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You are searching for new perspectives and interesting projects? Do you want to take the opportunity and be involved in many different areas besides your studies? Do you want to shape your daily life as a student and that of your colleagues actively, and besides gain new competences by attending courses?

We are searching for YOU! The ÖH-Klagenfurt – a corporation of the federal law and representation for more than 9500 students – is searching for interested and dedicated students to fill positions in various departments.

The following jobs for the period from 2009 to 2011 are to be filled (please note: what matters are your qualifications and motivation – a possible membership to any student party does not come into account):

1. International Students Office

1 officer and various associates:

Responsibilities and tasks:

• weekly counseling hours, providing help to questions and concerns via email
• counseling in the course of the Welcome Days
• statements to draft bills which are in the office’s area of responsibility
• initiation and coordination of projects opposing the disadvantage of people without an Austrian ancestry or passport
• translating relevant information into English
• commitment to help abolish the twice as high tuition fee for international students
• help to coordinate and design issues which encompass all ÖH offices

2. Office for Employees, Elderly Students and „Studikids“

1 officer and various associates

Responsibilities and tasks:

• weekly counseling hours, providing help to questions and concerns via email
• organization of projects to help students with kids
• providing advice to elderly students
• help to coordinate and design issues which encompass all ÖH offices

3. Office for Education Politics

1 officer and various associates for the following areas:

• Individual study programm
• Laws regulating university studies
• University Entrance Qualification

Responsibilities and tasks:

• weekly counseling hours, providing help to questions and concerns via email
• statements to draft bills issuing educational politics
• providing advice to students when dealing with laws and regulations
• creating information brochures
• helping students with laws concerning their studies
• initiation and coordination of projects concerning educational politics
• help to coordinate and design issues which encompass all ÖH offices

4. International Office (Entrée)

1 officer and various associates

Responsibilities and tasks:

• weekly counseling hours, providing help to questions and concerns via email
• coordination and counseling of exchange students who come to Klagenfurt
• organization of parties and trips to integrate exchange students
• coordination and exchange with the international students office
• help to coordinate and design issues which encompass all ÖH offices

5. Office for Feminist Politics

1 officer and various associates

Responsibilities and tasks:

• weekly counseling hours, providing help to questions and concerns via email
• providing advice to students in the area of women and gender politics
• initiation and coordination of projects concerning in the area of women and gender politics
• statements to laws in the area of equal opportunities and gender
• creating information brochures about women politics and gender issues
• cooperation and assistance in organizations and committees at university (working group for equal treatment of men and women, gender center)
• help to coordinate and design issues which encompass all ÖH offices

6. Office for Human Rights, Social Politics and Ecology

1 officer and various associates:

Responsibilities and tasks:

• weekly counseling hours, providing help to questions and concerns via email
• statements to issues concerning social politics
• initiation and coordination of projects in the area of social politics, human rights and ecology
• cooperation with organizations of the Slovene minority in Carinthia
• help to coordinate and design issues which encompass all ÖH offices

7. Office for Public Relations and Information

1 officer and various associates for the following areas:

• Events
• Layout
• New media
• Press
• Photography
• Editorial work (also main editorial office) for the student’s magazine „Unilog“

Responsibilities and tasks:

• weekly counseling hours, providing help to questions and concerns via email
• responsibility for the corporate design of the ÖH
• responsibility over all media used by the ÖH (homepage, unilo:g, newsletter, brochures)
• creation of posters, flyers, information brochures etc.
• composition of texts for the media
• supporting events organized by other offices of the ÖH
• coordination of internal communication
• help to coordinate and design issues which encompass all ÖH offices

8. Office for Cultural Affairs

1 officer and various associates

Responsibilities and tasks:

• weekly counseling hours, providing help to questions and concerns via email
• organization of cultural projects
• cooperation with cultural societies in the area of Klagenfurt
• encouraging student’s activity and culture on campus
• organization of projects together with young artists
• assistance in searching for support and sponsorship
• help to coordinate and design issues which encompass all ÖH offices

9. Queer Office

1 officer and various associates

Responsibilities and tasks:

• weekly counseling hours, providing help to questions and concerns via email
• initiation and coordination of projects about homosexual, bisexual and transgender issues
• help to coordinate and design issues which encompass all ÖH offices

10. Service Office

1 officer and various associates for the following areas:

Responsibilities and tasks:

• preparation of scripts
• cooperation and coordination with university teachers
• help to coordinate and design issues which encompass all ÖH offices

11. Social Affairs Office

1 officer and various associates for the following areas:

• Social projects
• Social fund

Responsibilities and tasks:

• weekly counseling hours, providing help to questions and concerns via email
• counseling in the course of the Welcome Days
• statements to laws concerning the social situation of the students
• organization of the „ÖH-social days“
• initiation and coordination of projects in the area of social politics
• cooperation with the Stipendienstelle (office responsible for scholarships)
• assistance with family allowance and scholarship matters as well as with various social funds
• increasing the number of people who receive money from the social fund
• assistance in the commission of the ÖH Klagenfurt which grants money to people in extreme social situations
• participation in the BAKS-seminar
• help to coordinate and design issues which encompass all ÖH offices

12. Office for Sports and Health

1 officer and various associates for the following areas:

Responsibilities and tasks:

• weekly counseling hours, providing help to questions and concerns via email
• organization of sports and health days
• cooperation with fitness centers and institutions dealing with sport in the area Klagenfurt
• coordination with the university’s sports center (USI) and with the working group health management
• assistance in searching for support and sponsorship
• help to coordinate and design issues which encompass all ÖH offices

13. Department of Financial Affairs

1 officer and various associates:

Responsibilities and tasks:

• weekly counseling hours, providing help to questions and concerns via email
• budget compilation of the ÖH Klagenfurt
• compilation of the annual accounts
• compilation of account settlements, calculations, management of the ÖH menu cards
• control over the accounts and receipts
• coordination of sponsorship and of cooperation contracts
• monitoring a careful, responsible and transparent use of the financial resources of the ÖH Klagenfurt
• help to coordinate and design issues which encompass all ÖH offices

14. Faculties

1 person in charge for the faculty of technical sciences
1 person in charge for the faculty of humanities
1 person in charge for the faculty of management and economics

Responsibilities and tasks:

• assistance with questions and problems at the faculty
• statements to issues concerning the faculty
• coordination and consultation with the representatives of the various studies at the faculty
• enhance contact between teachers and students
• initiation of projects concerning the faculty

Officers work voluntarily, however they receive a minimal expense allowance and can apply for an extension of their scholarship or family allowance.

Pease send all applications, containing a letter of motivation and curriculum vitae, to:

ÖH Klagenfurt

Universitätsstraße 65-67

9020 Klagenfurt

or via email
bewerbung@oeh-klagenfurt.at.

The deadline of applications for the positions as officers of the various departments is on November, 8. The deadline of applications for the associates is on November, 8.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to write an email or ask at the ÖH service center!