Pulse & Praxis Journal: Editorial and Reviewer Team

Position Title: Pulse & Praxis: Editorial and Reviewer Team

Location: National Centre for Critical Infrastructure Protection, Security and Resilience (NC-CIPSeR), Carleton University, Ottawa, ON (Remote opportunities available)

Position Type: Volunteer/Contractual

Duration: 12 months with the possibility of extension

About the Role

Pulse & Praxis: The Journal for Critical Infrastructure Protection, Security, and Resilience is looking for dedicated volunteers to join our Editorial and Reviewer Teams. As an emerging, open-access journal hosted on Carleton University’s Open Journal Systems platform, we rely on a network of contributors who bring subject-matter expertise, fresh perspectives, and commitment to scholarly excellence.

Whether you’re interested in shaping the editorial direction of the journal or providing constructive peer reviews, this is a unique opportunity to contribute to a growing publication at the intersection of research, policy, and practice.

Note: This is currently a volunteer position. However, as the journal secures grants and funding opportunities, there may be potential to provide modest stipends to support these roles in the future.

Why It Matters

The strength of any scholarly journal rests on the quality and integrity of its editorial and peer review process. In the fast-moving and interconnected field of critical infrastructure protection, ensuring rigorous, fair, and timely evaluation of research is essential.

By volunteering as part of the Editorial or Reviewer Team, you help shape the standards of scholarship in a space that directly influences Canada’s preparedness and resilience. Your contributions ensure that published work is not only academically sound, but also relevant to practitioners and policymakers making decisions on cybersecurity, climate adaptation, emergency management, and national security.

This role matters because it upholds trust in the journal, fosters collaboration across sectors, and ensures that actionable knowledge is shared with those who need it most.

Responsibilities

• Editorial Team Members
• Support the Editor-in-Chief in setting journal priorities and special issue themes.
• Provide advice on submissions, reviewer recruitment, and editorial decisions.
• Promote the journal within professional and academic networks.
• Contribute to plain-language summaries or thematic issue planning.
• Reviewers
• Conduct double-blind peer reviews of submitted manuscripts.
• Provide constructive, evidence-based feedback to authors.
• Assess submissions for originality, methodological quality, relevance, and contribution to the field.
• Commit to reviewing 1–3 manuscripts per year.

Qualifications

• Graduate-level training, professional expertise, or lived experience relevant to critical infrastructure, national security, governance, resilience, or related fields.
• Strong analytical and writing skills.
• Commitment to fairness, integrity, and constructive feedback.
• Familiarity with academic publishing or peer review is an asset (training and guidance provided).
• Bilingual (English/French) an asset.

What You’ll Gain

• Direct involvement in shaping Canada’s first journal dedicated to critical infrastructure protection, security, and resilience.
• Experience with editorial and peer review processes.
• Professional recognition and networking with leaders in academia, government, and industry.
• The opportunity to strengthen your CV or academic service record.

Steps to the Application Process

Joining NC-CIPSeR is a structured and supportive process designed to set you up for success. From your initial application through to orientation and project assignment, each step is intentional—ensuring you understand our mission, meet foundational requirements, and are fully prepared to contribute meaningfully. Once completed, you’ll be matched with a mentor and begin your journey on a project that aligns with your skills and interests. This process helps us maintain a high standard of engagement, professionalism, and impact across everything we do.

• Application
• References check
• Privacy & Confidentiality, Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy and Guidelines
• AODA training (online and free)
• Workplace training (online and free)
• Volunteer Agreement – tailored and signed (only after all other admin has been completed)
• Volunteer Orientation
• Mentor Assigned and Project Assigned

To Apply

To get started, please complete our application form through the NC-CIPSeR Application Portal. Be sure to select Pulse & Praxis Journal: Editorial and Reviewer Team as the position of interest when completing your application. You’ll be asked to answer a few brief questions, upload your CV, provide reference details, and share why you’re interested in working with us. This helps us get to know you and understand how your skills and interests align with our mission.

About Carleton University

Located in Ottawa, Carleton is an innovative teaching and research institution with a tradition of leading change. Internationally recognized academics, staff, and researchers engage more than 31,000 students in over 100 programs of study. Carleton has long been known for promoting research excellence and connectedness and is involved in partnerships around the globe. With strong leadership, it enjoys a healthy financial position and our proximity to government and cultural institutions, media, and a thriving knowledge economy make Carleton and Ottawa a great place to work, learn, and live. Our picturesque campus is fully accessible and, along with award-winning student services, Carleton’s Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities has been heralded as the gold standard for disability support services in Canada. Learn more about our university and the city of Ottawa at https://carleton.ca/deputyprovost/jobs/.

Carleton University is committed to fostering diversity within its community as a source of excellence, cultural enrichment, and social strength. We welcome those who would contribute to the further diversification of our university including, but not limited to: women and gender equity-seeking groups; racialized individuals; Indigenous Peoples; persons with disabilities; and persons of any sexual orientation and/or expression. Furthermore, Carleton understands that career paths vary and interruptions will not prejudice the assessment process. We invite you to review our revitalized Indigenous strategy, Kinàmàgawin at https://carleton.ca/indigenousinitiatives/cu_file/kinamagawin/ and visit our Department of Equity and Inclusive Communities at http://carleton.ca/equity for information about our commitment to leadership in the areas of equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Accessibility is a university strategic priority and applicants selected for an interview who require accommodations are invited to contact us as soon as possible to ensure that appropriate arrangements may be made.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. All positions are subject to budgetary approval.

Application Deadline:

We accept applications on a rolling basis to accommodate the availability of our volunteers.

This volunteer and mentorship opportunity not only allows you to contribute to vital national security efforts but also offers a platform to influence and shape the future leaders of critical infrastructure protection. Join us in our commitment to safeguarding Canada’s critical infrastructure.

Join Us

This is more than a job opportunity; it’s a chance to contribute to a safer, more resilient Canada. By joining our team, you’ll be at the heart of a national endeavor to protect and secure our critical infrastructure against the threats of tomorrow. Your work will empower informed decision-making, drive innovation, and shape the future of how we assess and think about the most pressing threats and hazards.