ALIA AI-MING TEHZEEB SHAHZAD

adlf2a@r.postjobfree.com 989-***-**** 5335 South Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL 60615

EDUCATION

The University of Chicago Chicago, IL 3.81/4.00

Bachelor of Arts: Public Policy and Creative Writing (fiction), expected June 2021

Dean’s List

AMIDEAST Rabat, Morocco

Modern Standard Arabic Upper Intermediate Proficiency, Jan 2020 - March 2020

EXPERIENCE

Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations Department (NELC) Chicago, IL

Beta Reader, April 2020 – July 2020

Close read and copy-edited Medieval Ottoman History textbook (200 pages) and sourcebook manuscripts (300)

Provided weekly critical reader’s reports for twenty chapters for use by manuscripts’ primary writer, Professor Hakan Karatake, NELC’s Director of Graduate Studies in Modern Fields

Seminary Co-Op Bookstore Chicago, IL

Bookseller and Events Staff Member, Jan 2019 – Dec 2019

Worked 12 hours a week (35 hrs/week through summer) selling & shelving books in fast-paced retail environment

Managed 20 in-store readings, including audio set up for events and introducing authors to audience

Represented the Co-Op at significant out-of-store partner events, including readings by David Lynch and Patti Smith at the Chicago Theatre

Apolitical London, England

Research Intern, June 2018 – September 2018

Conducted research and synthesized thinktank reports for 30+ policy briefs

Fact-checked and proofread 50+ articles, using Apolitical’s media content management system to publish pieces

Invited to pitch and write a piece on Swedish sexual health education for publication

Managed Twitter account and increased follower base by ~30%, a record-high for the platform

LEADERSHIP & ACTIVITIES

Chicago Maroon and Institute of Politic’s The Gate, C hicago, IL

Chicago Section Editor (The Gate), Sept 2018-present, Contributor (Maroon and Gate), Sept 2017 – June 2018:

First contributor to be on-boarded for The Maroon’s Local Politics section, covered district primaries & local events

Covered public housing and the 2018 Women’s march to the Polls for The Gate’s Chicago section

As Chicago section editor, pitches five articles a week, guides about an article a week through editorial pipeline (research, writing, editing, and publication)

Women in Public Service Program (WPSP) Chicago, IL

Institute Chair, Sept 2018 – June 2019

Co-organized WPSP’s 2018 Winter Institute, a two-month weekly seminar series attended by 50 selected undergraduates preparing for careers in the public service

Developed and executed new application protocol aimed at diversifying cohort & assessing each applicant equitably

Wrote 20-page curriculum for eight workshops and panels, supervising event logistics, speaker outreach, and catering for each session

SKILLS

Language: Upper intermediate Modern Standard Arabic. Beginner verbal Hokkien Chinese & Urdu.

Computer: Proficient in Microsoft Suite and R. Some experience with Adobe InDesign.

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