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The College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) recently established its first academic departments and named three permanent department heads to help lead that charge.

The School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign seeks nominations for the 2025 Robert B. Downs Intellectual Freedom Award. The deadline for nominations is April 14, 2026.

The Indiana University (IU) School of Science and the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering at IU Indianapolis invite applications for a tenured Associate or Full Professor position whose research operates at the intersection of biology and biomedical engineering.

The Texas A&M University Libraries are looking for a new Associate Level Web Services Librarian.

The College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at Nanyang Technological University is inviting applications for Assistant Professor (Tenure-track) in Digital Humanities.

The School of Information (iSchool) at the University of Texas at Austin invites applications for full-time professional track positions (Assistant/Associate Professor of Instruction and Assistant/Associate Professor of Practice).

Professional specialization in Library Information, Archival Studies & History, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science & Information Engineering, Information Management, Publishing Science & Communication, or closely related fields.

The organizers of iConference 2026 are pleased to announce the finalists for this year’s Best Paper and Poster Awards. Five finalists in each category have been selected representing the most outstanding of the many submissions received. This year’s finalists demonstrate breadth of quality information research being conducted at iSchools and other institutions worldwide. The work of these finalists will be presented along with all other accepted submissions at iConference 20

The Canada Impact+ Research Chairs (Impact+) program is a one-time initiative designed to support institutions in attracting world-leading researchers whose work addresses critical national and global challenges.

The School of Information at the University of California, Berkeley, invites applications for up to three new full-time Bellwether Postdoctoral Scholars to start as soon as July 2026. The exact start date is negotiable. These positions are available for two years, and are non-renewable. J-1 visa sponsorship is available for this position.