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Pratt Institute, School of Information Application Deadline: September 30, 2023 (Extended). A top-ranked college with opportunities in art, design, architecture, liberal arts and sciences, and information studies, Pratt offers nearly 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The Institute’s impact expands beyond its 25-acre residential campus in Brooklyn to cutting-edge facilities throughout the borough, a landmark building and public gallery in Manhattan, as well as an extension campus, PrattMWP College of Art and Design in Utica, New York. Since its founding in 1887, Pratt has prioritized diversity and inclusion, welcoming students from all walks of life while developing and sustaining pathways to more equitable workplaces and careers. The School of Information (SI) at Pratt Institute has been educating information professionals for nearly 135 years. SI, one of six schools within Pratt Institute, offers rigorous, interdisciplinary, student-centered programs at the intersection of information, knowledge, and culture. We enroll over 300 graduate students in our Masters programs in Library and Information Science, Information Experience Design, Museums and Digital Culture, and Data Analysis and Visualization. We pride ourselves on providing a vibrant and diverse community of scholars, designers, and learners committed to using information and technology to improve lives and communities. We seek a new faculty member who will help advance our mission to lead the information field, through teaching and research, in making connections with arts, culture, and technology. Today, Pratt is committed to advancing social justice, environmental sustainability, and accessibility through our curriculum as well as increasing diversity in the ranks of our faculty, students, and staff. We seek applicants who can contribute to the furtherance of these goals as well as advancing antiracism and decolonization efforts. Position Summary The School of Information (SI) at Pratt Institute seeks to hire one full-time tenure-track faculty member at the assistant or associate professor level. We seek a full-time faculty who can contribute notably to our M.S. Library and Information Science program and coordinate and teach a core LIS course, INFO 652 Reference and Instruction. A notable facet of this course is that it has been partnering with the New York Public Library Correctional Services to have students address reference questions from incarcerated persons since 2013. The ideal candidate will have a passion for teaching user-centric services in libraries and other cultural institutions. In addition to teaching and coordinating this core course, we are open to a wide range of interests from the field of Library and Information Science. Potential areas of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: Academic librarianship and scholarly communication Connections between LIS and art, design, and architecture Makerspaces and other emerging models of instruction in libraries Activism and civic/community engagement (e.g., addressing book bans) Special collections and ephemera (zines, political ephemera) Sustainability and LIS Engagement with users/stakeholders and UX librarianship Data literacy and Data librarianship Digital humanities and its relationship to LIS Information ethics and justice Position Responsibilities Teach three 3-credit courses per semester (fall and spring) Work with the School Curriculum Committee to maintain the curriculum in areas of specialization, including the possibility of developing new courses and revising existing courses. Within the field(s) of specialization, be an active researcher able to produce a sustained record of research and publication in peer-reviewed journals and present peer-reviewed papers at conferences on a regular basis. Serve on faculty, School, and Institute committees, participate in related school activities, and provide service to the profession. Serve as an advisor to School of Information graduate students. Contribute to the life of the school. Qualifications An earned doctorate in Information Studies, Library and Information Science, Archival Studies, or a related field is required. Candidates must also have teaching experience at the college level and demonstrated commitment to DEI. Practitioner experience is a plus but not required. Research that speaks to the needs/interests of libraries and other cultural institutions is a plus. SALARY and RANK are commensurate with qualifications and experience. Application Instructions Please submit a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, statements on research and teaching, and a statement describing how you have worked to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in your career and how you would continue to do so at Pratt, and a list of names and contact information for three academic references.

