engagement

?   Wed Sep 09, 2009 12:55 am GMT
How does my choice for the word engagement in this context resonate with you?
"Her current engagement (or job?) is a 15 day special assignment at..."
CID   Wed Sep 09, 2009 2:17 am GMT
Sounds fine.

I would not go with job. Sounds too rough.

you might also try "designation", "appointment", "endeavor", "task", "responsibility" or "assignment" but of course you will have to find a substritute for the other "assignment" as it will sound odd using it twice ;)
finger   Wed Sep 09, 2009 2:20 am GMT
job is too general. an engagement is a job within a job