University of Texas at Austin, School of Information
Prioritized consideration date: October 3, 2022
The School of Information at the University of Texas at Austin invites applications for four tenure-track Assistant Professor positions to start in Fall 2023.Candidates will be expected to conduct research and teach at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. The candidates should have expertise in at least one of the iSchool’s concentrations in our new undergraduate Informatics degree program which has allowed us to engage in a significant expansion of our faculty in the coming years:
Cultural Heritage Informatics
Health Informatics
Human-Centered Data Science
Social Informatics
Social Justice Informatics
User Experience (UX) Design
We are particularly interested in information scholars who have expertise that spans more than one concentration or focuses on the intersections of these concentrations. Successful candidates will address the human and/or societal implications of information and technology. Candidates focused on human-centered design and use of information technology for human benefit, social good, and/or social justice in local and global contexts will fit well within the culture of our school and are particularly encouraged to apply.