[ecrea] Law & Media Program Director (Yale Information Society Project)

> The Yale Information Society Project is now 
> accepting applications for a Law & Media Program 
> Director. The Yale Information Society Project 
> is an interdisciplinary center that studies the 
> implications of the Internet and new information 
> technologies for law and society.
> The Program Director should be an individual 
> interested in a career in teaching, practice, or 
> public service in an area of law and media such 
> as First Amendment law, communications law and 
> policy, intellectual property law, civil 
> liberties and new media, new media business 
> models for journalism, citizen journalism, 
> government transparency, and media studies generally.
> The Law & Media Program Director will report to 
> the ISP Executive Director and will have the 
> following responsibilities: helping to run the 
> Knight Law & Media Program at Yale Law School; 
> recruiting and coordinating students who become 
> Knight Law & Media Scholars; assisting with 
> fundraising and project development; taking 
> press calls on contemporary issues in law & 
> media; speaking in high profile venues on behalf 
> of the Yale ISP; and developing an individual 
> research agenda and publishing individual scholarship.
> The Program Director will also work with 
> students in the Media Freedom and Information 
> Access (MFIA) Clinic, which engages in impact 
> litigation to support a robust investigative 
> role for news organizations and to preserve the 
> public's right of access to information.  The 
> Program Director will help coordinate various 
> special events, such as freedom of information 
> boot camps, contribute to docket management, and 
> manage MFIA activities during the summer months.
> Applicants should hold a J.D. or a Ph.D. in a 
> media-related area.  The candidate should be an 
> excellent writer and 
> well-organized.  Familiarity with FOIA and 
> access issues is considered a plus, but not necessary.
> The Program Director will receive a salary 
> (negotiable) plus Yale University benefits. The 
> Program Director will be expected to be in 
> residence in New Haven and begin the appointment on or before August 1, 2011.
> Application materials should include the following:
> (1) A cover letter describing qualifications and 
> including a statement of the applicantâ??s scholarly or clinical research area;
> (2) A curriculum vitae;
> (3) A law school or graduate school transcript;
> (4) At least one sample of recent scholarly writing;
> (5) Two letters of recommendation.
> Applications must be postmarked no later than 
> March 25, 2011.  The new Law & Media Program 
> Director will be announced by the end of April 
> 2011.   For additional information please 
> contact Deborah Sestito at (deborah.sestito /at/ yale.edu).
> Application materials should be sent (in 
> electronic copy) to Deborah Sestito at (deborah.sestito /at/ yale.edu).

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Nico Carpentier (Phd)
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Vrije Universiteit Brussel - Free University of Brussels
Centre for Studies on Media and Culture (CeMeSO)
Pleinlaan 2 - B-1050 Brussels - Belgium
T: ++ 32 (0)2-629.18.56
F: ++ 32 (0)2-629.36.84
Office: 5B.401a
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