Job Opportunities
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Assistant Director, Budget Planning and Finance
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is currently seeking an Assistant Director of Budget Planning. Reporting to the Director, the Assistant Director assists in the financial management structure and management of $40 million school operating budget, including significant non-tuition revenues (endowments and grants); oversees annual budget submission; produces monthly, quarterly, and project-based reports for various Columbia units as well as external sponsors and conducts quarterly and year-end close procedures; responsible for all accounting functions (payables, receivables, purchasing, and internal transfers); manages restricted and capital funds; and manages the overall budget tracking and reconciliation process through collaboration among Journalism departments.
A bachelor’s degree and/or its equivalent is required. Accounting or finance major strongly preferred. A minimum of 3 years of experience in accounting, preferably in higher education,
is required.
Co-Director, Brown Institute for Media Innovation
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is currently seeking a named professor who will also serve as the founding co-director of the Brown Institute for Media Innovation.
This position is funded by a recent gift from David and Helen Gurley Brown, who sought to inspire media innovation by providing an endowment to support this cooperative effort involving Columbia's Journalism School and Stanord University's School of Engineering.
The incumbent of the named professorship, as director of the Brown Institute, shall have a track record as an innovator in media and technology. This faculty member will be responsible for bridging the technology/content differences that often exist in the media world and classroom, as well as overseeing the work of the Institute.
The incumbent will work closely with Brown Institute colleagues at Stanford, as well as journalism and engineering faculty at Columbia.
Qualifications: A bachelor's degree is required; an advanced degree is preferred.
In addition, suitable candidates will have most or all of these attributes: a track record of participating in and/or managing successful projects involving median and/or engineering; a strong sense of the challenges and opportunities facing journalists in the digital age; an ability to communicate complex concepts to different consstituencies; a record of research in fields relevant to the Brown Institute; and an ability to teach graduate students at a major research university.
The position can be either tenure-track or professional-practice track, and is an open rank. The Journalism School is also open to the possibility of a joint appointment with another school at Columbia University.
Process: Applicants will be screened by a committee that includes faculty from Columbia Journalism School, the Fu Foundation of Engineering and Applied Science at Columbia, the Stanford co-director of the Institute, and outside advisors. The anticipated start date is July 1, 2012.
Grants Manager (Part-Time Position)
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is currently seeking a Grants Manager, on a part-time basis, who will report to the Assistant Dean of Development. In this role, the incumbent will establish a grants management program at the school and manage a grants portfolio, including but not limited to: advising and collaborating with faculty, finance, sponsored projects/research administration, and staff regarding grant requirements.
A bachelor’s degree and/or its equivalent is required, as well as a minimum of 3-5 years
related experience.
I.T. Business Analyst
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is currently seeking an I.T. Business Analyst. Reporting to the Director of Information Technology the incumbent will be responsible for identifying business and data challenges, finding opportunities to streamline existing technical procedures and identifying ways in which technology can leverage the strategy of the departments, assisting in the implementation and support of information technology solutions and serving the needs of the academic and administrative entities affiliated with the Graduate School of Journalism.
Areas of focus include assisting with the defined IT requirements for academic and administrative stakeholders. The incumbent will devise, assist and offer guidance to administration in implementing policies and procedures to maintain data availability, integrity, data sanitization, data lifecycle management and compliance to University guidelines. Responsible for the further strategy, development and support of J-School data driven projects and document repositories across all constituents; organizes information by creating databases, reports, and queries for other team members; provides colleagues with support and training for creating their own reports and queries as needed.
A bachelor’s degree and/or its equivalent is required, as well as a minimum of 2 years
related experience.
Manager of Broadcast and Multimedia Services
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is currently seeking a Manager of Broadcast and Multimedia Services. Reporting to the assistant dean of technology, the incumbent plans and oversees the implementation and maintenance of all broadcast and multimedia technologies serving the needs of the academic and administrative entities affiliated with the Graduate School of Journalism.
He/she will set direction and vision for technology evolution of radio and television broadcast facilities; research technologies and partner with members of faculty and administration to plan and specify future enhancements to broadcast technology infrastructure and capabilities; foster technical team development; set policies and manage technical staff responsible for broadcast technology support, multimedia support and equipment room operations; work with the assistant dean of technology and the technical staff to develop annual budget and oversee the portion of the budget that deals with broadcast and multimedia equipment.
A bachelor’s degree and/or its equivalent is required, as well as a minimum of 4 years
related experience.