2024 Erasmus+ Traineeship: Vienna Master of Applied Human Rights

- 2024 Erasmus+ Traineeship: Vienna Master of Applied Human Rights -

Dates of Traineeship: 5 February 2024 – 9 August 2024
Location: Vienna, Austria
Position Type: Part-Time (30 hours per week, breaks included)
Compensation: Amount depends on the Sending Institution’s Erasmus+ Grant Level
Benefits Covered by the Vienna Master: Accident and liability insurance, Wiener Linien ticket, 10 vacation days, and sick time when needed

INTRODUCTION
The Vienna Master of Arts in Applied Human Rights at the University of Applied Arts Vienna (Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien) was established in spring 2020. The Vienna Master of Arts in Applied Human Rights offers students an in-depth interdisciplinary education in the history, philosophy, politics, as well as legal dimension of the international human rights standards and their protection mechanisms by international organizations. The program also offers practical applicability of artistic and cultural work in creating opportunities for promoting, protecting and implementing human rights.

The Vienna Master of Arts in Applied Human Rights offers Program Assistants (i.e., Erasmus+ Trainees) a unique opportunity to work within an educational framework that applies an interdisciplinary approach to combining human rights and arts. They will gain knowledge and practical skills in the application of human rights education, entry level office work, leadership and project management, and more.

More information about the program:
https://appliedhumanrights.uni-ak.ac.at/

Blog post about current program assistants:
https://appliedhumanrights.uni-ak.ac.at/introducing-our-program-assistants-winter-semester-2023-2024/

REQUIREMENTS
We are looking for 3-4 program assistants with a strong interest in human rights from diverse academic backgrounds, including but not limited to:
- education/communication/management or related field,
- law/political science/social sciences or related field,
- visual/performing/multidisciplinary arts or related field.

- Great communication and writing skills in English
- Excellent interpersonal skills, flexibility, team player, creative, management and organization skills
- Experienced with Google Drive / Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) / Social Media / Zoom
- Applicants must be eligible to receive a grant through the Erasmus+ Traineeship program of their university

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Program assistants are all responsible for a wide variety of tasks, including but not limited to:

- Administrative support: daily office and email correspondence, attending regular team meetings, monitoring and organizing file and library inventory
- Academic coordination and curricular support: providing technical seminar support, regularly updating and maintaining Moodle course pages, attendance tracking, exam monitoring, providing feedback on courses and other quality assurance support, liaising between students/staff/lecturers
- Events support: organizational support and attendance of various events, excursions and study trips
- Communication support: managing the program’s social media presence, writing blogs and newsletters, marketing, design
- Research support in the intersection of human rights and arts for future course offerings