Media Analyst
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About The Position
The Vanderbilt Television News Archive (TVNA) at the Vanderbilt Libraries is seeking a Media Analyst for a one-year term to enhance the integration of its collection of broadcast and cable television news into academic research and teaching. This role is pivotal in facilitating advanced computational analysis of trends and patterns in television news programming, particularly in relation to other media forms such as newspapers, radio, magazines, and social media. The Media Analyst will work within a collaborative environment dedicated to supporting academic excellence and fostering innovation through advanced data management techniques and technologies. In this position, the Media Analyst will design and execute media studies utilizing machine learning, qualitative analysis, and natural language processing on various formats of the TV News Archive, including text transcripts and audio or video content. The analyst will also be responsible for organizing and leading presentations, workshops, and training sessions to demonstrate the applications of the TVNA to coursework across social sciences, humanities, and natural sciences. Establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships with data scientists, AI researchers, and faculty in communications and media studies will be essential to stay at the forefront of multimodal media analysis. Additionally, the Media Analyst will provide insights and feedback to the TVNA staff regarding the development of new tools and services that meet the evolving needs of media researchers. Contributing to the collection development strategy at the Vanderbilt Libraries will ensure that the TVNA's offerings align with current academic and research trends. The analyst will represent the TVNA at academic conferences and seminars, enhancing its visibility and utility in the field of media studies, and will regularly present at scholarly conferences and publish both peer-reviewed and non-peer-reviewed papers on media analysis.
