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University of Kentucky Application Deadline: review beginning November 3, 2025 and will continue until position is filled. The College of Communication and Information at the University of Kentucky invites applications for two assistant professor positions in LIS. This is a nine-month, tenure-track (regular title series) position reporting directly to the School Director. Tenure-eligible means candidates must first meet the prescribed criteria per Administrative Regulation 2:2-1  and statements of evidence to be granted tenure. The anticipated start date is August 16th, 2026. We seek qualified faculty members to contribute to advancements in teaching, research, and service within the field of library and information science. Successful candidates will work in a collaborative and interdisciplinary environment, engaging with colleagues, students, and community partners to impact the discipline. We are especially interested in individuals who bring fresh perspectives and demonstrate potential for leadership in scholarship and professional practice in areas such as community engagement and outreach, instruction and information literacy, archives and digital stewardship, as well as health and social information services. Qualifications and Responsibilities: Candidates are expected to hold an earned Ph.D. or be in ABD status in information science, computer science, library science, or a related field at the time of the interview. The Ph.D. is required by August 2026, for the successful candidate to hold the rank of assistant professor and begin the probationary period toward tenure. Candidates will be expected to teach a 2-2 teaching load at the graduate level with opportunities to teach across the School’s programs. This position is expected to have a distribution of effort of 50% research, 45% teaching, and 5% service. Faculty are expected to teach, advise students, maintain a personal research program, participate in professional activities, and serve on university committees. Opportunities exist to work with doctoral students in the College’s interdisciplinary Ph.D. program.

University of Kentucky Application Deadline: review beginning November 3, 2025 and will continue until position is filled. The College of Communication and Information at the University of Kentucky invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor (Special Title) of Information Communication Technology. This is a nine-month, tenure-track position reporting directly to the School Director with appointment at the rank of assistant professor. Tenure-eligible means candidates must first meet the prescribed criteria per Administrative Regulation 2:2-1  and statements of evidence to be granted tenure. The anticipated start date is August 16, 2026 . We are seeking qualified faculty members to contribute to advancements in teaching, research, and service within the information communication technology field. Successful candidates will work in a collaborative and interdisciplinary environment, engaging with colleagues, students, and community partners to influence the discipline.  We especially welcome individuals with innovative approaches and demonstrated potential for leadership in teaching and professional practice in areas such as, but not limited to, hardware and software fundamentals, systems analysis, cybercrime, systems administration, and ICT policy. An earned Ph.D. (or ABD status) in information science, computer science, or a related field is preferred, but candidates with significant industry experience and a master’s degree in a related discipline will also be considered. Candidates will be expected to teach a 3-3 teaching load, with opportunities to teach across the School’s graduate and undergraduate programs. This position will have an initial distribution of effort of 65% teaching, 10-25% research, and 10-25% service. Faculty are expected to teach, advise students, oversee student internships, build industry relationships, oversee student-facing initiatives, maintain a personal research program, participate in professional activities, and serve on university committees. Required Education: An earned Ph.D. (or ABD status) in information science, computer science, or a related field is preferred, but candidates with significant industry experience and a master’s degree in a related discipline will also be considered.

