RA French Literature AY 2026-27

Department Overview: Division of Continuing Studies, Liberal Arts & Applied Studies Anticipated Start Date: 08/17/26 Anticipated End Date (If Applicable): 05/16/27 Remote Work Eligibility Detail: Partially Remote Anticipated Hours Per Week: Minimum: 13.30 Schedule: Flexible Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum: Minimum: $20,410 Number of Positions: 1 Qualifications: • Currently enrolled UW-Madison graduate student in good standing • Background in literary studies (or a closely related humanities field) • Reading proficiency in French • Excellent written English and strong copyediting/proofreading skills • Exceptional attention to detail, organization, and project-management ability; able to work independently and meet deadlines • Familiarity with scholarly citation conventions (MLA) Knowledge, Skills & Abilities : • See above Position Summary/Job Duties: • Compiling, formatting, and verifying bibliography and citations and managing references in a citation manager • Retrieving and organizing primary and secondary sources through the library and interlibrary loan • Proofreading, fact-checking, and copyediting chapter drafts for consistency and accuracy • Verifying French-language quotations and their English translations if necessary • Assisting with image research and securing reproduction permissions/rights for visual material • Formatting the manuscript to the press’s style guidelines and helping assemble submission materials • Tracking progress across chapters and helping keep the project on schedule Physical Demands: n/a Institutional Statements: Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce. Institutional Statement on Diversity: Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals. The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world. For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu Accommodation Statement: If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/