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Department:
School of Communication
Time Type:
Part time
Job Type:
Temporary (Fixed Term)
FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt
Work Modality:
Union:
Excluded
Job Description:
Summary:
Reporters/researchers in the Investigative Reporting Workshop (IRW)
will work with publishing partners on a variety of subjects.
Subjects include, but are not limited to, immigration, public
health, and law enforcement. IRW Interns report directly to the
Executive Editor of the IRW, and will interact with other staff,
students, faculty, and consultants of the IRW.
Essential Functions:
- Support IRW’s investigations: Contribute to one or more
investigative reports; Request and gather public information;
Develop journalistic stories.
Handle daily data work for the various data-driven journalism
projects within the IRW; Check the accuracy and validity of data
analysis used in projects; Clean and analyze received data.
Other duties as assigned.
Competencies:
- Acquiring and Analyzing Information.
- Prioritizing and Organizing.
- Displaying Creativity.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:
- Part-time.
- 15 - 20 hours per week.
- This is a temporary part-time position.
- Continuation of the program/position is contingent upon
external funding.
Salary Range:
Required Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
- 1 - 3 years of relevant experience.
Other Duties:
- Please note this job description is not designed to cover or
contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or
responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.
Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with
or without notice.
Benefits
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Other Details
- Hiring offers for this position are contingent on successful
completion of a background check.
- Employees in staff positions at American University must
deliver their services to the university from either the District
of Columbia, Maryland, or Virginia, or perform work on-site at the
university.
- Please note this job announcement is not designed to cover or
contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or
responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.
Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time
with or without notice.
- American University is an
E-Verify employer.
Current American University Employees
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University, please log into Workday and select the Find Jobs report
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