[Asis-l] Two faculty positions available in the Information Architecture and Knowledge Management Program at Kent State University

[Thomas J. Froehlich]

Kent State University has authorized two faculty positions for the 
Information Architecture and Knowledge Management Program.  This is a 
second position to the one previously advertised.  The job descriptions 
follows.  Faculty members from Kent State will be meeting with prospective 
candidates at the ALISE conference in San Diego, January 6 - 9, 2004.  If 
you are interested in discussing one of these positions, please email or 
call Thomas J. Froehlich (tfroehli at kent.edu; (330) 678-7600) as soon as 
possible.  It would be extremely helpful to set an appointment before the 
conference starts.

Two Faculty Positions
Associate or Assistant Professor and Assistant Professor
in Information Architecture and Knowledge Management

The Master of Science Program in Information Architecture and Knowledge 
Management (IAKM) at Kent State University (http://iakm.kent.edu) is 
seeking applicants for two (2) tenure-track positions, one at the level of 
Associate or Assistant Professor and the other at the level of Assistant 
Professor.  This unique and innovative, interdisciplinary program was 
inaugurated in the Fall, 2001, and has attracted a strong cadre of 
students.  The program is a collaboration of the Department of Computer 
Science, the Graduate School of Management, the School of Communication 
Studies, the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, the School of 
Visual Communication Design, and the School of Library and Information 
Science.  The appointment is to the College of Communication and 
Information, a unique, new college, launched in July, 2002, composed of the 
last four Schools mentioned above, although the administrative and tenuring 
home of IAKM is the School of Library and Information Science.

Teaching competencies or research interests are sought in several of the 
following areas:

•       Information Architecture

•       Usability Testing or Engineering

•       Knowledge Management

•       Text Mining

•       Knowledge Representation

•       Metadata, Ontologies, and other Semantic Tools

•       Document Engineering/Management

•       Content Management


Qualifications include a Masters degree in Library and Information Science, 
Computer Science, Knowledge Management, Information Architecture, Usability 
Engineering or a related field and a completed doctorate or substantial 
progress toward completion of a doctorate in the fields listed or related 
fields.  Experience or interest in synchronous or asynchronous digital 
distance learning is desirable.  Nine-month appointment; summer teaching 
and workshops may be available.  Salary is competitive; benefits are 
excellent.  The position is available for the Fall, 2004.  Applications 
will be accepted until the position is filled; review of applicants will 
begin December 1, 2003.
The IAKM program is housed in and has access to the state-of-the-art 
facilities of the School of Library and Information Science, including a 
soon-to-be-completed usability lab, newly designed faculty and office space 
and wired and wireless digital classrooms.  Kent State University has made 
major investments in state-of-the-art information and networked 
technologies, such as the Moulton Hall Technologies and Learning Center, a 
center for Kent's innovations in teaching, research, corporate training and 
networked information resources.  It is classified as a "Doctoral 
Extensive" university by Carnegie and is a member of the Internet2 
consortium, one of an elite group of institutions in Ohio and 
nationwide.  Ohio is a recognized leader in information networks and has 
undertaken major funding commitments to use information technologies to 
promote economic development.

Applicants should submit a letter of application, resume, copies of 
transcripts from all colleges and universities attended (official 
transcripts will be required in the event of employment), and names of at 
least three references to:

Professor Thomas J. Froehlich
Chair, Search Committee
Information Architecture and Knowledge Management
Kent State University
P.O. Box 5190
Kent, Ohio 44242-0001
email: tfroehli at kent.edu
web: http://iakm.kent.edu
Phone: 330/672-2782
Fax: 330/672-7965


Kent State University supports equal opportunity, affirmative action and 
diversity in education and employment.  Applications from minority group 
members and women are encouraged.