Nanyang Technological University, Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information Application Deadline: November 12, 2023. Young and research-intensive, Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) is ranked among the world’s top universities. NTU’s Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information (WKWSCI) is highly respected for its strong record of academic research and global experiential learning. WKWSCI is an iSchools member with an established history of library and information science education and research. WKWSCI seeks new faculty colleagues with a strong record of high-quality research and a commitment to mentoring the next generation of communication and information scholars. Assistant Professor: Information Science/ Knowledge Management We are looking for a scholar-teacher working in the fields of information science or knowledge management. The candidate would have experience in one or more of the following primary areas: library science, reference and information services; digital curation; data management; knowledge management technologies; taxonomy; ontology. Having a secondary area of expertise in applied data and text analytics or artificial intelligence would be a plus, although not mandatory. The candidate is expected to possess a doctorate in an appropriate field from a reputable university. Emoluments Salary will be competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience. The University offers a comprehensive fringe benefit package. The closing date for applications is November 12, 2023. All applications and materials submitted will be held in strict confidence. Application Procedure Submit the following documents to us using the link below: Cover letter Curriculum Vitae including a full publication list Research and Teaching statements Effectiveness of teaching (if any) Selected publications (if any) Submission link: https://ntu.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Careers/job/NTU-Main-Campus-Singapore/Assistant-Professor-in-Information-Science-Knowledge-Management_R00013818 For enquiries, please address to: The Search Committee Email: faculty-recruit@ntu.edu.sg Review of the applications will begin on November 13, 2023 and continue until the position is filled. The candidate is expected to start in July 2024. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified. Meet with our WKWSCI faculty members in a one-on-one interview setting during ASIS&T AM 2023. Indicate your interest by sending your CV to sci-hr@ntu.edu.sg by October 15, 2023.

University of Sheffield, Information School Application Deadline: September 27, 2023. We have an exciting opportunity in the Information School at the University of Sheffield for an excellent Postdoctoral Researcher to work on the AHRC-funded project ʻPatterns in Practice: cultures of data mining in science, education and the artsʼ. ʻPatterns in Practiceʼ is researching how practitionersʼ beliefs, values and feelings interact to shape their engagement with data mining and machine learning in three specific contexts: pharmaceutical drug discovery, higher education learning analytics, and arts practice. As a Postdoctoral Researcher on Patterns in Practice your primary responsibility will be providing research support during the final months of the project, including archival and literature work, events and administrative support.

Indiana University Indianapolis, Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering, Indianapolis Application Deadline: November 01, 2023. The Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering at IUPUI invites applicants for Lecturer appointments in computer programming, discrete computational structures, data structures, operating systems, database systems, systems analysis and design, software engineering, theory of computation, analysis of algorithms, programming languages, artificial intelligence, and computer networks and security. Exceptional instructors are being sought to join our fast-growing school. The responsibilities of the position include teaching assigned courses in graduate and undergraduate programs; developing courses for the traditional classroom setting, computer labs, and online education; help setting program and specialization goals; developing and continually updating the curriculum and training activities; contributing to the recruitment and marketing of the program; interviewing, evaluating, and advising students; engaging in scholarly activity related to teaching; serving as a member of campus, school, department and program committees; maintaining current knowledge and skills in the computer science profession through active participation in professional organizations, collaboration, practice, and research; and serving on professional committees. The appointments will begin August 1, 2024 (or earlier by mutual agreement), at the IUPUI campus.

