Content Development Specialist

Job description / Role

Established in 2001 as a partnership between Cornell University and Qatar Foundation, WCM-Q is part of Weill Cornell Medicine in New York and shares its mission of dedication to excellence in education, patient care and research.

The first medical school in Qatar and a pioneer of coeducation at university level, WCM-Q offers an integrated program of pre-medical and medical studies leading to the Cornell University M.D. degree. Teaching is by Cornell and Weill Cornell faculty, including physicians at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) who hold Weill Cornell appointments.

WCM-Q is in its 17th year of operation and is seeking a candidate for Content Development Specialist.

Reporting to the Director of the Distributed e-Library, the Content Development Specialist is responsible for providing support and contributing to the Library’s vision to move beyond the traditional role of content curation to its creation.

The incumbent will be responsible for working with the library team members to develop various types of content in support of the department’s education and research mission, leading the content production of assigned outreach, marketing and website materials, participating in library led workshops, providing consultation support on topics such as effective writing for the web and a non-scientific audience, providing basic copy-editing services to faculty and researchers, working with clinicians to translate scientific evidence into consumer-friendly reports, providing supplementary content development support for other college initiatives as needed, serving as a liaison to the writing center and coordinating service lines as appropriate.

Requirements

The successful candidate is required to have a Bachelor’s degree in a related field, a minimum of 2 years professional editing and proofreading experience, with strong verbal/written English communication skills demonstrating a high degree of English fluency, strong time management skills, creative thinking and problem solving skills, and demonstrated knowledge of various writing styles, in particular scientific writing, writing for the online environment, and writing for the consumer. Advanced degree in a related field is preferred. Prior teaching experience, familiarity with graphic design, visualization tools, or related practices, and health sciences, biomedical research or healthcare fields would be seen as an asset.

Your application requires a CV, including the names and contact information for three references that agree to be contacted, as well as a covering letter. We encourage applicants to describe in their application how they feel they can contribute broadly to the goals of WCM-Q.

Candidates must be willing to relocate to Doha, Qatar for the duration of the appointment. Compensation will include a competitive salary with supplement for Foreign Service, housing and transportation.

Cornell University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action educator and employer.

The screening of applications will begin immediately and continue until suitable candidates are identified.

About the Company

Founded in 1898 and affiliated with what is now New York - Presbyterian Hospital (NYPH) since 1927, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) is one of the top-ranked clinical and medical research centers in the U.S. It is committed to excellence in research, teaching and patient care, and the advancement of the art and science of medicine.

In addition to the degree in medicine, Weill Cornell offers PhD programs in biomedical research and education at the Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences; a joint MD-MBA program with Cornell's Johnson School of Management; and a joint MD-PhD program with Rockefeller University and Sloan-Kettering Institute.