[Asis-l] Position Announcement--University of Pittsburgh

[David Robins]

The School of Information Sciences (http://www.sis.pitt.edu) at the
University of Pittsburgh seeks three tenure-stream faculty members to start
Fall Term, 2003.  The School emphasizes the synthesis of people, information
and technology, and offers opportunities for research, instruction, and
service spanning the needs of an information-intensive society. The School
is seeking candidates with a systems perspective and a strong commitment to
research as well as graduate and undergraduate education.

The Department of Information Science and Telecommunications seeks a faculty
member with theoretical and practical expertise in the design and analysis
of large scale distributed systems and an interest or specific focus in:
	· Data mining
	· Interoperability
	· Knowledge/Semantic-based systems
	· Reliability
	· Security
The Department offers Bachelors, Masters and Ph.D. degrees in Information
Science.

The Telecommunications Program seeks a faculty member with theoretical and
practical expertise in computer networking and an interest or specific focus
in:
	· Distributed databases
	· Network economics
	· Network security
	· Overlay networks
	· Protocol design and analysis
	· Sensor networks
	· Wireless communication
The Program offers a Masters and Ph.D. degree in Telecommunications through
an integrated curriculum, with courses joint-listed in EE and CS.


The Department of Library and Information Science seeks a faculty member
with theoretical and practical expertise in information management and an
interest or specific focus in:
	· Digital libraries and multimedia
	· Information retrieval
	· Information organization
	· Design and evaluation of information systems and services
	· Indexing and abstracting

Candidates who offer complementary expertise in economics of information,
bio/medical informatics, information policy, or social informatics are
particularly encouraged to apply.  The Department offers a Masters and Ph.D.
degree through nationally ranked programs that span the critical disciplines
of contemporary information management.

Candidates who bridge areas of interest or who offer complementary expertise
are encouraged to apply. Successful candidates will demonstrate a strong
interest and current awareness of the technological and cultural context in
which their knowledge contributes to issues of contemporary society.  A
record of collaboration with other scholars is highly desirable.

All positions require an earned doctorate and are tenure-stream appointments
at the assistant professor level or at a rank commensurate with
qualifications. Applicants should present a record of effective teaching,
research, and related scholarly activities.

Applications should be sent to sissearch at sis.pitt.edu. Applications should
include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and the names, addresses (with
e-mail), and telephone numbers of three references. For full consideration,
applications must be received by January 31, 2003.

Mailed applications may be sent to:
		Faculty Search Committee
		School of Information Sciences
		University of Pittsburgh
		514 IS Building
		135 N. Bellefield Avenue
		Pittsburgh, PA  15260

The University of Pittsburgh is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action
employer and strongly encourages women and minority candidates to apply.