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Staff Reporter

Publication or Company  The Chronicle of Higher Education
Industry  Internet/Online/New Media, Newspapers
Job Duration Full Time
Job Location Washington, DC
Job Requirements The Chronicle of Higher Education seeks an enterprising and experienced reporter to cover the world of graduate education and the students who aspire to be part of the next generation of college faculty.

This reporter will cover all aspects of graduate life, including students' training and education, workplace conditions, job prospects, and career paths. The person also will examine the track records of graduate programs, including on student retention and job placement.

The Chronicle is looking for an engaging storyteller who can expertly navigate the academic world and write with an insider's knowledge of graduate education. A Ph.D. or personal experience in graduate school is a big plus. He or she must also have a demonstrated ability to meet deadlines, write with authority and clarity, and generate strong story ideas, framed for a national audience.

The Chronicle is independently owned and based in Washington, D.C. Our pay is commensurate with experience, and our benefits are among the best in the business including 24 paid vacation days a year. The Chronicle is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We employ about 70 writers, editors, and correspondents. Our weekly print edition has more than 300,000 readers, and our daily Web site receives 1.7-million unique visitors a month.

If this sounds like the place you want to make your mark, send a cover letter, resume, and five clips to: Editorialposition@chronicle.com

No phone calls, please.

The Chronicle is an equal-opportunity employer.
About Our Company The Chronicle of Higher Education produces two newspapers and three Web sites as well as newsletters and events. The Chronicle of Higher Education (Chronicle.com) has been published since 1966 and is the leading source of news, information, and jobs for college and university faculty members and administrators. It has a print readership of more than 315,000 and Web traffic of more than 12 million page views a month. The Chronicle of Philanthropy (Philanthropy.com) is the newspaper of the nonprofit world with a print readership of more than 110,000 and Web traffic of more than 1.2 million page views a month. Arts & Letters Daily (aldaily.com) is a highly regarded guide to online articles about culture and ideas.The Chronicle is an Equal Opportunity Employer.