EDITOR APPLICATION FORM
Juxtaposition is the premier global health magazine at University of Toronto. Our aim and focus
is to educate the U of T community with different perspectives and ideas in Global Health.
We are currently recruiting Managing Editors and Associate Editors, for the 2015-2016
Juxtaposition team.
Please email this form and your resume to juxtaposition.ezine@utoronto.ca.
DEADLINE: September 24th, 2015
1. Name:
2. Year of Study:
3. Program of Study:
4. School (and campus):
5. Were you part of Juxtaposition or Toronto Thinks during the 2014/2015 academic year? If so, what was your
role and elaborate on your experience. (Max 100 words.)
6. For what position are you applying (Managing or Associate Editor)? You can apply for one or both positions.
7. How are you suited for the position you are applying for? A description of this role can be found on the
Juxtaposition website (http://juxtamagazine.org/juxtateam/structure/). (Max 300 words.)
9. Imagine you have been asked to edit the following article, with the edits going back to the original writer.
Correct any errors and make changes that you think would improve the writing, making sure to show your work
using track changes. You may also request more information on the topic, ask for clarifications, or suggest
further specific research, making sure to use margin comments. (Note that this is an introductory paragraph.)
Introducing vaccines in low and middle income countries (LMICs) are significant
challenges. Obstacles are posed by the costs of procuring new vaccines and also by logistical
challenges of prepping existing infrastructure and giving priority to some interventions to make the
best of limited resources. Hence, the process need to be well thought out and also highly evidencebased. The introduction of the Hib-pentavalent vaccine in 2009 in Bangladesh highlights how this
can be done. This was a massive accomplishment for the Expanded Programme on Immunization
(EPI) in Bangladesh – not only because the vaccine was effective, but because it was the first
introduction based on specific data. Having introduced the vaccine, evidence also needed to be
collected about effectiveness.
10. Imagine you have been asked to evaluate the article contained in this link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R3RPANri2suQjs1KOL0BAWNTBrHT9BKk6KuvdeauXVE/edit?usp=s
haring
Provide feedback on the article as a whole. Be brief, but try to answers questions like:
 Does the article "work"?
 Does the article effectively communicate the point that you think it is trying to make?
 How does the article fit into Juxtaposition?
 Could the article be structured better?
 Is more research needed?
Note that this is not an exhaustive list and that there are no wrong answers. We are just trying to understand
how you would evaluate an article as an editor. (Max 300 words.)