Issue #52 Ivan Oransky, Adam Marcus, and Alison Abritis wrote an article on 17 August 2023 in a journal called the BMJ with the title “How bibliometrics and school rankings reward unreliable science.”¹ No one should doubt the impact of these statistics: “Bibliometrics and school rankings are largely based on publications and citations. Take the Times Higher Education rankings, for example, in which citations and papers count for more than a third of the total score.² Or the Shanghai Ranking, 60% of which is determined by publications and highly cited researchers.³ The QS Rankings count citations per faculty as a relatively low 20%.⁴ But the US News Best Global Universities ranking counts publication and citation related metrics as 60%.⁵” ¹ The authors argue that citations are “simple to game” and give examples.¹ Some universities pay bonuses for articles in ranked journals, or hire productive authors who will “count toward the universities’ rankings.”¹ “Journals have been found to encourage, or even require, authors to cite other work in the same periodical.”⁶ Finding a solution is not simple and “cannot succeed without tackling the incentives themselves. A good place to start is by deflating the importance of citations in the promotion, funding, and hiring of scientists.”¹ The authors are not alone in suggesting this. “The Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA)⁷ and the Leiden Manifesto for research metrics⁸ recommend not considering impact factors when conducting such assessments—and while thousands of institutions have signed on, very few walk the walk.”⁹ Bibliometrics is a product of the library and information science world that non-scholars have co-opted in order to have a clear and simple basis for judgments about funding. Eugene Garfield, the founder of Bibliometrics, warned about their misuse in an essay on 28 October 1985.¹⁰ For administrators, bibliometrics have become a way to avoid reading papers. In the past many notable scholars had irregular publication records because they used the time to think without the pressure to publish. Thinking is ideally what an academic is paid to do, but only those with unassailable positions at serious universities can take the risk. For many academics, taking the time just to think can be hazardous for their future. 1: Ivan Oransky, Adam Marcus, and Alison Abritis, ‘How Bibliometrics and School Rankings Reward Unreliable Science’, BMJ 382 (17 August 2023): p1887, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.p1887. 2: World University Rankings 2023: methodology. Times Higher Educ 2022 Oct 5. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/world-university-rankings-2023-methodology 3: Ranking S. Shanghai Ranking’s Academic Ranking of World Universities Methodology 2022. 2023. https://www.shanghairanking.com/methodology/arwu/2022 4: QS Quacquarelli Symonds. 2024 Rankings Cycle. 2023. https://support.qs.com/hc/en-gb/articles/6478203732380-2024-Rankings-Cycle 5: Morse R, Wellington S. How US News Calculated the 2022-2023 Best Global Universities Rankings. US News 2022 Oct 24. https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/articles/methodology 6: Ferguson C. Journal stops asking authors to stack citations following Retraction Watch post. Retraction Watch 2015 Feb 23. https://retractionwatch.com/2015/02/23/journal-takes-citation-manipulation-suggestion-off-author-info-page/ 7: Declaration on Research Assessment. What is DORA? https://sfdora.org/ 8: Hicks D, Wouters P, Waltman L, de Rijcke S, Rafols I. Bibliometrics: The Leiden Manifesto for research metrics. Nature 2015; 520:429-31. doi:10.1038/520429a. Pmid:25903611 9: Curry S. Let’s move beyond the rhetoric: it’s time to change how we judge research. Nature 2018;554:147. doi:10.1038/d41586-018-01642-w 10: Essays of an Information Scientist, Vol:8, p.403-409, 1985. Current Comments, #43, p.3-9, October 28, 1985. http://www.garfield.library.upenn.edu/essays/v8p403y1985.pdf

The University of Alabama, College of Communication & Information Science Application Deadline: November 06, 2023 The University of Alabama School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) seeks a student-focused faculty member for a full-time non-tenure track renewable contract instructor (requires master’s degree) or assistant professor (requires PhD) position in scripting languages/AI-ML to begin August 16, 2024. This teaching focused position is based on a 3-year renewable contract cycle with opportunities for promotion.

Project: Digital Methods Platform for Arts and Humanities (DiMPAH) The EU project Dimpah (Digital Methods Platform for Arts and Humanities), funded 2021-2023 has now been completed and all the seven planned developing open educational resources (OERs) are available at the DARIAH Teach platform: Data Analysis with Python, lead by University of Amsterdam. The OER relies on Python to demonstrate basic digital methods for data analysis. Available at: https://teach.dariah.eu/course/view.php?id=72 Text Analysis: Linguistic Meets Data Science, lead by Linnaeus University. The OER builds on the former OER and goes deeper into text analysis. Available at: https://teach.dariah.eu/course/view.php?id=78 Digital Historical Research on European Historical Newspaper with NewsEye Platform, lead by University of La Rochelle. Building on text analysis, the OER supports digital research on historical newspapers through its NewsEye platform developed as part of another EU project. Available at: https://teach.dariah.eu/course/view.php?id=78 Netnography, lead by Linnaeus University. The OER targets netnography as a digital method which builds on text analysis. Available at: https://teach.dariah.eu/course/view.php?id=73 E-spectator Digital Tool for Analysis of Performing Arts, lead by University of La Rochelle. The OER focuses on a digital tool for analysing performing arts. Available at: https://teach.dariah.eu/course/view.php?id=76 Design, Development and Deployment of Augmented Reality Applications, lead by University of Cyprus, contributed to by Linnaeus University. The OER builds AR for cultural heritage to support their digital exploration. Available at: https://teach.dariah.eu/course/view.php?id=77 Introduction to Knowledge Organization Systems, lead by University of Porto, contributed to by Linnaeus University. The OER demonstrates the need, potential and challenges of ways to organize knowledge for DH, focusing on cultural heritage information objects. Available at: https://teach.dariah.eu/course/view.php?id=79 Submitted by Koraljka Golub - Linnaeus University, iInstitute

