Assistant Professor - Social Sciences and Digital Technologies
Job
The Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy in the Faculty of Arts & Science at the University of Toronto invites applications for a full-time tenure stream position in the area of Social Sciences and Digital Technologies. The appointment will be at the rank of Assistant Professor, with an expected start date of July 1, 2025. The successful candidate will also hold an Endowed Professorship for a three-year term, renewable following a favourable review. Applicants must have earned a PhD degree in any relevant Social Science field by the time of appointment, or shortly thereafter, with a clearly demonstrated record of research and teaching excellence in the area of information controls, data sciences, and digital accountability research. The position is open to a range of disciplines including but not limited to information studies, communications, sociology, political science, area studies, and law. The successful candidate will be expected to pursue innovative and independent research at the highest international level, and to establish an outstanding, competitive, and externally funded research program. Candidates must have a demonstrable interest in applied research and policy, along with interest in working with multi-disciplinary research teams. The Munk School seeks a scholar whose research and teaching interests complement and enhance one or more of our existing strengths. The committee especially welcomes scholars who focus on the impact of digitalization on democratic theory, institutions and/or practices, the changing world order, or the political economy of innovation with a demonstrated track record of working in cross disciplinary teams, and a strong research portfolio that intersects with human rights, online repression, information controls, and digital security. The successful candidate will be expected to be a part of the Citizen Lab, an interdisciplinary laboratory based at the Munk School focusing on advanced research and development at the intersection of digital media, global security, and human rights. The committee will be searching for applicants whose research integrates with the Citizen Lab’s resources, existing areas of research, and global network.
Initiator(s):
University of Toronto
Deadline: 07.01.2025
Start date: 01.07.2025
Location: Toronto, Canada
Post created by: Lymor Wolf Goldstein