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University of Washington, The Information School Application Deadline: March 10, 2023. The Information School of the University of Washington seeks an Associate or Full Professor, teaching track in Library and Information Science. This position will teach primarily graduate students in the MLIS program. Position Expectations A successful candidate for this search will be expected to: Be an engaged teacher and mentor Deliver courses in both face-to-face as well as online modes, engage Engage diversity, equity, inclusion, access, and justice in the context of LIS. Help lead the MLIS program in developing a curriculum that reflects professional needs in libraries, archives, museums, and information institutions. Positive factors for consideration include, but are not limited to, expertise in one of the following areas: Intellectual freedom Community engagement Management and leadership in libraries, archives, and museums Information technology development and management (e.g., systems administration or other infrastructure management; library-specific web and app development; interoperability local systems and vendor hardware, etc.) Knowledge organization, e.g. cataloging and metadata The successful applicant is expected to engage with and integrate diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice within their teaching and mentorship of future LIS professionals; content and activities in MLIS courses are mapped to the program-level student learning outcomes. About Position Successful candidates will join a broad-based, inclusive Information School that offers multiple degree programs at the undergraduate and graduate level and is committed to the values of leadership, innovation, and diversity. The iSchool’s MLIS program is consistently ranked amongst the top programs in the US, and our new colleague will be a key contributor to the ongoing success of the MLIS program. Teaching professors are an integral part of the faculty of the iSchool. We provide mentorship, a career path, and opportunities for leadership in the school. This is a full-time appointment at the rank of Associate Teaching Professor or Teaching Professor. This position includes faculty voting rights but is not tenure eligible. The University of Washington is on the quarter system (autumn, winter, spring) and teaching professors typically teach two courses per quarter (6 courses over 9 months) with summers off. Opportunities for summer teaching are often available. University of Washington teaching professors engage in teaching, mentorship, and service. Scholarship is supported and encouraged, including innovations in teaching, leadership in teaching communities of practice, and teaching mentorship. The University of Washington is a vibrant community of inclusive research and community outreach, situated between Puget Sound and Lake Washington, in the city of Seattle, on the traditional territories of the Coast Salish peoples. Seattle is a rapidly growing, dynamic, and diverse metropolitan area. The UW Information School is dedicated to hiring faculty who will enhance our inclusion, diversity, equity, access, and sovereignty (IDEAS) mission and vision through their research (as applicable), teaching, and service. As information systems and institutions serve increasingly diverse and global constituencies, it is vital to understand the ways in which differences in gender, class, race, ethnicity, religious affiliation, national and cultural boundaries, national origin, worldview, intellectual origin, ability and other identities can both divide us and offer us better ways of thinking and working. The Information School faculty are committed to preparing professionals who work in an increasingly diverse and global society by promoting equity and justice for all individuals, actively working to eliminate barriers and obstacles created by institutional discrimination. The position is a full-time 9-month teaching track appointment at the rank of Associate Teaching Professor or Teaching Professor with an anticipated start date of September 1, 2023. Applicants may find further information about the Information School at ischool.uw.edu. The base salary for the Associate Teaching Professor position will be $11,111 – $13,555 per month ($100,000-$122,000 per 9-month academic year), commensurate with experience and qualifications, or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination. The base salary for the Teaching Professor position will be $13,111 – $15,000 per month ($118,000 - $135,000 per 9-month academic year), commensurate with experience and qualifications, or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination.

