[Asis-l] Faculty Positions in Information Architecture and Knowledge Management at Kent State University

[Thomas J. Froehlich]

Drs. Thomas Froehlich (principal contact),  Mary Kim, Theodore Morris and 
Yin Zhang will all be attending the annual ASIST Meeting in Long Beach, 
from October 18-22, 2003.  Please contact them at the placement area, at 
the conference hotel or at any of the conference sessions with regard to 
the positions listed below.  If you are interested in prearranging an 
interview, please contact: Thomas Froehlich <tfroehli at kent.edu> before 
Saturday, October 18.

Kent State University
Associate and Assistant Professor Positions
Information Architecture and Knowledge Management

The Masters Program in Information Architecture and Knowledge Management at 
Kent State University (http://iakm.kent.edu) is seeking applicants for two 
tenure-track positions, one at the level of Assistant or Associate 
Professor and one, yet to be finally approved, 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 with an affiliation to 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

•		Document Engineering/Management

•		Content Management

Qualifications include a Masters degree in Information Science or a related 
field and a completed doctorate or substantial progress toward completion 
of a doctorate in Information Science or a related field.  Experience 
and/or interest in synchronous or asynchronous digital distance learning is 
highly 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 November 15, 
2003.

To better work with the growing demands of the information economy, Kent 
State University launched a unique, new college, the College of 
Communication and Information in July, 2002.  It is composed of the School 
of Communication Studies, the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, 
the School of Library and Information Science, and the School of Visual 
Communication Design. In addition, 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
         Phone: 330/672-2782
         Fax: 330/672-7965
         http://iakm.kent.edu			

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