University of Florida: Professor/Knight Chair in Journalism and Technology
The University of Florida’s College of Journalism and Communications invites applications for the Knight Chair in Journalism and Technology. We are seeking journalism professionals with extensive experience working at the intersection of technology, innovation and the future of journalism. This is an opportunity to do groundbreaking work developing actionable ideas to help journalism survive and thrive in the next technological age. This is a 9-month position that is tenurable upon hire.
The Knight Chair will be a leader both for the College and in the national discussion about journalism technology, especially emerging issues regarding AI, social media, mis/disinformation and the role of journalism in a democracy. The Chair will be an advocate for exploring the technological advances that will benefit our students and the industry at large. A successful candidate will have experience in one or more of these areas: interactive journalism, artificial intelligence and other technology as reporting and/or engagement tools, user experience, content design or a similar related field.