Would you like to be a part of our passionate, hard-working team? Are you a talented, driven person who loves the Middle East? Middle East Books and More has a part-time weekend position immediately available. Please pass this job description to your friends and associates—preferably graduate students studying in the Washington, DC metro area.

About the Position: 
 
The part-time bookstore assistant is responsible for running the bookstore Saturdays, 11:00 a.m. to 7 p.m. He or she will provide excellent customer service, answer questions and make recommendations to customers who visit the store. The assistant will coordinate with the bookstore director, who works weekdays, to pass on customer suggestions and queries.

Salary: $17 per hour.

We are seeking someone, ideally a graduate student, who is familiar with books on the Middle East, the Arabic language and the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs magazine, which is published upstairs.

Qualifications We’re Looking for in a Candidate:
1. Passion for peace in the Middle East and understanding of the region;
2. University degree;
3. Familiarity with books about the region; 
4. Reliability, punctuality;
5. Experience in retail sales or customer service is preferable

Bookstore Description:
Established in 1992, 10 years after the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, Middle East Books and More is now a non-profit hub for Middle Eastern books and culture. We are located in a storefront in Adams Morgan, Washington, DC, below the Washington Report magazine's offices and next to the Museum of the Palestinian People. More and more shoppers strolling along the busy 18th Street restaurant corridor are discovering our shop full of Palestinian pottery, olive oil, embroidery, soaps, art and solidarity items. They stay to browse bookshelves brimming with the latest books focusing on U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East and North Africa, cookbooks, children’s books and much, much more.

Our website, www.middleeastbooks.com, is a vital part of Middle East Books and More. On it you’ll find a wide selection of products, which we mail to customers around the world.

Our mission is to encourage better U.S.-Middle East understanding, with an emphasis on informed debate on the Arab-Israeli peace process. In 2004 we expanded our mission to help Palestinian businesses survive by promoting the sale of Palestinian pottery, embroidery, olive oil and other traditional crafts.

About Us:
The American Educational Trust (AET) is a non-profit foundation incorporated in Washington, DC in 1982 by retired U.S. foreign service officers to provide the American public with balanced and accurate information concerning U.S. relations with Middle Eastern states. As part of its educational mission, AET publishes the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, a magazine published seven times per year in Washington, DC, and maintains a bookstore, Middle East Books and More.

The Washington Report publishes insightful analysis of the political, economic and historical realities of the U.S.-Middle East relationship. Our magazine is packed with special reports on the Israeli- Palestinian peace process, current Middle East issues, and grassroots activism in the U.S. and abroad.

Please e-mail your resume and a cover letter explaining why you’re perfect for this position to [email protected] and mention “Bookstore Assistant” in the subject line.