University of Washington, The Information School Application Deadline: March 10, 2023. The University of Washington Information School (iSchool) is a leader in education and research on the future of archives, libraries, and librarianship. We seek a creative, forward-thinking Professor of Practice to contribute to this area by bringing their experiences and insights as a library practitioner. The Professor of Practice will serve as a bridge between academia and the library profession and will lead the way towards enhancing the education of future librarians. They will be able to contribute to the teaching mission of the iSchool in several ways: by teaching courses in the MLIS program; by revising current core courses; by integrating some of the iSchool’s cross-disciplinary courses into the MLIS curriculum; and by developing new courses and specializations related to their areas of expertise and interest, helping to shape the MLIS curriculum to better reflect the needs of the future of libraries. The Professor of Practice will also have the opportunity to bring their vision, expertise, and leadership experience to bear on a particular aspect of the library field to which they wish to contribute new ideas and knowledge in the form of a practice-based research or design project. This may involve engagement with students, other faculty, and other institutions, depending on the scope and nature of the project, but the results will be made available to the field through presentations, publications, and other dissemination methods appropriate to the work. The UW Information School is dedicated to hiring faculty that will enhance our inclusion, diversity, equity, access and sovereignty (IDEAS) mission and vision through their research, teaching, and service. As information systems and institutions serve increasingly diverse and global constituencies, it is vital to understand the ways in which differences in gender, class, race, ethnicity, religious affiliation, national and cultural boundaries, national origin, worldview, intellectual origin, ability, and other identities can both divide us and offer us better ways of thinking and working. The Information School faculty are committed to preparing professionals who work in an increasingly diverse and global society by promoting equity and justice for all individuals, actively working to eliminate barriers and obstacles created by institutional discrimination. The successful candidate will join a broad-based, inclusive Information School, whose faculty members pursue their scholarship, teaching, and service across multiple degree programs and are committed to the values of leadership, innovation, and diversity. Positive factors for consideration include experience in public and/or state libraries, or public-facing roles in other libraries. The University of Washington is an institution that encourages inclusive research and community outreach, situated between the Puget Sound and Lake Washington, in the city of Seattle, on the traditional territories of the Coast Salish people. Seattle is a rapidly growing, dynamic, and diverse metropolitan area with a leading technology sector and vibrant civic sector. Applicants may find further information about the Information School at ischool.uw.edu. This position is a two year full-time 9-month appointment anticipated at the rank of Professor of Practice, not tenure eligible. This position has an anticipated start date of September 1, 2023. The base salary for this position will be $12,666 – $13,888 per month ($114,000 - $125,000 per 9-month academic year), commensurate with experience and qualifications, or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination.

Indiana University, Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering at IUPUI Application Deadline: February 28, 2023. The ETL Data Engineer supports data collection, transformation, and loading efforts across the center, including data deriving from, and transferred to, statistical as well as geographic information system workflows. This involves establishing Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) workflows to support projects across the center; identifying and evaluating data sources for quality, reliability, and appropriateness; and migrating and integrating datasets as needed for analysis. The Polis Center, a unit in the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering at IUPUI, works with community partners in Indiana and beyond to develop innovative place-based policies and practices for healthier and more resilient communities. It supports disaster mitigation, population health management, community development, and quality-of-life efforts.

The School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign seeks nominations for the 2022 Robert B. Downs Intellectual Freedom Award. The deadline for nominations is March 15, 2023. The award is cosponsored by SAGE Publishing. Given annually, the award acknowledges individuals or groups who have furthered the cause of intellectual freedom, particularly as it impacts libraries and information centers and the dissemination of ideas. Granted to those who have resisted censorship or efforts to abridge the freedom of individuals to read or view materials of their choice or to hear or express ideas, the award may be in recognition of a particular action or a long-term interest in and dedication to the cause of intellectual freedom. The Downs Award was established in 1969 by the iSchool’s faculty to honor Dean Emeritus Robert B. Downs, a champion of intellectual freedom, on the occasion of his twenty-fifth anniversary as director of the School. Previous winners have included: #FReadom Fighters (TX) and the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom (2021) staff for their contributions in the defense of intellectual freedom; Amy Dodson, Director, Douglas County Public Library, Nevada (2020) for supporting the value and necessity of equity, diversity, and inclusion as a part of her library's mission and service.; the Education Justice Project, for its defense of the First Amendment rights of incarcerated individuals (2019); the Iowa Library Association (2018) for taking a leadership role in several highly visible challenges to intellectual freedom; and the Kansas City Public Library (2017) for its defense of a library patron’s First Amendment rights. SAGE Publishing provides an honorarium to the Downs Award recipient and, with the iSchool, co-hosts the reception held in honor of the recipient. The reception and award ceremony for the 2022 Downs Intellectual Freedom Award will take place in June 2023 at the American Library Association Annual Conference in Chicago. Letters of nomination and documentation about the nominee should be sent by March 15, 2023, to Emily Knox, Chair of the Nominations Selection Committee, by email at knox@illinois.edu with a copy to ischool-dean@illinois.edu. Please email any questions to Emily Knox at knox@illinois.edu. News submitted by Cindy Brya, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, School of Information Sciences

University of California Berkeley, The iSchool at UC Berkeley Application Deadline: February 16, 2023. The iSchool at UC Berkeley is searching for Assistant Adjunct Professors in Data Science. UC Berkeley is an AA/EEO employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status. Contact: pmarchetti@ischool.berkeley.edu

National Chengchi University, Graduate Institute of Library, Information and Archival Studies Application Deadline: March 25, 2023. Academic Qualifications: 1. Professional specialties in Library & Information, Archival Studies & History, Computer Science & Information Engineering, Information Management, Publishing Science & Communication, or closely related fields, with outstanding performance or great potential. 2. Applicants qualified to teach one of the following courses and communication skills in Chinese are preferred: Core courses: Library & Information Science, Information & Knowledge Organization, Archival Management & Applications, Digital Humanities.

