Academic Associate – Survey Researcher

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Place Abstract: 

The Centre of Media, Know-how, and Democracy at McGill College is in search of functions for a full-time Tutorial Affiliate place with experience in conducting survey analysis on understanding and addressing the democratic harms of rising media applied sciences. The candidate shall be becoming a member of the Centre at a stimulating time of development and growth and can handle and assist drive a rising analysis agenda by way of overseeing and collaborating with analysis fellows, researchers, college students, and employees. 

The profitable applicant will:

• be a wonderful communicator and author, able to distilling advanced concepts into easy, accessible language for a variety of stakeholders;

• have printed within the space of knowledge ecosystem research and on understanding and addressing the democratic harms of rising media applied sciences, and be aware of the tutorial publishing course of;

• have intensive expertise working with survey knowledge, together with designing, accumulating, managing, sharing, and analyzing knowledge from a variety of survey designs;

• have intensive R and different relevant programming expertise.

The profitable utility could:

• Have the ability to talk successfully in French

Particular duties: 

Underneath the Path of the Centre for Media, Know-how, and Democracy management, the profitable candidate shall be anticipated to meet the next duties:

• Conduct and lead unique analysis into the knowledge ecosystem in Canada and comparable nations all over the world;

• Supervise and handle a staff of analysis assistants, PhD college students, and analysts to develop and ship a survey analysis agenda;

• Construct and develop profitable relationships with a various group of researchers, policy-makers, and stakeholders engaged on the knowledge ecosystem;

• Present common assist to the Centre’s analysis actions the place wanted. 

Contract Particulars

• This place is a full-time contract place for 2 (2) years, with risk of renewal. 

Wage

• The wage shall be commensurate with expertise and training degree.

Training

• PhD (in-progress or accomplished most well-liked) or; Grasp’s diploma in Communication Research, Media Research, Environmental Research, Economics, Public Coverage, Political Science, Sociology or cognate subject.

The next supporting paperwork are required:

• A canopy letter 

• Curriculum vitae

• The names and phone data of two references

We thank all candidates for his or her curiosity, nonetheless, solely candidates chosen for an interview shall be contacted.

McGill College is dedicated to fairness and variety inside its group and values educational rigour and excellence. We welcome and encourage functions from racialized individuals/seen minorities, ladies, Indigenous individuals, individuals with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and individuals of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, in addition to from all certified candidates with the talents and information to interact productively with various communities.

At McGill, analysis that displays various mental traditions, methodologies, and modes of dissemination and translation is valued and inspired. Candidates are invited to reveal their analysis affect each inside and throughout educational disciplines and in different sectors, reminiscent of authorities, communities, or trade.

McGill additional acknowledges and pretty considers the affect of leaves (e.g., household care or health-related) which will contribute to profession interruptions or slowdowns. Candidates are inspired to sign any go away that affected productiveness, or which will have had an impact on their profession path. This data shall be thought of to make sure the equitable evaluation of the candidate’s report.

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All certified candidates are inspired to use; nonetheless, in accordance with Canadian immigration necessities, Canadians and everlasting residents shall be given precedence.