Northwestern University has opened a search for a director of health promotion and wellness who will "advance social justice."
Among the director's responsibilities will be holding workshops and training sessions for students, faculty, and staff on "current priority health behavior areas."
Programs under the director's purview will include the "Wildcat Welcome (New Student Orientation) True Northwestern Dialogue programs." The orientation requires students to complete an online course called "Haven," which instructs them on "challenging the [cultural] behaviors and attitudes, which support individuals in perpetrating violence; this includes rape supportive and sexist language, rigid attitudes and beliefs about sexuality and gender, and a lack of active bystanders."
The "health promotion" and wellness position comes with a reported salary of a minimum of $57,068 and a midpoint of $76,090.
The university's talent acquisition office did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
Northwestern is also searching for a full-time faculty member "with expertise in media coverage of sexual and gender minorities" to teach at its Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications starting in the summer of fall of 2018.
"Academic candidates will be expected to conduct and publish innovative research and also engage in thought leadership on gender minorities, sexuality, and media," according to the job posting. The position is also open to journalists with a background covering those issues.
The instructor will teach at both the undergraduate and graduate level.
Charles Whitaker, Medill's associate dean, said in a press release, "It's the first time, as far as we know, that a top journalism school at a major university has established an endowed chair focused on media coverage of gender and sexual minorities."
Northwestern is the nation's only university ranked in the top 20 to offer an undergraduate degree in journalism.
The University of Oregon's journalism school is in the process of updating its program to increase focus on "gender, diversity, and ethics.