Michigan State University, Department of Media and Information

Deadline: Dec. 13, 2019

The iSchool at Michigan State University seeks applications from emerging and established scholars in information science or related disciplines whose research answers significant questions about technology, and its impacts on individuals, groups, and society. The school is especially interested in applicants whose research interests complement the department’s strengths in: human-computer interaction (HCI), information communication technology and development (ICTD), information systems, social computing, game studies, digital inequality and impacts of ICTs, and health informatics. Scholars who examine topics concerning diversity and its relationship to ICT design and/or use are encouraged to apply. 

Outstanding candidates may be considered for a Brandt Endowed Professorship. Ellis (Ned) Brandt was a graduate of MSU’s School of Journalism, and a prominent Michigan philanthropist.

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Miami University, Department of Interactive Media Studies

Deadline: Dec. 1, 2019

The Department of Interactive Media Studies at Miami University (Oxford, OH, USA), seeks a department chair and professor. This interdisciplinary department explores the intersection of technology, business, and design, and how emerging digital technologies are transforming traditional areas of inquiry, through hands-on, interactive, and project-based student experience. 

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San Jose State University, School of Information

Deadline: Jan. 3, 2020

The San Jose State University School of Information is recruiting for a full-time (non-tenure track) lecturer with a focus on Information Retrieval System Design. Applicants with a Master’s degree or PhD in Library and Information Science, or a closely related field, and at least three years of professional applied experience in information retrieval (ideally outside of academic settings) are encouraged to apply.

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University of Maryland, College of Information Studies

Deadline: Dec. 9, 2019

The iSchool at the University of Maryland, College Park invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor or tenured Associate Professor or Professor position in socio-technical aspects of cybersecurity. The successful candidate will engage in an active program of high-impact research; provide research advising to students at all levels; develop courses and teach in the College’s undergraduate, graduate, and non-degree programs; and engage in service to the profession and shared governance within the university.

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University of Washington, Information School

Deadline: Dec 15, 2019

The University of Washington Information School seeks an outstanding scholar to broaden and deepen their research and scholarship in areas including, but not limited to: studies of misinformation and disinformation, including computational, mixed-methods approaches, etc.; information access and data literacy; information flow in sociotechnical systems; the role of information in the formation and dynamics of values, beliefs, or identities (race, gender, class, ability, etc.); and the role of researchers, educators, librarians, and policy makers in supporting healthy information environments and fostering a more informed and equitable society.

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National Taiwan University, Dept. of Library and Information Science 

Deadline: Jan. 16, 2020

The Dept. of Library and Information Science at National Taiwan University is seeking to employ one full-time faculty member. See website for details.

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University of Arizona School of Information

Deadline: Dec. 31, 2019

The School of Information at the University of Arizona seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor with a record of research in digital curation and preservation to begin in mid-August, 2020. The school is especially interested in candidates who are well-versed in quantitative methodologies, those with interest in academic leadership roles (e.g., program supervision, student advising), and/or those who bring a record of working on interdisciplinary/transdisciplinary funded grant teams.

The school welcomes all candidates working within digital curation, but are especially interested in candidates with any of the following expertise: • Curation and management of scientific and research data • Digital preservation infrastructures, systems, or tools • Cyberinfrastructures • Digital archives • Archives, access, and preservation with historically marginalized communities • Impact of digitization and digital access • Access systems, aggregation, and linked open data • Computational techniques in analyzing archival collections.

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American University, College of Arts & Sciences

Deadline: Nov. 15, 2019

Although applicants for this position are expected to hold at least an MA in English, Comparative Literature, Film Studies or related field, the school will also consider applicants with a primary expertise in Information Technology fields, including Computer Science, Game Program & Design, and more. 

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University of Maryland College of Information Studies

Deadline: Nov. 16, 2019

The iSchool at the University of Maryland seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor who will be a leader in pursuing novel, transformative, and impactful research and teaching in the field of archives and digital curation.

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University of Illinois School of Information Sciences

Deadline: Dec. 1, 2019

The University of Illinois iSchool is currently seeking faculty members in the following areas: Data Curation; Explainable AI; Digital Humanities; and Information, Technology & Society.

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