Linda C. Smith, Professor Emerita, Interim Executive Associate Dean Former students, colleagues, and friends will gather to celebrate Professor Emerita Linda C. Smith’s contributions to the field of LIS at a virtual symposium on Thursday, September 28, at 12:00 p.m. Central Time. The event will feature a discussion with the authors of “Library and Information Science, Interdisciplinary Perspectives: A Festschrift in Honor of Linda C. Smith,” which comprises Volume 71, Issue 1, of Library Trends. “Linda Smith modeled and trained her students in interdisciplinary scholarship, blending computer and library sciences among other disciplines, to do good. Using the tricolon of research, teaching, and service, the webinar brings together different generations of Linda’s former doctoral students and colleagues from her four decades as a professor. It is a rare chance to listen, learn, and celebrate lovely stories of success,” said Anita S. Coleman (PhD ’96), who coedited the Festschrift and organized the symposium with Martha Kyrillidou (PhD ’09). The symposium will highlight Smith’s teaching, research, and service. Panel moderators (and topics) include Colin Rhinesmith (PhD '14), founder and director of the Digital Equity Research Center (teaching); Jian Qin (PhD ’96), professor in the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University (research); and Bharat Mehra (PhD ’04), professor and EBSCO Endowed Chair in Social Justice in the School of Library and Information Studies at the University of Alabama (service). All are cordially invited. More details and registration information are available on the Library Trends Linda C. Smith Festschrift website and symposium webpage. Library Trends is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal published for the School of Information Sciences by The Johns Hopkins University Press. The journal explores critical trends in professional librarianship through practical applications, thorough analyses, and literature reviews. News submitted by: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - School of Information Science

From July 9th to 13th, 2023, a delegation consisting of five faculty members, two graduate students, and six undergraduate students from the School of Information Management, Wuhan University in China (Wuhan iSchool) visited the Graduate School of Library, Information, and Media Studies of the University of Tsukuba (Tsukuba iSchool) in Japan as a start of a new international exchange program. Faculty members include Mr. Xingrong Fu, the Head of Faculty, Mrs. Qian Dai, the Head of Student Administration, Professor Lihong Zhou , the Associate Dean of Wuhan iSchool, Professor Siluo Yang , the Associate Director of the Library Science Department, and Dr. Jinlong Shang, the Student Counselor. On July 10th, faculty members from both iSchools discussed joint student programs and short-term exchange programs, which would encourage long-term cooperation between the two iSchools. Professor Atsuyuki Morishima , the Associate Dean of Tsukuba iSchool, moderated the discussion. The Tsukuba iSchool showed the delegation from Wuhan iSchool around their laboratories conducting research in information retrieval, acoustic levitation, embodied knowledge, and public libraries. A tea party was held after the tour for students from both iSchools to discuss their studies, daily life, and cultures. On July 11th, a workshop about "Digital Culture Services and Technology Innovation" was held. Two faculties and six students from Wuhan iSchool and two faculties and two students from Tsukuba iSchool presented their research at the workshop. On July 12th, the delegation from Wuhan iSchool visited the National Diet Library of Japan . The guide from the National Diet Library introduced their library resource storage methods, the effects of environmental factors on book preservation, the technology used for borrowing and returning books, etc. This exchange program has strengthened the friendship between Wuhan iSchool and Tsukuba iSchool. It is an initiative for iSchools to cooperate in the cultivation of top students and create a new pattern of iSchools’ international collaboration. This exchange program is a good start for global iSchools’ in-depth collaboration, communication, and coordination in the future. Authors : Wei Feng (Wuhan University), Di Wang (Renmin University of China)

San Jose State University, School of Information Application Deadline: November 08, 2023. The School of Information at San Jose State University invites applications for a tenure track faculty position to teach in the School’s BS in Information Science and Data Analytics degree program. The successful applicant will teach both on campus in San Jose and online and must be willing to relocate to the San Jose area. We are looking for faculty with expertise in at least one of the following teaching and research areas: Information and Data Science Information Security Human Centered Cybersecurity User Centered Interface Architecture and Prototyping Big Data Analytics and Management Information Visualization We are also interested in faculty with a Sports Analytics background.

