[Asis-l] FW: Faculty openings at UT Austin School of Information

[Junus, Ranti]

[forwarded by request --ranti.]

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S.G.Ranti Junus
Systems Librarian, Electronic Resources and Assessment
Michigan State University Libraries
100 Main Library
East Lansing, MI 48824-1048
+1.517.884.0878


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http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/about/news/view_news_item.php?ID=305

The School of Information at The University of Texas at Austin invites 
applications for multiple full-time, tenure-track faculty positions, 
anticipated to start in Fall 2011. We are considering applicants at both

the junior and senior levels. Rank and salary will be commensurate with 
qualifications and experience. We welcome applications from candidates 
in all information-related areas.

We seek candidates with excellent research and teaching abilities and a 
commitment to shaping the future of the school and the discipline. We 
welcome applications from excellent candidates who can enhance our 
offerings in any area of information studies. Candidates must hold a 
doctorate degree in a field that is relevant to their area of research 
and be able to articulate clearly a research agenda that fits within the

School's core areas of focus.

The School of Information is ranked 8th in the nation among accredited 
programs in Library and Information Studies, #1 in the nation in the 
area of archives and preservation, and #3 in legal librarianship. With 
over 20 faculty members and lecturers, the School is home to 
approximately 300 graduate students. The School moved into new 
facilities in 2009 with extended labs and class space, and offers 
cutting-edge research and education on the human, social and cultural 
aspects of information, broadly construed. Learn more about the school 
and The University of Texas at Austin, by visiting 
http://www.ischool.utexas.edu.

The faculty conducts research in many areas of information studies, 
including:

     * Digital Libraries
     * Human-Computer Interaction & Information Architecture
     * Organization and Retrieval of Knowledge and Information
     * Preservation and Conservation of Physical and Digital Artifacts
     * Development, Management, and Evaluation of Collections and
Services
     * Cultural Heritage Development and History and Management of the 
Cultural Record
     * Information Policy, Ethics, and Advocacy
     * User Behavior
     * Health Informatics
     * Information Work and Workers
     * Social Informatics and Digital Media

http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/research/
http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/people/specializations.php

Applications will be accepted until positions are filled, but priority 
will be given to applications received by January 15, 2011. Send 
inquiries and applications, including curriculum vitae, a statement 
outlining how you see a fit with our program, and the names of three 
references to:

Professor William Aspray, chair
Faculty Search Committee
University of Texas at Austin, School of Information
1616 Guadalupe St., Suite 5.202
Austin, TX 78701-1213
Or by email to: facultysearch at ischool.utexas.edu

-- 
Matt Lease
Assistant Professor
School of Information and Department of Computer Science
University of Texas at Austin
Voice: (512) 471-9350 * Fax: (512) 471-3971 * Office: UTA 5.450
http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~ml