J-Source is seeking a new editor-in-chief

[This post has been updated] J-Source, the website for The Canadian Journalism Project, is seeking a new editor-in-chief as Ivor Shapiro, an associate professor at Ryerson University's School of Journalism and J-Source's founding editor, steps down. The new EIC will start in January.

The part-time job is said to involve about 10 hours a week (an estimate that most of us bloggers will look on with scepticism) would pay a maximum honourarium of $7,500 a year (it is new -- Shapiro did not receive it), provided by the Canadian Journalism Foundation. In fact, the project has so far been subsidized by Ryerson kicking free Shapiro to do the work (what is called a 'funded teaching release').

The job description is here.

"We call it a 'job description,' but the word job both overstates and understates the case." says Shapiro in a note on the site. "The post of EIC is, and will remain, a labour of love, demanding about 10 hours a week on average. As with the other editors and contributing editors, the EIC's work is an expression of commitment to the vision of a Web space offering news, commentary and help for journalists, and for those studying, teaching or following journalism in this country."

Shapiro will continue at Ryerson and remain involved with the Canadian Journalism Project as well as being chair of the ethics committee of the Canadian Association of Journalists.