Internet Archive Application Deadline: Open until filled. Interested in a mission-driven job ensuring open access to information for a global audience? Enjoy working to ensure a diverse, expansive archive of the digital historical record? Internet Archive is seeking a Program Officer for its Archiving & Data Services team. Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library, top 200 website at archive.org, and an archive of over 99 petabytes of digital information running in self-owned and operated data centers. Internet Archive provides mission-aligned services to thousands of organizations, working collaboratively to advance the goal of “Universal Access to All Knowledge.” We are seeking a Program Officer to help grow and expand our work with mission-aligned cultural heritage organizations, researchers, and social good non-profits. The role will primarily work in our Community Programs team. Community Programs priorities include supporting responsible computational engagement with the cultural record (e.g., collections as data, machine learning, text and data mining), providing a range of digital products, services, and collaborations to increase preservation of and access to knowledge (e.g., digital preservation, web archiving) including for under-represented or under-resourced communities, and strengthening memory worker and researcher capacities (e.g., professional development, and stakeholder convening and action). The role will work closely with community, engineering, product, operations, and development teams and conduct significant outreach and coordination with external partners and stakeholders. Other responsibilities include project management, grant management, communications, and working with department staff to support the continuous growth and improvement of our services and partnerships.

National Taiwan Normal University, Graduate Institute of Library & Information Studies Application Deadline: February 28, 2023. Qualifications: (1) Ph.D. in Library Science, Information Science, or a closely related field. (2) Applicants with research expertise and teaching interests in the following areas are preferred: Literacy Education, Reading Education, Trends in Library and Information Research, Library Management, Reference Resources and Services, Information and Knowledge Organization, Information Behavior, Scholarly Communication, Digital Humanities, Social Network Analysis, Digital Marketing, etc. (3) Applicants capable of teaching EMI (English as a Medium of Instruction) courses are preferred.

University at Albany, College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity Application Deadline: Review of applications will start on January 12, 2023, and will continue until the position is filled. The University at Albany, State University of New York, seeks two Associate Professors in Information Sciences and/or Informatics. The new hires will be members of the UAlbany AI Institute. The successful candidates will provide evidence of expertise in AI and address how AI is integral to their research program. The candidates will be hired into the Department of Information Sciences and Technology within the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security, and Cybersecurity (CEHC). These positions will start in the fall of 2023.

University at Albany, College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity Application Deadline: Review of applications will start on January 12, 2023, and will continue until the position is filled. The Cybersecurity Department in the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity (CEHC) at the University at Albany is seeking applicants at the Assistant Professor level for a tenure track position at the intersection of cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. Candidates' research focus within both AI and cybersecurity is open, so long as it involves both topics. The successful candidate will demonstrate the potential to research and teach in the new Cybersecurity department. They should be able to take an integrative approach in working with faculty, staff, and students from a variety of backgrounds within and outside the department and college. Candidates should show evidence of their commitment to pursuing challenging research problems in cybersecurity and AI. Research that impacts the real world in various contexts, such as business, healthcare, energy & sustainability, critical infrastructure, and government is preferred. CEHC has a goal of creating a dedicated team of researchers and educators capable of enabling our students to successfully explore and interpret the rich array of disciplines and perspectives contained within cybersecurity and allied disciplines.

University at Albany, College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity Application Deadline: Review of applications will start on January 12, 2023, and will continue until the position is filled. The University at Albany, State University of New York, seeks a full professor at the intersection of cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. The new hire will be a member of the UAlbany AI Institute. The successful candidate will provide evidence of expertise in AI and address how AI is integral to their research program. The candidate will be hired into the Cybersecurity Department in the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity (CEHC). Candidates' research focus within both AI and cybersecurity is open, so long it involves both topics.

University of Sheffield, Information School Application Deadline: January 23, 2023 We seek applications from inspirational leaders who can play a key role in advancing the School’s competitive position in delivering excellent research, high-quality teaching, and outstanding innovation. You will have an outstanding track record of research including an international reputation, publications in highly ranked international journals, substantial success in grant capture, proven skills in academic leadership and management, including team building, and a commitment to interdisciplinary and collaborative research. You will be able to recognise and build on the current research strengths of the School and have the ability to further enhance the next phase of the School’s research and impact profile in your chosen area. A key component of the role will be leadership in research and teaching and mentoring of academic staff in research, publication and income generation activities. You will contribute to our postgraduate programmes, and undergraduate teaching, as appropriate.