Alec Israeli
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French Limited working proficiency
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Experience
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Jacobin Magazine
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United States
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Assistant Editor
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Sep 2022 - Present
Copy and line edit, select images for, and upload to WordPress articles on leftist politics, history, and culture for Jacobin website Write content for Jacobin Twitter and Facebook accounts; post articles following online publication Contribute to editorial staff meetings Copy and line edit, select images for, and upload to WordPress articles on leftist politics, history, and culture for Jacobin website Write content for Jacobin Twitter and Facebook accounts; post articles following online publication Contribute to editorial staff meetings
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Contributing Editor
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May 2021 - Present
Commission and edit essays and interviews on intellectual history from early-career scholars Contribute original pieces, including brief book reviews and recommendations Commission and edit essays and interviews on intellectual history from early-career scholars Contribute original pieces, including brief book reviews and recommendations
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Doing History in Public Blog
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Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
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Contributing Editor
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Oct 2021 - Present
Commission and edit short-form pieces showcasing work from Cambridge History Faculty graduate students Commission and edit short-form pieces showcasing work from Cambridge History Faculty graduate students
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Princeton Historical Review
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Princeton, New Jersey, United States
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Co-Editor in Chief, previously editor
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Sep 2019 - May 2021
Recruited editors and solicit student submissions from academic departments for biannual undergraduate-run journal Organized and assigned articles for editing to staff; reviewed edits Selected papers for publication based on quality of historical argument and research Compiled publication and organized printing Recruited editors and solicit student submissions from academic departments for biannual undergraduate-run journal Organized and assigned articles for editing to staff; reviewed edits Selected papers for publication based on quality of historical argument and research Compiled publication and organized printing
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Princeton Correspondents on Undergraduate Research
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Greater New York City Area
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Humanities Correspondent
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Feb 2019 - May 2021
Through the Office of Undergraduate research: Contributed biweekly columns online offering research advice for undergraduate students, focusing on academic resources, mentorship, and writing tips Reported on research events on campus Edited columns by fellow correspondents Through the Office of Undergraduate research: Contributed biweekly columns online offering research advice for undergraduate students, focusing on academic resources, mentorship, and writing tips Reported on research events on campus Edited columns by fellow correspondents
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Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library
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Greater New York City Area
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Public Services/Social Media Assistant
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Jun 2019 - Aug 2019
Contributed historical article to library blog, based on original research in library archival collections Assisted library staff in organizing archive materials, preparing for exhibitions, and paging materials to patrons Contributed historical article to library blog, based on original research in library archival collections Assisted library staff in organizing archive materials, preparing for exhibitions, and paging materials to patrons
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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United States
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Research Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Ellen Brenner Memorial Fellow
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Jun 2019 - Aug 2019
Selected as summer archival fellow at research laboratory Center for Humanities and History of Modern Biology Mentored in library science and archive management by staff archivists Prepared report on the history of neuroscience at the laboratory, based on archival materials, in anticipation of upcoming exhibit Selected as summer archival fellow at research laboratory Center for Humanities and History of Modern Biology Mentored in library science and archive management by staff archivists Prepared report on the history of neuroscience at the laboratory, based on archival materials, in anticipation of upcoming exhibit
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Office of Undergraduate Research - Princeton University
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Greater New York City Area
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Research Intern
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Jun 2018 - Aug 2018
Received selective funding to conduct independent research project studying New York City Press reports on the European Revolutions of 1848, culminating in a presentation at the Summer Research Colloquium and a forthcoming paper Conducted research in the newspaper archives of the New-York Historical Society and New York Public Library Received selective funding to conduct independent research project studying New York City Press reports on the European Revolutions of 1848, culminating in a presentation at the Summer Research Colloquium and a forthcoming paper Conducted research in the newspaper archives of the New-York Historical Society and New York Public Library
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Education
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University of Cambridge
Master of Philosophy - MPhil, Political Thought and Intellectual History -
Princeton University
Bachelor of Arts - BA, History, Certificates in African American Studies, European Cultural Studies, and Humanistic Studies -
University of Oxford
Visiting Student, Hilary and Trinity Terms 2020, History -
Cold Spring Harbor High School
High School Diploma