About the Department
The University of Chicago Law School occupies a unique niche among this country's premier law schools. Located on a residential campus in one of America's great cities, UChicago Law offers a rigorous and interdisciplinary professional education that blends the study of law with the humanities, the social sciences, and the natural sciences. Students, faculty, and staff form a small, tightly knit community devoted to the life of the mind.
The Communications Office is responsible for promoting the Law School in every way, including all print and digital communications of the Law School. The Communications Office produces several print publications, manages the digital and social media presence of the Law School, handles event communications and email templates, works with digital and print signage, and collaborates with faculty and staff around the Law School on public relations, media relations, and issues management.
Job Summary
The Managing Editor, Faculty Journals leads the editorial, review, and production processes for the Law School’s two faculty journals, the Journal of Legal Studies and the Journal of Law and Economics. Reporting to the Law School’s Assistant Dean for Communications, this position works closely with the journals’ faculty editors in all aspects of peer review, including maintaining databases and managing workflow. The Managing Editor serves as the liaison between editors and authors, editors and reviewers, Law School and Graduate School of Business editors and Law and Economics program directors, and the University of Chicago Press. The position also supervises a staff Production Manager and freelance copyeditors and typesetters.
Responsibilities
Minimum Qualifications
Education:
Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.
Work Experience:
Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 7+ years of work experience in a related job discipline.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience:
Preferred Competencies
Application Documents
When applying, the document(s) MUST be uploaded via the My Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of the application.
Job Family
Communications
Role Impact
Individual Contributor
FLSA Status
Exempt
Pay Frequency
Monthly
Scheduled Weekly Hours
37.5
Benefits Eligible
Yes
Drug Test Required
No
Health Screen Required
No
Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required
No
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About the Department
The University of Chicago Law School occupies a unique niche among this country's premier law schools. Located on a residential campus in one of America's great cities, UChicago Law offers a rigorous and interdisciplinary professional education that blends the study of law with the humanities, the social sciences, and the natural sciences. Students, faculty, and staff form a small, tightly knit community devoted to the life of the mind.
The Communications Office is responsible for promoting the Law School in every way, including all print and digital communications of the Law School. The Communications Office produces several print publications, manages the digital and social media presence of the Law School, handles event communications and email templates, works with digital and print signage, and collaborates with faculty and staff around the Law School on public relations, media relations, and issues management.
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