Website Equality Project of the Student Body
Contact point for all students on gender equality issues
We are looking for you!
For the anti-racism office of the equal opportunities project of the student body.
Are you interested in equal opportunities work at your university, do you study at the RWTH and have you already had experiences with racism? Would you like to do something against discrimination and help RWTH Aachen University advance anti-racism issues? Do you feel like doing support work and implementing your own ideas for campaigns and events?
Then apply for the anti-racism office set up by the RWTH student parliament!
Your tasks in the Anti-Racism Office
- A trustworthy contact point for all students, student initiatives and student bodies with a need to speak out on the subject of racism.
- Be a mediator in conflict situations
- Networking of students who have experienced racism (e.g. regulars’ table for those affected and active/allies)
- Counselling in the event of racist experiences/incidents
- Prevention
- Designing the anti-racism office
What should you bring with you?
- Knowledge and experience of racism
- Ability to cope with stressful experiences
- Communication and assertiveness skills
- Sensitivity and empathy
- Creativity
- Fluent in written and spoken English, conversational German
- 15 hours time per week
- Availability after election for one year (until January 2024)
What can you expect?
The anti-racism office is the third pillar of the gender equality project. Therefore, you will work together with the two Equality Project Officers and a team of other volunteers. You will make many contacts and gain experience in project and time management. You will have many opportunities to implement your own projects and ideas and gain a good insight into university politics.
The equal opportunities project is accountable to the student parliament. This means that you have to be present at the monthly meetings of the student parliament and report on your work and answer questions.
For your voluntary work you will receive an expense allowance and a workplace in the AStA’s offices.
Your application
It is not necessary to have worked in university committees to run the anti-racism office. What is important is your motivation. Send your application with a short letter of motivation and a CV in table form (in German or English) by email to the Equal Opportunities Commission by 31 December 2022 23:59:
bewerbung@gsp.rwth-aachen.de
Please note that confidentiality risks and unauthorised access by third parties cannot be ruled out when communicating by unencrypted email.
We will then invite you to an informal interview in the week from 09.01.2023 to 13.01.2023 in order to get to know you better and to be able to give you further details about the work of the anti-racism office. Your election for the anti-racism office is scheduled for the student parliament meeting on 18.01.2023.
If you have any questions or require further information, please do not hesitate to contact us at the following email address
bewerbung@gsp.rwth-aachen.de