to learn skills in project management and classroom teaching AND make a positive impact in the community? Apply and interview to be a Project Manager for LINC - Learning in Community. LINC is an interdisciplinary, inquiry-guided service-learning program. Project Managers facilitate ENG 315 class sessions, assess student work, manage the project, coordinate communications with partners, and participate in a weekly professional development course. Project Managers earn 4 credit hours via ENG 598: Applied Project Management (there is no salary).

Project managers will gain/learn enhanced skills in communication, professional writing, leading multi-disciplinary teams, problem-solving, conflict resolution, evaluation, organizing and prioritizing tasks, and time management; knowledge, skills, and experience in applied project management; experience working with diverse students, partners, and project stakeholders in authentic, community-based contexts; knowledge, skills, and experience in teaching techniques; a sense of accomplishment in making a meaningful impact in the community and in the lives of students.

Apply ASAP for equal consideration (preferably by April 1). Applications and interviews are rolling and will continue until positions are filled. For more information and to apply online, see - http://linc.illinois.edu/information-project-managers. For questions, contact Shikhank Sharma (sharma24@illinois.edu).