https://careerxchange.newsmediaalliance.org Latest News Media Alliance CareerBank Jobs Sun, 16 May 2021 09:03:36 Z https://careerxchange.newsmediaalliance.org/jobs/rss/14635047/avery-index-editor https://careerxchange.newsmediaalliance.org/jobs/rss/14635047/avery-index-editor New York, New York, Summary Description: Columbia University Libraries invites applications for an Editor to lead the management and development of the Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals (https://library.columbia.edu/libraries/avery/avery-index.html) , which began in 1934 at Columbia's Avery Library and has been in continuous commercial publication since 1965. The Index is widely considered a seminal scholarly research resource for accredited programs in architectural design, archaeology, historic preservation, urban planning, and environmental studies. Annual revenues for FY22 are projected at over $850,000; income from the publication supports 3 contract indexers and either wholly or partially funds the salaries for 13 permanent librarian and staff lines at Avery Library. Continued investment in and revenues from the Index are essential in sustaining Avery Library's ability to support the evolving needs of many of the university's academic, teaching, and research programs. The Index Editor will direct the Index by researching and targeting new areas of scholarly production for inclusion; by overseeing all operational needs of the Index including training and supervising staff and contractor indexers; by indexing articles in multi-language journals; by tracking and assessing workflow efforts within the Indexing team; and, by contributing editorial and publishing expertise across CUL through both collaborative and independent projects. We encourage individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, identities, and abilities to apply for this unique opportunity to become a part of our evolving Libraries and University community. Columbia University Libraries is a globally-recognized academic research library system, serving one of the world's most important centers of research and learning in the most exciting and dynamic city in the world. Talented Libraries staff build, sustain, and make discoverable collections that transcend traditional boundaries of format and domain, keeping pace with a dynamic and rapidly evolving information environment and creating opportunities for users to encounter 4,000 years of human thought. Our decisions are informed by new curricula developed to meet the needs of a more diverse student body, new and emerging areas of research being conducted by a broad spectrum of researchers, including graduate students and newly hired faculty, as well as by perspectives from the diminished or entirely lost voices of historically oppressed, marginalized, and underserved populations and communities. As an organization, the Libraries provides a supportive, connected environment where every employee's perspective is valued and every employee is encouraged to grow. All staff members have an impact on Columbia's mission to advance knowledge at the highest levels and make the results of research accessible to the world. Columbia University has a longstanding commitment to diversity rooted in values of inclusion and social justice, a commitment reflected in the curriculum and throughout University life. Columbia welcomes applications from candidates who share these values and who will foster their contribution to the University’s educational mission. We invite applicants who have demonstrated creative approaches to empowering and mentoring staff, leading projects, solving problems, and developing user-centric programs, services, or collections. We offer salary and benefits commensurate with qualifications and experience. Fri, 14 May 2021 05:50:10 -0400 https://careerxchange.newsmediaalliance.org/jobs/rss/14548602/assistant-associate-professor-of-journalism https://careerxchange.newsmediaalliance.org/jobs/rss/14548602/assistant-associate-professor-of-journalism Hempstead, New York, The Lawrence Herbert School of Communication at Hofstra University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in the Department of Journalism, Media Studies, and Public Relations to teach in the journalism track starting September 1, 2021. Fri, 14 May 2021 04:44:25 -0400 https://careerxchange.newsmediaalliance.org/jobs/rss/14354215/assistant-professor-of-journalism https://careerxchange.newsmediaalliance.org/jobs/rss/14354215/assistant-professor-of-journalism Syracuse, New York, Job Description: Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications seeks a data journalist to join our team as a tenure-track professor to teach students in the Broadcast and Digital Journalism and the Magazine, News & Digital Journalism departments. This full-time position will support the Newhouse School's goal of producing data-literate journalists who can write across media platforms. This hire will elevate the University's national and international reputation in data journalism, further interdisciplinary collaboration, and enhance recruitment of outstanding students. The successful candidate will use data to tell stories, including some of the following skills: web development languages such as HTML5 and CSS , data collection and scraping techniques and programs (including Excel), knowledge of web-based data visualization tools, programming languages such as R, and an understanding of web/internet architecture. The successful candidate must also have professional news writing experience Compelling candidates will indicate enthusiasm and promise for exemplary teaching, whether through prior teaching experience or similar professional roles mentoring/supervising young journalists. The successful candidate will need to show potential for conducting academic scholarship or industry-related creative activity that will position the hire as a recognized expert in the field. Participation in service and committee work for the department, the Newhouse School, and Syracuse University is expected. Fri, 14 May 2021 05:43:56 -0400 https://careerxchange.newsmediaalliance.org/jobs/rss/14346468/executive-editor-and-professor-of-practice https://careerxchange.newsmediaalliance.org/jobs/rss/14346468/executive-editor-and-professor-of-practice Syracuse, New York, Job Description: The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University seeks a visionary journalist to join our team as an executive editor, a new position in the school's journalism division. The successful candidate will create and foster industry partnerships with national and local media outlets to elevate and publish the work of Newhouse undergraduate and graduate students with particular focus on those from the journalism programs (Magazine, News and Digital Journalism; Broadcast and Digital Journalism; and Visual Communications). The editor will work with top-rated professors to showcase talented student journalists, including those in our award-winning, student-run media enterprises: The NewsHouse, Citrus TV, NCC News, Orange Television Network, The Stand and multiple campus magazines. This hire will work to create a cohesive presence across these numerous student-media outlets connected to the school. The successful candidate possesses substantial professional experience managing