Dear Dartmouth Undergraduates, The *Dartmouth Undergraduate Journal of Science *(*DUJS*) is currently seeking talented undergraduate students for its *2013-2014 Executive Board*. Currently in its 15th year of publication, DUJS aims to increase scientific awareness within the Dartmouth community by providing an interdisciplinary forum for sharing undergraduate research and enriching scientific knowledge. DUJS now accepts submission from fellow Ivy League institutions and is distributed to major research universities throughout the United States. Many past members of our masthead have gone off to pursue their love of science at top graduate programs and medical schools. To apply, please fill out the Google Survey provided below. Please note that responses cannot be saved in the application, so answers should be drafted in a word document and copy/pasted when ready. The deadline for submitting is *Thursday, February 21 at 11:59 PM.* Applicants may apply for a *maximum of 3 positions*. Candidates will be invited to an informal interview (8-10 minutes) from *Friday to Sunday, February 22-24. *Students who are currently off-campus will be contacted via phone or Skype. The incoming *DUJS* Executive Board will be announced formally during its weekly meeting on *Monday, February 25 at 9:00 PM in Carson L01*. *Application:* https://docs.google.com/forms/d/17HufLe8h0DX8bJvFLa3Fbt08ArdG3uoc3hiTBvKL6mM/viewform Please note that the *President and Editor-in-Chief *positions are reserved for *DUJS* members who have previously served at least one term on the executive board. Newer members can apply for all other positions. Should you have any questions, please blitz [log in to unmask] with the subject "Exec Board Question." Sincerely, The 2012-2013 *DUJS* Executive Board -- *POSITIONS* *President (1): *Oversees the following positions: Essay Contests, Publicity, Communications, Publisher, and Programming. Responsible for internal and external operations of the journal. *Editor-in-Chief (1): *Oversees the following positions: Managing Editors, Layout & Design, and Web Development. In charge of the overall content of the journal. Will edit every article, online or print, before publication (the last line of editing). Also responsible for choosing the articles published in the print journal and the topics for weekly online news articles In addition, the EIC is responsible for organizing the "pastedown" and inputting edits into InDesign. *Director of Essay Contests (1): *Responsible for communicating with prospective applicants via email interested in submitting articles for consideration in our essay contests. The spring contest will be for college students, and the fall contest will be for high school students. After each contest deadline, responsible for coordinating the editing team to review submissions and select a winner. *Managing Editor, Style (2): *Responsible for editing articles in print and online for style and clarity. The "traditional managing editor" job. Also encouraged are in-person editing sessions to work face-to-face with authors to help mentor and improve their writing. *Managing Editor, Content (2): *Responsible for reviewing articles for scientific accuracy and working with faculty on our Advisory Board, who will also referee articles published in the print journal. Also responsible for ensuring references are scholarly sources and that they are formatted correctly if the author does not do so. The "newer managing editor" job. *Layout and Design Team (2): *LAYOUT: Responsible for layout of the termly print journal; DESIGN: image acquisition; BOTH: any post-publication edits requested by authors. *Web Development Team (2): *Responsible for posting articles to the website, ensuring all links work correctly, putting full-text and PDF versions of articles online, and creating an Issuu version of the journal. Any post-publication edits will also require a new Issuu version, so you'll work closely with the Layout and Design Team *Director of Publicity and Communications (1): *COMMUNICATIONS: Responsible for taking minutes at each meeting, emailing reminders before weekly meetings, and emailing out to individuals who sign up to write online news articles with reminders on the information for the event/topic for which the author signed up. PUBLICITY: Responsible for updating our facebook and twitter pages with tweets from other science organizations we're following, as well as announcements about new articles posted on our website. *Director of Publishing and Distribution (1): *Responsible for contacting our publishing company, negotiating a timeline with the EIC and Layout/Design Team, submitting the final copy of the journal to the publisher. Also responsible for ensuring timely delivery of the print copies and the proof, as well as communicating any requests to the Layout & Design Team. Lastly, responsible for sending out mailings and coordinating the campus distribution. *Director of Programming (1):* Responsible for campus-wide termly release events: contacting faculty, ordering refreshments/food, and emailing out to campus. -- Visit our website: http://dujs.dartmouth.edu/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dartmouthdujs Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DUJS_tweets