DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH
Medill seeks an experienced researcher to develop and manage a consumer/audience-focused applied research program for the School. The successful candidate will be committed to developing a research program, distributed under the Medill name, targeted toward the professional community. The research will provide a constant flow of new knowledge with practical application, presented in a way that industry professionals can understand and utilize.
Research topics will align with Medill's vision and values, and will likely emphasize digital and social media, the role of news in communities, and changes in patterns of media use.
Candidates should either have a Ph.D. in the social sciences or be capable of conducting Ph.D.-level research. Expertise is needed in research design, data collection, and analytic methods including multivariate analysis. Web analytics is a particularly desired skill. This is a clinical faculty position with rank at the assistant or associate professor level. Since this a designated clinical research director position, little or no teaching will be required.
Northwestern University is an affirmative-action, equal-opportunity employer. Women and minorities are especially encouraged to apply. Hiring is contingent on eligibility to work in the United States.
To ensure full consideration, applications must be received no later than June 30, 2009. Applicants should send a letter, c.v. / resume to the Frank Mulhern, Associate Dean for Research, Medill School of Journalism, 1845 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208-2101, or to medillfacultysearch@northwestern.edu
MULTIMEDIA
The Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University seeks an outstanding professional or scholar who can teach sophisticated multimedia journalism to graduate and undergraduate students. The person we seek must be a hands-on multimedia journalist, proficient with the tools but more importantly able to use them, and teach students how to use them, to create effective journalism on the World Wide Web and other digital platforms. The successful candidate will also have experience in one or more of the following areas: photojournalism; Flash/animation; audio/radio; digital magazine journalism.
We seek a person with a vision of the future and the ability to do original theoretical or applied research and contribute thought leadership to the academy and the professions. The track is open (tenure or non-tenure) and faculty rank will be assistant or associate professor. Both professionals and academics can earn tenure at Medill. An advanced degree is preferred but not necessary. Global interest and/or experience is a plus at Medill.
The position will begin September 2009. To ensure full consideration, applications must be received no later than Jan. 30, 2009. Send letter, c.v. / resume and a statement of teaching philosophy to Search Committee, Medill School of Journalism, 1845 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Ill. 60208-2101, or to medillfacultysearch@northwestern.edu.
Northwestern University is an affirmative-action, equal-opportunity employer. Women and minorities are especially encouraged to apply. Hiring is contingent on eligibility to work in the United States.
The Medill National Security Journalism Initiative at Northwestern University seeks a Web site community manager with strong production, writing and editing skills. The ideal candidate will have experience in social media, participatory media and interactive journalism. The focus of the Web site is on national security, defense and civil liberties with the purpose of improving journalistic practice and increasing public engagement. The community manager will help launch the Web site and other outreach tools to bring together interested parties.
This is a part-time position of at least two years’ duration.
Responsibilities:
* Launch, along with the co-directors of the program, the week-to-week editorial strategy for the new site
* Help develop the tone and the voice for the site and any associated programming
* Maintain and produce the site (A working knowledge of HTML and CSS, as well experience with audio and video production, is essential.)
* Grow and expand site traffic and audience engagement
* Seek out and execute meaningful editorial and content partnerships
* Supervise social media and other audience development strategies.
The Medill National Security Journalism Initiative at Northwestern University seeks an experienced news professional with extensive knowledge of national security issues to teach graduate students in an immersion journalism project. The position is full-time in fall quarters and at least part-time the rest of the year. It is based at Medill’s Washington campus. The position will continue through the end of 2011 and may be extended beyond that.
The ideal candidate will have extensive knowledge and professional experience covering national and homeland security issues and civil liberties. He or she will be experienced in multimedia journalism; dedicated to the goals of making journalism more relevant to citizens; experience dealing with readers/viewers; and a track record of experimentation.
Duties include teaching graduate students; development of programs for working journalists; and contributing to a Web site that houses the initiative’s work.
For consideration, please send cover letter and resume to natsecji@gmail.com.