University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Application Deadline: January 14, 2025
As part of our growing, strategic focus on AI along with data science, School of Information Studies (SOIS) is inviting applications for a full-time tenure track Assistant Professor position. The candidate will join us in preparing future information professionals to understand and apply AI-based technologies and techniques in various information organizations, including libraries, archives and private organizations, to add value by solving real-world problems.
We seek scholars whose research, teaching, and impact in the field of AI in IST/LIS emphasize on: generative AI, natural language processing (NLP) and large language models (LLMs),deep learning or other machine learning (ML) frameworks, the interaction between human and AI, and AI in applied contexts, with specific interest in information retrieval and searching; information organization (metadata, classification, and cataloging); recommendation systems; chatbots and virtual reference services; the preservation, discovery, and accessibility of digital materials; data science (text and data mining); knowledge management and information visualization; user behavior analysis; sentiment and opinion analysis; and cybersecurity and/or anomaly detection.
The successful candidate will be expected to maintain an active research agenda and contribute to the scholarship of the School and College through externally funded research, teach both face-to-face and online classes at graduate and undergraduate levels, develop courses focused on AI at graduate and undergraduate levels, mentor graduate students, contribute to service in accordance with the university policy, and participate in school, college and university activities.