Johnston Press Chair in Digital Journalism
Individual professorial contract

This is an outstanding opportunity to inform digital developments at one of the UK’s leading regional newspaper groups, and make a major contribution to research and the body of knowledge in this emerging field.

Johnston Press is funding a Chair at the Department of Journalism at the University of Central Lancashire in Preston, to investigate emerging digital applications that will be key to the future of both the company and the journalism industry at large. Much of the research will be applied and will focus on new approaches and methods for content acquisition, production and dissemination.

The fruits of this partnership will be relevant, accessible and forward-looking analysis as well as materials for academic publication, curriculum development, knowledge transfer and further research.

You will have extensive experience of cutting-edge research and development in digital applications for factual content creation and dissemination, particularly within the field of journalism, both within the UK and/or internationally.

For informal discussions, please contact Mike Ward, the Head of Journalism, on 01772 894731.

Reference Number 511A-25-11
Closing Date: 6 January 2006 at 4pm.

See the following at http://www.uclan.ac.uk/other/hr/jobs/external.htm#511
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