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CURRENT EMPLOYMENT OPENINGS

Please check back later to learn about potential employment opportunities.

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Work Study Positions and Volunteering

We have filled our Winter Term 2012 Work Study positions - please check back in the future for Spring positions.

These entry-level opportunities generally fall into these categories: Editorial, Circulation, Marketing/Advertising, and Web.
Work Placement positions are periodically available and will be listed on Jobmine and on this site. The positions are for 8 to 10 hours/week, and OSAP-eligible applicants are paid @$10.25/hr, up to 88 hours per term. (Check for eligibility at http://safa.uwaterloo.ca/workprograms/workstudy.html.) If you aren't eligible for OSAP, you can still apply and work as a volunteer. All applicants are considered equally on merit.

All candidates applying under the OSAP program MUST MEET the University of Waterloo Work Placement Program requirements:
Must have been in school full-time and in receipt of OSAP funding during the current academic term AND
Must be returning to full-time degree studies at UW in the term immediately following the work placement, AND
Must be in satisfactory academic standing in their program of study.
For more information on the UW Work Placement Program, click here.

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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Alternatives welcomes volunteers of all varieties, year-round. The type of volunteer work needed differs from one season to the next. Possible volunteer tasks could include:
- proofreading
- research
- fundraising
- special event co-ordination
- photo-editing
- website management
- illustration, and
- general office help

Interested candidates should submit a resume and cover letter by mail or by email to:
Alternatives Journal
Faculty of Environment
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1
Email: jobs@alternativesjournal.ca

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WRITE FOR US

Alternatives issues specific calls for submissions in the lead-up to most of its issues. To receive the calls, sign up for our newsletter or monitor the 'What's New' section of the homepage.

We do welcome off-theme submission pitches year-round, but please understand that we receive many more submissions than we can publish. To improve your chances, your story should: break new ground; explore new theories, ideas or concepts; or further or deepen established knowledge. Alternatives aims for forward-focused stories that not only expose issues of concern, but add to the search for solutions.

To submit, please refer to our Contributor's Guidelines.