International Center for Journalists (ICFJ)
Beijing, China
Application Deadline: July 31, 2025
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Job Description
The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C., seeks to contract an international co-director and a faculty member for the Global Business Journalism Program at Beijing’s Tsinghua University – China’s most prestigious university. The international co-director will run the program alongside the Chinese co-director, beginning in February 2026. The faculty member will teach courses on general and business reporting to graduate students during the August 2025 to December 2025 semester or the February 2026 to June 2026 semester. Applicants may apply for either or both positions. The deadline for applications is July 31, 2025.
Job Qualifications
- Minimum of five years of experience covering business or economics for a globally recognized media outlet.
- Experience teaching at the university level and/or training professional journalists.
- Master’s degree or higher required.
- Experience managing projects and personnel.
- Experience working internationally, ideally in China or elsewhere in Asia.
- Multimedia, social media and data journalism skills strongly preferred.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Fluency in English.
- Outstanding interpersonal skills; ability to work collaboratively with Chinese and international administrators and faculty; ability to motivate the best work from students.
