JOBS: Columbia New Media Fellowships
UPDATE: Form added below.
We are pleased to announce the creation of two new, one-year fellowships for
members of the graduating class of 2008.
We will be hiring two New Media Fellows, who will work closely with both the
faculty and technology staff to continue and expand our intergration of new
media instuction throughout the curriculum. Reporting to Dean Sreenivasan,
in his role as head of the new media program, and other new media faculty,
the fellows will be part of the school’s academic affairs team.
Part-teaching assistants, part-technologists, the ideal candidates will be
smart journalists with terrific reporting, writing, editing and production
skills. They will also need an engaging classroom presence to help students
and professors alike navigate the world of new media journalism. The ability
to teach others to use Fatwire, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Flash, photo, audio
and video equipment, etc., will be key.
Since this is a new program, we are still working out the various duties and
tasks, so it is critical that the candidates be able to adapt to changing
situations.
As an officer of administration, each Fellow will be paid an annualized
salary of $27,000, and receive the University’s generous benefits package.
This fellowship runs from July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009. The positions are
open to both MS and MA graduates of the class of 2008.
TIMELINE:
Thursday, April 17, 2008, 3 p.m.: Online application form (short essay,
personal home page, relevant URLs, two faculty reference names) goes live at
http://columbianm.blogspot.com and http://deanstudents.blogsome.com
Monday, April 21, 10 p.m.: Application form closes.
Columbia J-School New Media Fellowships 2008-2009
We are pleased to announce the creation of two new, one-year fellowships for
members of the graduating class of 2008.
We will be hiring two New Media Fellows, who will work closely with both the
faculty and technology staff to continue and expand our intergration of new
media instuction throughout the curriculum. Reporting to Dean Sreenivasan,
in his role as head of the new media program, and other new media faculty,
the fellows will be part of the school’s academic affairs team.
Part-teaching assistants, part-technologists, the ideal candidates will be
smart journalists with terrific reporting, writing, editing and production
skills. They will also need an engaging classroom presence to help students
and professors alike navigate the world of new media journalism. The ability
to teach others to use Fatwire, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Flash, photo, audio
and video equipment, etc., will be key.
Since this is a new program, we are still working out the various duties and
tasks, so it is critical that the candidates be able to adapt to changing
situations.
As an officer of administration, each Fellow will be paid an annualized
salary of $27,000, and receive the University’s generous benefits package.
This fellowship runs from July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009. The positions are
open to both MS and MA graduates of the class of 2008.
Week of April 21 and April 28: Selection committee meets and selects
semi-final candidates; committee interviews semi-final candidates.
Week of April 28 or May 5: Fellows selected and confirmed.
July 1: Fellowship begins.
June 30, 2009: Fellowship ends.
Fill in the form at this link or use the form below.
