[Asis-l] Faculty Positions at Florida State University

[Kathleen Burnett]

FSU faculty will be conducting exploratory interviews/information sessions at ASIS&T for two assistant professor positions in the area of social media.  One will be located within the School of Library & Information Studies, and the other within the School of Communication.  A full position description appears below. If you would like to talk with us, please indicate days/times you will be available to Kathy Burnett (kburnett at fsu.edu).  



Tenure track positions: Florida State University

College of Communication & Information

School of Communication

 School of Library & Information Studies

 

The Florida State University College of Communication and Information  (http://cci.fsu.edu) invites applications for two tenure-track faculty positions at the Assistant Professor level. One position will be located in the School of Communication and one in the School of Library and Information Studies.

Applicants must demonstrate excellent potential for scholarly and funded research and effective teaching.

We seek two colleagues with a commitment to interdisciplinary research and teaching in social media research and analysis such as social network analysis, large-scale content analysis, database management, or statistics that can be applied in a variety of context and from different perspectives (e.g. user behavior, information systems development, or campaign planning, implementation and evaluation, social marketing, advocacy, etc.).  Candidates should have a research agenda that fits within the broader research interests of the respective School as well as the ability to work effectively within a highly interdisciplinary environment. A Ph.D. in a related area is required. Successful applicants will teach at the undergraduate level and in both the Master’s and Ph.D. programs within their School. Experience teaching online as well as face-to-face courses is desired. Faculty members are expected to serve on School, College, and University committees, and to advise students.

FSU is classified as a Research University/Very High Research Activity, and the College of Communication and Information is home to a dynamic and collaborative faculty internationally renowned for their cutting-edge research on the uses and implications of information and communication technologies, user-centered design of socio-technical systems, media effects and uses, among others. Faculty members are expected to seek external funding to support their research efforts from the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the Institute for Museum and Library Services, and a number of other federal and state agencies.

 A leading iSchool, the School of Library & Information Studies (http://slis.fsu.edu) offers Bachelor’s, Master’s, Specialist, and Ph.D. degrees in the areas of information technology, information science and library studies. SLIS serves as the base for a number of research institutes, including: The Institute for Digital Information & Scientific Communication, Information Use Management and Policy Institute, and Partnerships Advancing Library Media Center. The Center for Distributed Knowledge is currently being planned and will focus on social informatics research.

The School of Communication (http://comm.cci.fsu.edu) offers Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Ph.D. degrees in the areas of media and communication studies, advertising, public relations, media production, integrated marketing communication, and mass communication. The School’s main research emphases are strategic communication, media and technology, communication in the public interest, and multicultural marketing communication. SCOM offers three graduate level certificates and is home to three research centers.

Minimum Qualifications: Doctoral degree in a relevant discipline. Demonstrated record or potential for achievement in academic research, teaching, and service. Must meet University criteria for appointment at the rank of assistant professor.

Kathleen Burnett

Interim Director & Professor

FSU SLIS

Florida's iSchool
kburnett at fsu.edu
Phone: 850-644-5775
Skype: burnett.kathy



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