University at Buffalo, School of Information Science Application Deadline: Best Consideration by October 15, 2023 The Department of Information Science in the Graduate School of Education, University at Buffalo, the State University of New York (SUNY) invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position to start in Fall 2024. The position is a joint appointment with the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences with a tenure home in Information Science. With a long history of research excellence, innovative teaching, collaboration and collegiality, and emphasis on equity, social responsibility and justice, our departments are looking for a colleague who will contribute expertise in the area of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), which may include human-information interaction, human factors in technology, intelligent information interfaces, information visualization, sociotechnical systems, human-robot interaction, virtual reality and augmented reality, fair and responsible artificial intelligence, and other interrelated areas. The Search Committee will accept nominations and applications until the position is filled. For best consideration, please submit your materials by October 15th, 2023. To apply please submit the following application materials online at: https://www.ubjobs.buffalo.edu/postings/44895 • A cover letter that includes: (a) relevant qualifications for the position, and (b) research and teaching interests • A statement describing how you have worked to promote social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion in your previous position(s) or as a graduate student and how you plan to continue to do so as a faculty member at the University at Buffalo (UB) • Curriculum Vitae • A sample publication or other demonstrations of research productivity • Contact information for three (3) references. University at Buffalo is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and, in keeping with our commitment, welcomes all to apply including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Please send inquiries and nominations to: Dr. Jianqiang Wang, Search Committee Chair 534 Baldy Hall University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY 14260 Phone: 716–645–2412 Email: jw254@buffalo.edu

Rutgers, School of Information and Communication Louise Barkhuus, professor of Computer Science at the IT University of Copenhagen in Denmark, will teach and conduct research at SC&I this year. Louise Barkhuus, a scholar of human-computer interaction, will join SC&I as a visiting professor of Library and Information Science for the 2023-2024 academic year. "Dr. Barkhuus arrives at our iSchool at an exciting time of growth as we are doing significant curricular development in HCI, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels,” Chair of Library and Information Science and Associate Professor Rebecca Reynolds said. “As a consummate HCI research scholar as well as practitioner, her innovative consultation and leadership will contribute deeply to our teaching excellence in this area. Further, her collaboration on research with our HCI-focused research faculty members is also providing an integral visionary role at a pivotal time for us. We are thrilled to welcome her and look forward to a highly fruitful year ahead!" A Professor of Computer Science at the IT University of Copenhagen’s Center for Information Security and Trust (CISAT), Barkhuus’ current research focus, she said, is on gaining a better understanding of how location-based services can be implemented and used with special attention to privacy preservation. “Most smart-phone applications today use location or positioning in their functionality, but without users understanding the significance of this,” Barkhuus said. “I study user practices around location sharing services through a qualitative lens as a way of providing insights into potential barriers for adoption, and to provide guidelines for future design. In broader terms, I study how sociotechnical systems are able to support our everyday practices in privacy-sensitive ways.” Describing the potential current and long-term impact of her work, Barkhuus said, “I hope my research will inform design of privacy-preserving, location-based technologies, particularly in the short run, because many tech companies don’t have the time, willingness, or resources to predict the potential consequences of their location technology efforts. “More broadly, I want my research to provide tech professionals and tech researchers alike with a better understanding of how to utilize the notion of location, space, and place in practice and in research. Having an understanding of what place and location means, technically as well as socially, is important for both design and future research.” While at SC&I, Barkhuus said she hopes to interact with many of the SC&I faculty. “They are all doing interesting work; several people are working in areas closely related to mine. My goals are to initiate collaboration and interact with colleagues, to get input on my own work, but also to provide encouragement and ideas to others’ research. SC&I is highly interdisciplinary and as such a great place for me, whose research spans fairly broadly within computer and information science.” Barkhuus will teach an undergraduate course in human-computer interaction, her core research field. “I’m really looking forward to engaging with Rutgers’ undergrad students within an area that is close to me,” Barkhuus said. “I have been teaching HCI for many years on many different levels, but this is probably the level and type of students I’m mostly familiar with.” Locating to New York City from Denmark for the year, Barkhuus is very familiar with the city. She has lived there for several years, most recently during the 2022-2023 academic year when she was a Fulbright scholar at Columbia University’s Irving Medical Center. There she worked on a research project focused on health data sharing and privacy, and her research provided insights into design for mobile health informatics systems. Happy to return, Barkhuus said, “I am very excited to be able to stay in the New Jersey/New York area for another year. I feel very much at home here in the Northeast U.S. and have a significant set of friends and acquaintances in the area. I enjoy the performance culture of NYC and the ease of access to NJ beaches and short upstate getaways. My children and I are thrilled to be able to experience all of this for one more year.” Learn more about the Library and Information Science Department at the School of Communication and Information website. Original Article: https://comminfo.rutgers.edu/news/scholar-human-computer-interaction-join-sci-visiting-professor