[Sigcr-l] University of Washington Information Organization Faculty Position

[Allyson Carlyle]

Greetings,
Please see the posting below and attached.  If you are going to be at
ALISE or ALA in Seattle and are interested in meeting with us, let me
know.
Allyson

Information Organization Faculty Position

The Information School of the University of Washington is seeking
applicants for a tenure-track faculty position in Information
Organization. The University of Washington is committed to being one of
the top information schools in the world, and as part of this effort we
are seeking an outstanding individual to join our exceptional
multi-disciplinary faculty.  This new colleague will join a faculty
eager to participate through research, teaching, and service in a
broad-based, inclusive information school with academic programs at the
bachelor, master and doctoral levels.  University of Washington faculty
engage in teaching, research and service.

The Information Organization position requires expertise in and a strong
commitment to research and teaching excellence in one or more of the
following areas:  
*	Information organization
*	Classification theory 
*	Information modeling
*	Knowledge representation
We are looking for an individual who comes to the school with a strong
theoretical background and is excited about engaging in
multi-disciplinary approaches to the study of information organization.
Participation in the field through standards bodies or
industry/government initiatives is a plus.  

This is a full-time appointment anticipated at the rank of Assistant
Professor or Associate Professor commensurate with qualifications and
experience.  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.  Selected candidates will be invited for campus
visits. 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.
The University of Washington is a Tier 1 research Institution and is
currently ranked 17th among research institutions internationally in the
2006 Academic Ranking of World Universities and 22nd in Newsweek's
latest Top 100 Global Universities. 

Applicants can find further information about the Information School at
http://www.ischool.washington.edu.  Application packages should include:
curriculum vitae, a letter of intent (including research and teaching
interests), the names of three references, and 2 or 3 samples of the
applicant's publications (attachments should be in PDF or Word format).
These should be sent through email, with "Information Organization" in
the subject line, to:

Michael Crandall (iApply at ischool.washington.edu) Chair, IO Search
Committee The Information School University of Washington Suite 370,
Mary Gates Hall Box 352840 Seattle, WA 98195-2840
Fax (206)616-3152