The University of Iowa is seeking a booster — for its bookstore. UI is looking to hire a marketing coordinator. The right person will put together marketing and advertising campaigns for the University Book Store & Hawk Shop. If you’re fairly new to the marketing field, with one to two years’ experience, this job could…

Transition magazine has long given voice to black thought from perspectives as diverse and global as Chinua Achebe, Spike Lee and Killah Priest. As the magazine nears its 50th anniversary this year, the latest issue offers a fresh take on the “black-Jewish” dialogue. Titled “Blacks, Jews, and Black Jews,” issue 105 explores the relationship between…

A “Miracle” has netted Spike Lee a windfall. A Paris court has ordered a French TV station to pay Spike Lee 1 million euros (about $1.4 million) for failing to distribute his World War II-era film, Miracle at St. Anna. The award was part of a total judgment of more than 30 million euros against…

The “green” revolution is now. Blu Homes is seeking a process engineer to help in its development of ecologically responsible homes. The person in this San Francisco-based position will help ensure that all materials and processes used to manufacture Blu’s prefabricated houses are environmentally sound as well as cost-effective. The ideal candidate has at least…

“I’m no prostitute!” That’s the assertion being made by the hotel maid at the center of the Dominique Strauss-Kahn sex assault case. She has now hit the New York Post with a libel suit for reporting that she made a habit of trading sex for cash. The maid filed suit Tuesday against the Post and…

Are you good at producing powerful digital campaigns promoting products or services? Dow Jones Local Media Group, based in Middletown, N.Y., is seeking an interactive marketing services producer. Located just north of New York City, this subsidiary of Dow Jones & Co. is looking for a candidate who can plan and execute interactive marketing efforts…

If you have an eye for details and a love for diesel and you live in and around Michigan City, Ind., check out this job posting by Tandem Transport Corp. Tandem Transport is hiring a diesel service adviser. The right person will be able to ensure that Tandem’s diesel-truck business is well-maintained and operating smoothly…

A key nutrient found in milk may help reduce the risk of diabetes, the incidence of which among African Americans is almost twice that of whites. Milk is fortified with vitamin D, a supplement that researchers at Tufts Medical Center in Boston have found may help prevent diabetes in people at high risk of developing…

Make sure folks get paid as a payroll manager at a hospital in Washington State. Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle is looking for someone to head up its payroll department. The ideal candidate is an analytical multitasker who can make sure the payroll unit operates effectively while also setting customer service and quality-assurance goals…

“Yup, there’s an app for that — and I can build it.” If this is your truth, tech company Celerity is looking for you. Become an iPhone mobile apps developer at Celerity’s Tysons Corner, Va., offices. The successful candidate will be a creative techie with at least five years of IT development experience and one…