Members of Kent State faculty will be attending
the ASIS&T conference in November, 2006, and will
be available to discuss this position. Please
contact Prof. Thomas J. Froehlich
(tfroehli at kent.edu) to prearrange an appointment.
Kent State University
Assistant Professor Position
Information Architecture and Knowledge Management
In recognition of the significant growth and
development of the Master's Program in
Information Architecture and Knowledge Management
(IAKM) (http://iakm.kent.edu), Kent State
University has allocated a new tenure-track
faculty position at the level of Assistant
Professor. The position is available January
2007 but will remain open until filled. We are
hopeful that we will be able to make a hiring decision by the end of the year.
The Master's Program in Information Architecture
and Knowledge Management is a unique, innovative,
interdisciplinary program inaugurated in Fall
2001. It has three concentrations: Information
Architecture, Information Use and Knowledge
Management. It features a progressive curriculum
that has been extensively revised for the Fall
2006 (see
http://iakm.kent.edu/downloads/curriculumoverview.pdf).
The program is a collaborative effort 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 School of Library and Information
Science administers the IAKM program.
Facilities include a state-of-the-art usability
lab (http://usability.slis.kent.edu/),
fully-digital classrooms with the most current
hardware and software, state-of-the-art distance
education tools, whether through interactive
television or web-based synchronous or
asynchronous learning objects, and instructional designer support.
The successful candidate is expected to teach at
least three of the required courses in the
concentrations of Information Architecture or
Information Use. These courses include
Information Architecture, Research Methods for
Information Architecture, Information and Visual
Design, Usability I, Usability II, and User and
Task Analysis. Preference will be given to those
with educational training and teaching, work (or
consulting) and research experience in these or related areas.
Teaching competencies, teaching experience, work
experience or research experience or interest are
also sought in several of the following areas:
• Information Architecture
• Usability Testing or Engineering
• User Prototyping: Personas, etc.
• Information Seeking Behavior and the Web
• Human Information Processing
• Interaction Design
• Project Management for Information Architecture or for Usability Testing
• Document Engineering/Management
• Content Management Systems
Qualifications include a Masters degree in
Information Science, Computer Science or a
related field and a completed doctorate or
substantial progress toward completion of a
doctorate in Information Science, Computer
Science or a related field. Experience and/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.
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 (CCI) 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 (including IAKM), and the
School of Visual Communication Design. Currently
IAKM only offers a Master's degree, but the
College of Communication and Information (CCI) is
working on the development of an
interdisciplinary Ph.D. for the College, in which IAKM will participate.
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:
Prof. Thomas J. Froehlich, Ph.D.
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.