This position has been deemed critical by the School of Humanities and Sciences Dean’s Office and is exempt from the hiring freeze.
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Department/Program Description:
Big Local News, situated in the journalism program in the Department of Communication at Stanford, allows journalists – whether freelancers, reporters from one company or collaborators across multiple news organizations – to share data and work together as they report out stories. Our work is designed to be journalist-driven and transformative, to help find solutions for local newsrooms’ ability to produce accountability journalism and create impact. The Stanford Journalism program’s mission is to serve the public’s need for facts in a just, self-governed society. We develop tools to make it easier to discover important stories and lower the cost of accountability journalism through better use of data and algorithms. We aim to be pioneers in the field of computational journalism, partnering with media and technology companies and with faculty and students from the social sciences and engineering.
Position Summary: The Department of Communication is seeking a Data Analyst 1. The Data Analyst 1 will work under general supervision of the director of Big Local News within the department and conduct data collection, analysis and training in service of Big Local News’ mission of supporting local journalism and partnering where applicable with researchers on data analyses for that purpose.
This is a 95% FTE, 2-year fixed-term exempt position. This position will be based on the Stanford campus and will be considered for an option of telecommuting (hybrid of working on-site and off-site), subject to operational need.
If you believe that this opportunity is a match for your knowledge, skills and abilities, we encourage you to apply. Thank you for considering employment opportunities with the School of Humanities and Sciences.
CORE DUTIES:
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Bachelor's degree and one year of experience or a combination of education and relevant experience. Experience in a quantitative discipline such as economics, finance, statistics, or engineering.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
WORKING CONDITIONS:
The expected pay range for this position is $80,148.00 to $99,773.00 per annum. The actual pay will be prorated based on the 95% FTE.
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