Academic

School of Informatics
Tenure-track faculty positions in Discovery and Application of Information starting Fall 2004

The School of Informatics is the most important academic initiative at Indiana University in the past 30 years. Informatics is the study of information and information technology in its applied and social contexts. The State of Indiana has committed new base funding that will allow the School to hire in excess of 30 new faculty at the Bloomington campus over the next few years.

Tenure-track positions at all ranks are available in Discovery and Application of Information, including information discovery from the Web, text, databases, and data streams; algorithms, technologies, and applications for mining, filtering, and classifying those sources; and modeling, managing, and integrating information and knowledge. Activities may range across a variety of media, languages, computing environments, and application domains. Preference will be given to candidates who can collaborate on information application projects within the School and across the University. In addition to courses directly related to the candidate's research expertise, candidates who can teach core areas of the informatics curriculum are preferred. Relevant industrial experience is a plus. Senior candidates should have a strong record of funding.

The School has strong ties to the Database Group in the Computer Science Department, the Laboratory for Applied Informatics Research and the InfoVis Lab in the School of Library and Information Science, the Information Systems Department in the Kelley School of Business, and the Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics. Joint appointments are possible. We have excellent work conditions including low teaching loads, attractive salaries, and world-class computing and library facilities. Located on the rolling wooded hills of southern Indiana, Bloomington is a culturally thriving college town with moderate cost of living.

We especially encourage applications from small research teams who wish to collaborate with one another at IU in the School of Informatics. Each candidate should apply separately, and include in their statement the rationale for hiring the entire group. Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, a statement of research and teaching emphasizing informatics, and the names of three references (six for associate and full professors) online at http://informatics.indiana.edu/positions/faculty. Review of applications will begin immediately; the search will remain open until the positions are filled.

Indiana University is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. We are committed to employing quality faculty who will enhance the rich diversity of our academic community.