Humanities Prof seeks Academic Typing and Computer Assistant
Humanities professor with a love for learning and teaching seeks computer assistant for remote typing of course materials and correspondence from dictation (in real time over Zoom). Seeking assistant who is warm, kind, and very reliable. Good fit for someone who enjoys working with learning materials. Need someone for about 5-10 hours per week (more possible); start date in August, continuing through Fall and Spring semesters. Please send cover letter and resume (in Word document, not PDF, in Times New Roman 12-pt font), noting any writing experience you have, especially in the humanities, and screenshot of a 5-minute online typing test from https://official-typing-test.com/test/5test.html (including typing words per minute, accuracy, and picture of words corrected). Skills sought: fast, accurate, thoughtful, and attentive typing, excellent ear for dictation over phone (with good sound connection), quick eye for searching texts, strong grammar and punctuation (including in informal e-mails). Experience with footnotes helpful. Please include dates and times of availability for summer and fall semesters (especially morning hours EST), with a screenshot of schedules if available (preferably in graph form) and phone number. Please indicate when you might be able to do a sound check from your fall work space. Salary: 16.50/hour. Ad will remain up until the position is filled.
