[NIFL-POVRACELIT:1278] Position Vacancy--Teaching Tolerance

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Subject: [NIFL-POVRACELIT:1278] Position Vacancy--Teaching Tolerance
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Curriculum Specialist
Teaching Tolerance
Full time
Teaching Tolerance seeks a dynamic, prolific person to create and evaluate
activities and lesson plans for its magazine, website and special projects.

Founded in 1991 by the Southern Poverty Law Center, Teaching Tolerance
supports the efforts of K-12 educators to promote respect for differences
and appreciation of diversity.

Teaching Tolerance offers the successful applicant an opportunity to work
for an organization with broad reach < 600,000 educators receive its
semiannual magazine < and a record of excellence. Its resources have earned
three Oscar nominations, one Academy Award, and more than twenty honors from
the Educational Press Association of America (EdPress), including the Golden
Lamp Award, the highest honor bestowed by EdPress.

Qualifications:

*    Substantial curriculum- and activity-writing experience, in an
anti-bias context;
*    Substantial instructional experience in K-12 settings;
*    Expertise across subject areas and grade levels; and
*    Thorough understanding of curriculum standards and their impact on K-12
instruction.

Relocation to Montgomery, Alabama is required. Send résumé and relevant
writing samples to humanresources@splcenter.org or to:

Human Resources
Southern Poverty Law Center
400 Washington Ave.
Montgomery, AL 36104


The Center is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from
minorities, women and people with disabilities. We consider Spanish language
skills a plus.

Managing Editor
Teaching Tolerance
Full time
Teaching Tolerance, winner of the EdPress Golden Lamp and an Academy Award
for Short Documentary, is seeking a full-time managing editor for its print
and online publications, including the semiannual Teaching Tolerance
magazine and its website, www.teachingtolerance.org.

The principal responsibilities of the position are to oversee production of
print and online editorial content and to manage day-to-day operations of
the project.

Specific duties include:

*    Coordinating editorial and design aspects of production scheduling;
*    Maintaining ongoing relationship with freelance writers and developing
new freelance contacts;
*    Overseeing research and production files; participating in editorial
"round-robin" for all publications; and
*    Miscellaneous duties as assigned by director.

Requirements:

*    Solid writing, research and editing experience;
*    Proven managerial skills;
*    An interest in equity issues;
*    A demonstrated ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines; and
*    An ability to bring out the best in his or her colleagues.
The Center offers competitive salary and excellent benefits. Position
requires relocation to Montgomery, Alabama.

Send résumé, references and writing samples to:

Human Resources
400 Washington Ave.
Montgomery, AL 36104


The Center is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from
minorities, women and people with disabilities. We consider Spanish language
skills a plus.

---
Kelvin Datcher
Director
Teaching Tolerance
A project of the Southern Poverty Law Center
400 Washington Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36104
(334) 956-8363 phone
(334) 956-8484 fax

*promoting respect and understanding in the classroom and beyond*
www.teachingtolerance.org



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