[Asis-l] Faculty Position in Information and Library Science, Indiana University Bloomington

[Stasa Milojevic]

Title: Asst/ Assoc/ Full Professor
Department: Information and Library Science
Expected start date: 08/01/2016

Position summary:
The School of Informatics and Computing at Indiana University, 
Bloomington, invites applications for a position beginning in Fall 2016 
in the Department of Information and Library Science (all subareas 
solicited with preference for data curation, CSCW, digital libraries, 
information policy, digital youth, documentation, metadata, and the 
social web). This position is open at all levels (assistant, associate, 
or full professor). Duties include teaching, research, and service.

The Department of Information and Library Science (ILS), formerly the 
School of Library and Information Science, has a long, successful 
history, having graduated over 8,000 students since it opened its doors 
in 1946. U.S. News & World Report ranked the Bloomington Information and 
Library Science program eighth nationally in its most recent rankings. 
The School of Informatics and Computing is the first of its kind and 
among the largest in the country, with unsurpassed breadth. Its mission 
is to excel and lead in education, research, and outreach spanning and 
integrating computing and information technologies. In addition to ILS, 
the School includes the Department of Computer Science and Informatics 
and has a total of more than 100 faculty, 900 graduate students, and 
1,500 undergraduate majors on the Bloomington campus. Faculty research 
areas in ILS include bibliometrics; big data; computer-mediated 
communication; data science; data curation; digital libraries; 
information organization, retrieval, and visualization; human computer 
interaction; science studies; semantic web; social informatics; CSCW; 
text mining; web science; and more. Graduate degrees offered in the 
School include Master’s degrees in Information Science, Library Science, 
Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Data Science, Human Computer 
Interaction Design, and Security Informatics, and Ph.D. degrees in 
Computer Science, Informatics, and Information Science. The School is 
also known for its strong undergraduate programs.

Indiana University Bloomington is a major public research university 
with over 2,000 faculty and over 45,000 students. The beautiful campus 
hosts 110 research centers and institutes, as well as a wide array of 
distinguished academic departments and schools. IU is renowned for its 
high-performance computing and networking facilities, top-ranked music 
school, and performing and fine arts. Located in the wooded rolling 
hills of southern Indiana, Bloomington is a culturally thriving college 
town with a moderate cost of living and the amenities for an active 
lifestyle.

Basic qualifications: Applicants should have an established record (for 
senior level) or demonstrable potential for excellence (for junior 
level) in research and teaching, and a Ph.D. in Information Science or a 
related field or (for junior level) expected before 8/2016.

Interested candidates should submit their application at
http://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/1658

Application should include curriculum vitae, statements of research and 
teaching, and names of three references (junior level), or six 
references (senior level).

Questions regarding the position or application process can be directed 
to: Prof. Noriko Hara, nhara at indiana.edu or to Faculty Search, 
Department of Information and Library Science, School of Informatics and 
Computing, Herman B. Wells Library LI011, Bloomington, IN 47408.

For full consideration, completed applications must be received by 
December 1st, 2015.
Informal and confidential inquiries may be sent to the ILS Chair, Pnina 
Fichman, (fichman at indiana.edu) or to members of the search committee: 
Noriko Hara (nhara at indiana.edu), Stasa Milojevic (smilojev at indiana.edu), 
Howard Rosenbaum (hrosenba at indiana.edu), John Walsh (jawalsh at indiana.edu).

Indiana University is an equal employment and affirmative action 
employer and a provider of ADA services. All qualified applicants will 
receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ethnicity, 
color, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or identity, national 
origin, disability status or protected veteran status. IU Bloomington is 
vitally interested in the needs of Dual Career couples.
-- 
Staša Milojević, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Information & Library Science
School of Informatics and Computing
Indiana University
Email: smilojev at indiana.edu
http://homes.soic.indiana.edu/smilojev/