Faculty

The UT Austin School of Information (iSchool) has multiple openings for new faculty, and our call seeks the best candidates at all ranks and open to all areas of related specializations, including data mining, analytics, visualization, etc. Official applications should go through the formal channels described below, but feel free to email me (ml at ischool.utexas dot edu) if you have informal questions about the iSchool, CS department, university, etc.

Those coming from a computer science background (such as myself) or other non-information studies program might also find the following URL useful in learning more about iSchools in general: www.ischools.org.

With regard to information retrieval and data mining related research, this page talks a bit about relevant personnel and resources for it at UT Austin: ir.ischool.utexas.edu/gradstudy.html.

New Call For Faculty
All positions have been filled

www.ischool.utexas.edu/about/news/view_news_item.php?ID=305

The School of Information at The University of Texas at Austin invites applications for multiple full-time, tenure-track faculty positions, anticipated to start in Fall 2011. We are considering applicants at both the junior and senior levels. Rank and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

We seek candidates with excellent research and teaching abilities and a commitment to shaping the future of the school and the discipline. We welcome applications from excellent candidates who can enhance our offerings in any area of information studies. Candidates must hold a doctorate degree in a field that is relevant to their area of research and be able to articulate clearly a research agenda that fits within the School's core areas of focus.

The School of Information is ranked 8th in the nation among accredited programs in Library and Information Studies, #1 in the nation in the area of archives and preservation, and #3 in legal librarianship. With over 20 faculty members and lecturers, the School is home to approximately 300 graduate students. The School moved into new facilities in 2009 with extended labs and class space, and offers cutting-edge research and education on the human, social and cultural aspects of information, broadly construed. Learn more about the school and The University of Texas at Austin, by visiting www.ischool.utexas.edu.

The faculty conducts research in many areas of information studies, including:

• Digital Libraries
• Human-Computer Interaction & Information Architecture
• Organization and Retrieval of Knowledge and Information
• Preservation and Conservation of Physical and Digital Artifacts
• Development, Management, and Evaluation of Collections and Services
• Cultural Heritage Development and History and Management of the Cultural Record
• Information Policy, Ethics, and Advocacy
• User Behavior
• Health Informatics
• Information Work and Workers
• Social Informatics and Digital Media

www.ischool.utexas.edu/people/specializations.php

Applications will be accepted until positions are filled, but priority will be given to applications received by January 15, 2011.

All positions have been filled