[Air-l] research chair at Ryerson University

[Greg Elmer]

Hi folks,

Please feel free to circulate this ad. We're looking for a Full, Assoc, or possibly an advanced assistant prof. to fill this research chair -- though please interpret the job description broadly, we will likely revise it later this summer. We will be accepting applications until the position is filled.

Please email me offlist if you have any questions.

Greg Elmer


Velma Rogers Graham Research Chair in News Media and Technology
School of Journalism

The Faculty of Communication & Design at Ryerson University is seeking candidates for the newly created Velma Rogers Graham Research Chair in News Media and Technology. The establishment of this prestigious Chair, one of two Chairs endowed by Ted and Loretta Rogers, reflects their commitment to support interdisciplinary media research and innovative graduate programming in the communications field. The appointment is intended to contribute to the Faculty’s objective of expanding the scope of its research in journalism
 practice and media analysis. To this end, the Chair is expected to bring to the University an outstanding research program that addresses the relationship of journalism and news gathering to new and evolving communication and information technologies and the new economic models emerging from them. We seek an individual who will build upon a record of published research to produce studies that examine the impact of emerging new electronic technologies on our understanding of what news is and how it is gathered and transmitted. Relevant research areas in this context might include ownership of and access to intellectual property; censorship and the control of information; the Canadian news industry and infrastructure; the impact of technology on news gathering and dissemination; technology trends in the Canadian news industry; privacy and related legal issues affected by the new technologies; and the transforming influence of technology and media convergence on newspaper opera
tion, international reportage and journalistic investigation. It is expected that in the course of this research the Chair will develop linkages with other research initiatives. The Chair, appointed for a five-year renewable term, carries with it a permanent full-time position in the School of Journalism and is viewed as an integral component of current and future graduate programs housed within the . The Chair will acquire external funding to conduct innovative research, spearhead interdisciplinary research initiatives and supervise graduate students in addition to teaching a one-term undergraduate and one-term graduate course annually. 

Qualifications 

The successful candidate will have a strong national or international research profile and a demonstrated ability to promote research activity, attract research funding and mentor other researchers. Preferred qualifications include experience in postgraduate teaching and supervision and a background in either journalism or 
social sciences. A background in journalism would include professional experience as a journalist, research in journalism or related professions/disciplines, or a thorough knowledge of journalism as a discipline and profession. Candidates will normally possess a Ph.D. in a suitable discipline (e.g., Journalism, Economics, Social Science, History, etc.) and academic qualifications and research accomplishments commensurate with appointment at the rank of Associate or Full Professor. 

Applications will include: 

*	a curriculum vitae, 
*	copies of a minimum of 3 peer-reviewed publications that represent the candidate’s most significant lifetime research contributions, 
*	a letter outlining a proposed research plan, 
*	and the name sand contact information of 5 individuals familiar with the candidate’s previous research accomplishments. 


Correspond to the: 

Office of the Dean,
Faculty of Communication & Design,
350 Victoria Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5B 2K3
Tel: 416-97
9-5012. 

Review of applications is ongoing and will continue until the position is filled. 

Ryerson University has an employment equity program and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities and women. Members of designated groups are encouraged to self-identify. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.




Greg Elmer, PhD
Bell Globemedia Research Chair
Rogers Communications Centre/School of Radio-TV Arts 
Ryerson University
350 Victoria Street, Toronto, Ontario
Canada      M5B 2K3
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