[Asis-l] Faculty Positions at iSchool University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

[Efthimis Efthimiadis]

Faculty Position-Information Services

 

The Information School of the University of Washington is seeking an
outstanding individual to fill a tenure-track position in information
services in public and private sector organizations.  Information
services in this context encompasses interpersonal client services
provided through a variety of delivery modes, such as, customer
relationship management, business intelligence, library reference,
automated question-answering, help-desk systems, business research
services, filtering and profiling, and strategic dissemination of
information within organizations (alerting services).

 

The duties of the position require cutting-edge research and teaching
excellence spanning strategic planning of information services,
including one or more of the following areas:

*	design, development and evaluation of information services
*	management of information services and resources,
*	information provision in diverse environments
*	competitive (business) intelligence and environmental scanning,
*	market research, strategic planning and analysis, benchmarking
and best practices.

 

The Information School has developed an active research agenda in this
area and seeks individuals who can bring additional breadth of expertise
to our program. The definition of information services is continuing to
evolve in expanding, technologically sophisticated information
environments. We desire individuals who are excited about engaging in
broad-based, interdisciplinary approaches to studying the delivery of
personalized services to increasingly diverse virtual and non-virtual
user communities in a variety of social and organizational contexts.

 

Appointments are anticipated for the rank of Assistant Professor,
Associate Professor or Professor commensurate to qualifications and
experience.  

 

Our new colleague will join a broad-based, inclusive Information School
with academic programs on the bachelors, masters and doctoral levels.
Faculty will teach across all programs. 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. 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
with close proximity to world-class cultural and recreational
attractions. The University is a center of Internet 2 and other
information technology developments and provides cutting-edge
information management and technology research and teaching
opportunities. In addition, Seattle is home to some of the leading
companies in the information economy.  

 

Applicants can find further information about the Information School at
http://www.ischool.washington.edu. Applicants should email, putting
"Information Services" in the subject line, curriculum vitae, a letter
of intent (including research and teaching interests), the names of
three references, and up to 2 or 3 samples of their publications
(attachments should be in PDF or Word format) to:

 

Efthimis N. Efthimiadis (   iApply at ischool.washington.edu   )

Chair, Information Services Search Committee

The Information School

University of Washington

Mary Gates Hall, Suite 370

Box 352840

Seattle, WA 98195-2840 

 

 

  You can see the official posting at 
http://www.washington.edu/admin/eoo/ads/aa862-ouf-05.html
<http://www.washington.edu/admin/eoo/ads/aa862-ouf-05.html> 
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