University of Washington Information School
Information Organization Faculty Position
The Information School of the University of Washington is
seeking applicants
for a tenure-track faculty position in Information
Organization. The
University of Washington is committed to being one of the
top information
schools in the world, and as part of this effort we are
seeking an
outstanding individual to join our exceptional
multi-disciplinary faculty.
This new colleague will join a faculty eager to participate
through
research, teaching, and service in a broad-based, inclusive
information
school with academic programs at the bachelor, master and
doctoral levels.
University of Washington faculty engage in teaching,
research and service.
The Information Organization position requires expertise in
and a strong
commitment to research and teaching excellence in one or
more of the
following areas:
• Information organization
• Classification theory
• Information modeling
• Knowledge representation
We are looking for an individual who comes to the school
with a strong
theoretical background and is excited about engaging in
multi-disciplinary
approaches to the study of information organization.
Participation in the
field through standards bodies or industry/government
initiatives is a
plus.
This is a full-time appointment anticipated at the rank of
Assistant
Professor or Associate Professor commensurate with
qualifications and
experience. Applicants must have a Ph.D. or equivalent
degree by date of
appointment.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue
until the
position is filled. Selected candidates will be invited for
campus visits.
The University of Washington is building a culturally
diverse faculty and
strongly encourages applications from women and minority
candidates. The
University of Washington is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative
Action
employer, and is one of the oldest state-supported
institutions of higher
education on the Pacific coast. The University of Washington
is a Tier 1
research Institution and is currently ranked 17th among
research
institutions internationally in the 2006 Academic Ranking of
World
Universities and 22nd in Newsweek’s latest Top 100 Global
Universities.
Applicants can find further information about the
Information School at
http://www.ischool
.washington.edu. Application packages should include:
curriculum vitae, a letter of intent (including research and
teaching
interests), the names of three references, and 2 or 3
samples of the
applicant’s publications (attachments should be in PDF or
Word format).
These should be sent through email, with “Information
Organization” in the
subject line, to:
Michael Crandall (iApply ischool.washington.edu)
Chair, IO Search Committee
The Information School
University of Washington
Suite 370, Mary Gates Hall
Box 352840
Seattle, WA 98195-2840
Fax (206)616-3152
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