partnerships, working with teams and creating content on multiple platforms, including demonstrated experience with multimedia, data visualization and leading digital platforms and tools. Candidates will have robust portfolios demonstrating current skills and significant industry connections. Applicants must demonstrate the potential to bring national visibility to the school through innovative approaches to journalism, industry connectivity, and the advancement and promotion of student work. Ideal applicants share the Newhouse School's commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in journalism and higher education and can articulate how their past experience has equipped them with the ability to contribute to the School’s commitment to diversity and inclusion and the student experience. Fri, 14 May 2021 05:43:56 -0400 https://careerxchange.newsmediaalliance.org/jobs/rss/14293346/assistant-professor-broadcast-digital-journalism https://careerxchange.newsmediaalliance.org/jobs/rss/14293346/assistant-professor-broadcast-digital-journalism Syracuse, New York, Job Description: Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor to teach students in one of the preeminent Broadcast and Digital Journalism programs in the country. The full-time position starts Fall 2021. This hire will support the Newhouse School's goal of producing highly-skilled and ethical journalists who can work across multiple platforms in different roles for both traditional and innovative news organizations. Teaching students how to report on diverse communities is also a priority of the Newhouse School. We seek candidates who can demonstrate experience with multiplatform news production including television, digital and social media. Candidates who can also demonstrate experience in newsroom management of journalists working across these platforms are especially encouraged to apply. Candidates will indicate enthusiasm and promise for exemplary teaching, whether through prior teaching experience or similar professional roles mentoring/supervising young journalists. The successful candidate will need to show potential for conducting academic scholarship or industry-related creative activity/research that will position the hire as a recognized expert in the field. Participation in service and committee work for the department, the Newhouse School, and Syracuse University is expected.a Fri, 14 May 2021 05:43:56 -0400 https://careerxchange.newsmediaalliance.org/jobs/rss/14268564/associate-full-professor-of-journalism-trust-and-democracy https://careerxchange.newsmediaalliance.org/jobs/rss/14268564/associate-full-professor-of-journalism-trust-and-democracy Syracuse, New York, Job Description: Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications invites applications for a full-time tenured position at the Associate or Full Professor rank to begin Fall 2021. The School is seeking applicants in the area of Journalism, Trust & Democracy. This recruitment is part of an ambitious Invest Syracuse Cluster Hire Initiative in the broad area of Citizenship and Democratic Institutions. As an integral part of this investment, Syracuse University will recruit multiple candidates for faculty positions across departments for this cluster. Faculty hired into these positions will build on our existing strengths in the focus area and will participate in an organized research cluster that spans multiple departments in the Newhouse School, the Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs, the Law School, and across Syracuse University. Fri, 14 May 2021 05:43:56 -0400 https://careerxchange.newsmediaalliance.org/jobs/rss/14212507/professor-of-journalism-tenure-track-open-rank https://careerxchange.newsmediaalliance.org/jobs/rss/14212507/professor-of-journalism-tenure-track-open-rank New York, New York, Summary Description: Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism (www.journalism.columbia.edu) is currently seeking a tenure-track professor of Journalism (rank to be determined), who will also serve as Assistant Director of the Tow Center for Digital Journalism This is a rare opportunity to have an impact on the long term future of journalism as part of the teaching and research faculty at one of the world's leading universities. Candidates should be able to demonstrate scholarly and/or professional accomplishments worthy of appointment to a faculty position, including an ability to teach graduate students at a major research university. The School and professorship embrace diversity and seek candidates with the ability to work with and attract dynamic and diverse groups of faculty, staff and students. Candidates should have a strong background in journalism and must be up-to-date with best practices, digital workflow and modern tools used to create and distribute content on various platforms. A work history that shows a capacity to innovate and to be nimble in a fast-changing news environment is also important. S/he will serve as a member of the full-time faculty of Columbia's Journalism School and as the assistant director at the Tow Center for Digital Journalism will help shape a research program addressing the challenges and opportunities for journalism both now and in the future. We are looking for outstanding candidates who are journalism practitioners, academics, or researchers in one of the following disciplines: computational journalism, data journalism, digital security, disinformation research or reporting, media research or reporting, technology platform research or reporting, newsroom innovation, informatics research or communications studies. A successful candidate for this tenure-track position will have a track record of publishing work at the intersection of journalism and technology, and will preferably have direct experience working in a newsroom or with newsrooms. As a member of Columbia Journalism School faculty, the successful candidate will be required to teach a variety of courses, as well as advise the cohort of dual masters' students in Computer Science and Journalism. The faculty position is affiliated with the Tow Center for Digital Journalism. As Assistant Director the role requires engagement with the activities of the Tow Center which include developing curriculum materials, identifying research opportunities, conducting research and journalism on relevant subjects, arranging events and workshops and integrating the research work of the Tow Center into the curriculum. The Tow Center is known for its forward-thinking examination of trends and technologies that affect journalism, from the power of large technology platforms in reshaping the news, to the ethical operation of AI in the newsroom, and rapid response research in areas such as the security and resilience of journalists during the COVID pandemic. The successful candidate will work with the Director of the Tow Center and the research team to develop new programming and areas of research and help shape the Center's agenda for the coming decade. As a full-time member of our faculty, their teaching assignments will be determined each year upon mutual agreement with the deans. The incumbent will also work with faculty and staff to continue to improve the School's curriculum, serve on faculty committees, and take on other tasks as assigned. Fri, 14 May 2021 05:50:10 -0400