Join us
If you are a Columbia University-affiliated undergraduate interested in joining the JGH Editorial Review Board, JGH Online Team, or Business and Communications Board, our current application can be found HERE. The deadline is 11PM EST on January 20, 2012.
If you are a graduate student interested in serving on our advisory board, please email Kevin Xu (Editor-in-Chief, Spring 2012) at kyx2001@columbia.edu.
Write for the JGH Columnists Project: Are you a current or recently graduated undergraduate, graduate or medical student interested in global health? JGH is now accepting applications for JGH Columnist and JGH Blogger positions HERE.
Description of Undergraduate Boards
The Editorial Review Board (ERB) is responsible for reviewing all of our submissions for the spring and fall JGH issues.
The ERB:
a) Identifies likely candidates for publication in JGH
b) Edits manuscripts for content, clarity, writing style, and citations
c) Provides constructive criticism of manuscripts
d) Works closely with authors in revising manuscripts
e) Conducts interviews and writes opinion-based editorials that synthesize the viewpoints of public health researchers and activists within and beyond the Columbia University community
The JGH Online Team is responsible for managing the GlobalThink Forum (GTF) and the JGH Columnists Project. Featuring the work of students at over 25 institutions spanning 5 countries, GlobalThink (modeled after The New York Times’ Room for Debate) calls on undergraduates to make short essay arguments to provocative global health questions. The Columnists Project calls on undergraduates and graduate student researchers and activists to respond quickly to time-sensitive issues by writing monthly columns that are published online.
The JGH Online Team:
a) Identifies likely candidates for publication in GTF and the Columnists Project,
b) Edits columns and GTF essays for content, clarity, writing style, and citations,
c) Provides constructive criticism of columns and GTF essays, and
d) Works closely with authors in revising columns and GTF essays **HTML experience is preferable, but not mandatory, for prospective JGH Online applicants.
The Design and Layout Team (D&L) is responsible for making JGH publications appear professional and aesthetically pleasing.
They are responsible for putting together:
a) Our fall and spring publications
b) Advertising and publicity publications (e.g., Ratebook, JGH informational brochures) **Note that the Design Team is also responsible for conceptualizing and developing a creative and visually striking cover for each JGH issue.
The Business and Communications Board (BCB) is responsible for overseeing the financial health of JGH.
The BCB:
a) Secures corporate and departmental sponsorships
b) Solicits advertisements for our spring 2012 issue
c) Manages JGH’s finances
d) Coordinates marketing and distribution of our spring 2012 issue
e) Manages all social networking operations
Apply now!
