Working at MIT offers opportunities, an environment, a culture - and benefits - that just aren't found together anywhere else. If you're curious, motivated, want to be part of a unique community, and help shape the future - then take a look at this opportunity.


SENIOR EDITOR, Technology Review , to report on cybersecurity as a member of Technology Review's senior team of writers. Will cut through the misinformation that plagues this beat and break original news; understand and foresee how emerging technologies like 5G, machine learning, and IoT are changing the nature of cybersecurity threats; report on the economic, business, social, political, and geopolitical aspects of cybersecurity; and tell these complex stories in ways that people understand and care about.

Job Requirements

REQUIRED : six years of related experience and the knowledge and contacts that go with it; experience either on the cybersecurity beat or writing about these issues within another beat; and the ability to write about complex subjects in a clear, engaging, jargon-free way, making them accessible and meaningful to a wide audience of tech-savvy readers. Seek well-sourced technology journalist who is curious about new technologies, the people creating them, and the impacts they have; and by how technology shapes and is shaped by its social, political, and economic contexts. Must be able to find issues that truly matter and display a healthy skepticism of over-hyped "breakthroughs." Should care about finding the best way to tell each story; be willing to experiment with varied digital storytelling formats and different ways of connecting to audiences; and see yourself not just as a journalist, but also as a community builder and user-experience designer. Applications from non-journalist writers who are experts in their field will also be considered. Job #17124-10

2/12/19

MIT is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, ancestry, or national or ethnic origin.



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