Job Details

The Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship provides an opportunity for a woman journalist working in the print, broadcast or Internet media to spend an academic year in a tailored program that combines access to MIT’s Center for International Studies and other Boston-area universities and two media companies, The Boston Globe and The New York Times. With this flexible structure, the fellow will have opportunities to pursue academic research as well as hone her journalistic skills covering topics related to human rights and social justice.

Research
As a research associate in residence at the Center for International Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the Fellow will have access to a broad range of courses, seminars, working groups and other programs at MIT and several other area universities, including Harvard, Tufts and Boston University. She will also be encouraged to present her work to faculty and graduate students in open seminars.

Reporting
Depending on her qualifications and interests, the Fellow may spend time at The Boston Globe or The New York Times. The companies will provide access to their networks of U.S. print and broadcast journalists and professional contacts, as well as their Boston, New York, Washington, DC, and United Nations bureaus.

The fellow will also have a key role in the Elizabeth Neuffer Forum on Human Rights and Journalism, a program scheduled each May.

Applicants
A successful applicant will:
* be dedicated to a career in journalism in the print, broadcast or Internet media (freelancers are eligible to apply)
* be committed to coverage of human rights and social justice
* describe how the fellowship will be a transformative experience for her career
* have three or more years of journalism experience
* have excellent written and verbal English skills

The fellowship will run from September 2009 - May 2010. Deadline is April 15, 2009.

Questions? Contact us at neuffer@iwmf.org or go to http://www.iwmf.org/subcatdetail.aspx?sc=neufferfaq for more information and application forms.