[Commlist] Canada Impact + Research Chair in Disinformation, AI, and Public Trust

Miranda Campbell is writing to share an opportunity in the School of 
Journalism <https://www.torontomu.ca/journalism/> at The Creative School 
<https://www.torontomu.ca/the-creative-school/> for a potential Canada 
Impact + Research Chair position in the area of Disinformation, AI, and 
Public Trust.

Job posting is available here 
<https://hr.cf.torontomu.ca/ams/faculty/preview.cfm?posting_id=558451>, 
with an application deadline of February 21, 2026.

Canada Impact+ Research Chairs 
<https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-plus-chairs/program-details/competition/2026/apply.html>is 
a one-time program designed to support institutions in attracting 
world-leading researchers to address critical national and global 
challenges, emphasizing both research excellence and tangible impact. In 
collaboration with TMU, the successful candidate will develop the 
Impact+**Chairs program application for the June 29, 2026 deadline. 
Impact+ Chairs are tenable for eight-years, with a possibility for a 
four-year funded extension, at 50% of the original award value, with 
maximum award values of $1 million or $500,000 per year, and 
institutional supports to advance transformative projects, build 
exceptional research teams, and collaborate with partners across sectors 
and borders.

For more details on eligibility requirements, visit the Government of 
Canada’s Program Information 
<https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-plus-chairs/program-details/competition/2026/apply.html#11> 
page.

Expatriate Canadians wishing to relocate to Canada are encouraged to apply.

As part of this process, TMU is running an internal competition to 
identify a small number of applications it will advance to the federal 
level. The process begins with the current application stage and 
proceeds through several competitive levels of review, including at the 
departmental, faculty, university, and national levels.

The Canada Impact+ Research Chair positions are tenured faculty 
positions with no required teaching duties. At the conclusion of these 
appointments, the successful candidates will continue in their tenured 
position with regular duties of a faculty member.

Conditional upon a successful nomination and subject to final budgetary 
approval, the successful candidate will be appointed to a tenured 
position at the rank of Associate Professor or Full Professor, with an 
anticipated start date between September 2026 and July 2027. Rank and 
salary will be commensurate with qualifications.


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