Received: from frosty.irss.unc.edu (frosty.irss.unc.edu [152.2.32.82]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with SMTP id FAA18519 for ; Thu, 22 May 1997 05:26:58 -0600 (MDT) Received: (from cassell@localhost) by frosty.irss.unc.edu (8.6.12/8.6.10) id HAA23963; Thu, 22 May 1997 07:25:53 -0400 Date: Thu, 22 May 1997 07:25:52 -0400 (EDT) From: Jim Cassell To: Sociology Graduate Student Discussion Subject: job posting/Washington Post (fwd) Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE FYI - Jim ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~= ~~ James Cassell Institute for Research in Social Scien= ce e-mail: cassell@irss.unc.edu University of North Caroli= na Ph: 919/962-0782 Fx: 919/962-4777 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-33= 55 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~= ~~ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 21 May 1997 19:48:45 -0400 (EDT) From: Rich Morin To: por@frosty.irss.unc.edu Subject: job posting/Washington Post Job Opening: The Washington Post=20 =20 =20 The Washington Post is looking for a smart, experienced survey researcher to work in its two-person newsroom polling unit. The person we=92re looking for would work for Richard Morin, director o= f polling for the newsroom. She or he would help write survey questionnaires, analyze survey data, work with reporters and editors on poll stories, oversee the preparation of survey graphics as well as handle some administrative and clerical tasks related to Post polling projects. This is a full-time position in the newsroom. And while it's=92 not a reporting position, the person who fills this job should be a good writer and will be encouraged to write for the paper on an occasional basis. High energy and a creative intelligence are a must. Applicants should be comfortable working with numbers and working with people. Experience and/or formal academic training in polling is essential; a background in the social sciences (particularly political science, sociology or psychology) would be useful.=20 Applicants also should be computer literate and familiar with one or more of the commonly used statistical software packages such as SPSS or SAS, and have a working knowledge of at least one spreadsheet and word processing program. This is a terrific job at an important newspaper that serves one of the most interesting and livable metropolitan areas in the world.=20 Applicants should send a letter with resume by mail or e-mail to:=20 =20 Richard Morin Director of Polling The Washington Post 1150 15th St. NW Washington, D.C. 20071=20 e-mail address: morinr@clark.net +----------------------------------------------+ | Richard Morin morinr@clark.net | | The Washington Post 202 334-7331 (voice) | | 1150 15th St. NW 496-3544 (fax) | | Washington, D.C. 20071 | +----------------------------------------------+