{"id":21423,"date":"2019-01-02T14:32:41","date_gmt":"2019-01-02T19:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mediastorm.com\/blog\/?p=21423"},"modified":"2019-01-02T14:32:41","modified_gmt":"2019-01-02T19:32:41","slug":"job-alert-stanford-storytelling-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mediastorm.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/02\/job-alert-stanford-storytelling-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Job Alert: Stanford Storytelling Project"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Stanford University is seeking a full-time Lecturer for the Stanford Storytelling Project<\/a>. This will be a two year fixed-term appointment beginning\u00a0August 1, 2019 \u2013 July 31, 2021, with the possibility of re-appointment<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Stanford Storytelling Project (SSP) is an arts program that teaches students how to use story craft and practices to create personal and social change. The program sponsors courses, workshops, grants, and a live event series that give students an opportunity to appreciate the way stories work, work on us, and can work for us. SSP explores all forms of stories, from myth to memoir, in all kinds of media, from print to performance, and produces two podcasts that feature the research and creative work of the Stanford community.<\/span><\/p>\n

The SSP Lecturer will offer instruction in oral, audio, and\/or multimedia storytelling craft in a variety of settings across the university and will support the activities and initiatives of SSP.\u00a0There are three areas of responsibility: (1) teaching, (2) mentoring, and (3) managing podcast production and undergraduate grant program.<\/b>\u00a0The SSP Lecturer will develop and teach 2-3 courses per year in oral, audio, and multimedia forms of storytelling in nonfiction genres such as memoir, documentary, and the essay, and as well as design and deliver stand-alone workshops in courses across the curriculum. They will closely mentor grant recipients, SSP student staff, and other students in narrative craft, practices, and media production. Finally, the SSP Lecturer will act as Managing Editor of SSP\u2019s student-produced podcasts, overseeing all aspects of the production process, from initial show development through distribution, and supervise the small, undergraduate grant program.<\/span><\/p>\n

Though these duties largely correspond to the academic year, there are also some program and planning duties in the summer months. The SSP Lecturer reports to the Stanford Storytelling Project Manager.<\/span><\/p>\n

Qualifications:<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Applicants should hold an advanced degree (Ph.D. preferred) <\/b>in a field focused on narrative craft such as Documentary Studies, Oral History, Journalism, Creative Nonfiction, or English.\u00a0They should have at least two years of experience teaching university-level courses in producing nonfiction stories in print or non-print media<\/b>; these might be courses in documentary production, creative nonfiction, or in other fields that concentrate on narrative theory, craft, and practices to produce creative work.\u00a0Applicants should also have at least two years of experience making long-form, nonfiction audio or mixed media stories<\/b>\u00a0for radio, podcast, or the web. Finally, they should have demonstrated knowledge of oral and audio storytelling forms, trends, and programs, an understanding of pedagogy in teaching narrative craft, and the organizational and leadership skills to manage the production of podcasts such as SSP\u2019s State of the Human.<\/span><\/p>\n

Application Instructions:<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

To learn more about the Stanford Storytelling Project, visit the website at\u00a0http:\/\/storytelling.stanford.edu<\/span><\/a>. If you have questions about the Storytelling Project or the position, write to Jonah Willihnganz,\u00a0jonahw@stanford.edu<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0To apply and to view a more detailed job description, please follow the instructions found at:\u00a0<\/b>http:\/\/apply.interfolio.com\/58826<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Please submit\u00a0a letter of application<\/b>\u00a0outlining your experience and interests in teaching and practicing the craft of storytelling (especially in nonprint, nonfiction forms),\u00a0curriculum vitae<\/b>, three letters of reference<\/b>, and\u00a0a teaching philosophy statement<\/b>\u00a0to Jonah Willihnganz, Director, Stanford Storytelling Project. For full consideration of an application, all required materials must be uploaded to Interfolio. Deadline for applications is 11:59 p.m. PST,\u00a0February 1, 2019.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Stanford University is seeking a full-time Lecturer for the Stanford Storytelling Project. This will be a two year fixed-term appointment beginning\u00a0August 1, 2019 \u2013 July 31, 2021, with the possibility of re-appointment. The Stanford Storytelling Project (SSP) is an arts program that teaches students how to use story craft and practices to create personal and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mediastorm-announcements","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mediastorm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21423","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mediastorm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mediastorm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediastorm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediastorm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21423"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediastorm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21423\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21426,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediastorm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21423\/revisions\/21426"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mediastorm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediastorm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21423"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediastorm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}