Issue #7 Rebekah (Becky) Willson   North American Region Canada McGill University School of Information Studies iSchools member since 2014 Hello Rebekah! Please tell us a bit about you! I am an associate professor at the School of Information Studies at McGill University . I recently received tenure and am on sabbatical for 2025/2026 – a definite change of pace. My research area is in the field of information behaviour – examining the information people need and how they find, share, and use that information. While you can apply that to any area, I have been particularly focused on individuals and groups who are undergoing transitions and living with uncertainty, including academics working on short-term contracts, early career researchers dealing with COVID-19, and early career librarians, my most recent project. We just received a grant to look at early career librarians, examining their experiences from graduating from their master’s program, what it is like to look for a job in this market, and then experiences of starting a job in an academic library, during this time of cutbacks and uncertainty for universities. Can you tell us a bit about your iSchool, please? The School of Information Studies was the first formal library education program in Canada. Beginning in 1904, it was one of the first university programs in librarianship outside the United States. While we are an old program, we have changed a lot over the years, including what we teach and what we research. We have five areas of interest: libraries, archives, knowledge management, user experience, and data science. In addition to our Master and PhD programs in Information Studies, we offer Graduate Certificates in Digital Archives Management, Information Architecture, Information & Knowledge Management, and Cybersecurity. There is wide range of research that takes place in the School of Information Studies, but it is clustered around our five areas of interest and particularly focused on human-information interaction . This includes accessibility, representation, sensory information, managing expert knowledge, cybersecurity, and information behaviour. Before you worked for McGill University you have been a Lecturer in Information Science in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, UK and obtained your PhD from Charles Sturt University in Australia - all iSchool members! What unites all of these schools even if they are located in three different iSchool regions on the globe for you? Good question. While the iSchools are geographically far apart, each has a focus on connecting people with information and the information professions. People are at the heart of the discipline, as well as the focus of the research and teaching that takes place. While cataloguing, storing, retrieving, and managing information and data are all important, the iSchools focus on the fact that people will ultimately be using that information, whether the members of the public or of the profession. The iSchools are also concerned with those who will become professionals in various areas across the discipline. As the world of information becomes increasingly complex, professionals are needed to help others navigate that world. As part of this, each of the iSchools is forward looking, working to help future information professionals negotiate this constantly changing field. Your Doctoral Thesis focused on a special information behaviour topic that is also very important for iSchools. Can you tell us a little bit about it? I appreciate getting a chance to talk about my thesis! My doctoral thesis looked at the information behaviour of academics who had recently graduated from their doctoral program and started their first full-time academic position. I looked at the move from being a student to being an academic as a transition, examining the kind of information they needed to do this new job, as well as how they found, used, and shared that information. I focused a lot on their everyday experiences, such as the information they didn’t know, what they did and who they talked to about that missing information, and how they problem solved. Many academics had a lot of expertise in their research, content area, and teaching; however, they had challenges finding the day-to-day information needed to do their work. Much of the information they were missing was practical (e.g., how to upload grades) or administrative (e.g., undergraduate grading policies) in nature. The administrative side of their work added a significant burden to early career academics, who experienced a significant amount of stress and frustration. The main way these academics got information and determined what to do was to talk to their colleagues; informal and social collegial interactions were extremely important. The research highlights the need to ensure newly hired academics are supported with sufficient orientation, access to mentorship, and provisions to regularly interact with colleagues. Information Behaviour is also the main topic of the ISIC. Together with Owen Stewart-Robertson you are organizing ISIC 2026 next year, which will also be an anniversary! What can participants expect? This June we are very excited to be hosting the 30th anniversary of ISIC: The Information Behaviour Conference at McGill University . This is also the first time the conference will be in North America! This conference holds a special place in my heart, as it was the first conference I attended as a doctoral student. Because the conference focuses on information behaviour research, it is typically smaller in size. That means that it is a great place to meet other researchers and for doctoral students to get to know the community. (We also have a full-day Doctoral Workshop.) This year will be a mix of papers, panels, posters, and workshops, and, because it is the 30th anniversary, include a focus on the past and future of information behaviour research. While the content of the conference will be exciting, it also takes place in Montréal, a fantastic city known for its food, art, and music. You can find more information about submissions (due October 15) and the Doctoral Workshop on our website . If you could give just one advice to future information scientists, what would it be?   I think my one piece of advice comes from my dissertation research – I think it is key to find your people. You need to find your disciplinary communities who are going to be able to support your research and where you are going to find the newest advances. You need to find those people with whom you can collaborate. Research is always going to be challenging but finding like-minded collaborators can be inspirational, as well as a way to share the work. Interacting with peers and colleagues is important to get mutual support and benefit. While networking is challenging, meeting new people is key to being a part of the field of information science. Thank you very much, Rebekah! Featured Members is a new iSchools Feature series spotlighting members of iSchools who are part of the development and organization of thought provoking projects or conferences. Please contact admin@ischools-inc.org  in case you would like to be featured as well.

Claude Moore Health Sciences Library Application Deadline: N/A Historical Collections and Services at the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library seeks applications for a Digital Archivist. This is a term position, renewable for up to three years. Historical Collections and Services is dedicated to the preservation and presentation of the history of the health sciences at the University of Virginia and around the world. The department collects materials in any format it can sustainably steward, with current priorities focused on documenting the history of UVA Health. Reporting to the Alvin V. and Nancy Baird Curator of Historical Collections, the Digital Archivist will be responsible for managing all born-digital and digitized archival assets. The Digital Archivist will process digitized and born-digital collections, utilize ArchivesSpace to create and publish finding aids and digital objects, create and implement digitization workflows in accordance with national standards, help identify materials for digitization, and perform legacy processing as needed. The Digital Archivist will collaborate on metadata strategies to enhance access and discoverability of online guides and digitized content and assist with the department’s web archiving program. As time permits, the Digital Archivist will curate online exhibitions that showcase and create new access points to Historical Collections’ holdings. The successful candidate will join a collaborative and service-oriented team dedicated to making collections accessible, engaging, and understandable for a wide range of patrons. They will actively participate in professional development opportunities and stay current with best practices, standards, and trends in the field. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Education: Master's degree in Library Science from ALA Accredited program or relevant graduate degree. Experience equivalency substitution (per Department of Labor Equivalency Guidelines): Bachelor’s + 4 Years relevant experience considered in lieu of degree. Experience: 0-4 years experience. Licensure: None.

Indiana University Bloomington, Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering Application Deadline: 1 December, 2025 The Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering at IU Indianapolis   invites applications for one full-time lecturer-track faculty position in the Department of Library and Information Science . The appointment will begin August 1, 2026 . This 10-month appointment is annually renewable, based upon satisfactory performance. Summer month teaching opportunities exist as well. A committed educator is sought to join our department on the Indianapolis campus. We are interested in candidates with one or more of the following areas of expertise: Emerging Technologies in Libraries and Archives Educational Technology  Technology in Support of Information Organization and Systems Required Qualifications ALA-accredited MLS/MLIS degree 5+ years of professional experience related to one or more of the above listed areas of expertise Knowledge of pedagogical theory and state-of-the-art practice Documented effective teaching at the graduate level An ability to adapt and diversify pedagogy for changing methodologies, technologies, and student needs A commitment to departmental and school service, especially when and where curriculum development and instruction are key concerns A willingness to lead pedagogical and assessment initiatives

University of California Berkeley Application Deadline: Nov 1, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) The School of Information at the University of California, Berkeley , invites applications for appointment to the faculty at the Assistant Professor rank. Information is the core discipline upon which the School of Information is based. At its simplest, information can be thought of as data with context, and information can be leveraged to create metadata, new data, new information, and/or new knowledge. As the world has evolved and new technologies for managing and manipulating data and information have emerged, so has our field. Information seeking, information management, information use, information architecture, information retrieval, informatics, digital humanities, cultural analytics, information visualization, information economics, information provenance, information veracity, and the philosophy of information are key specialties within the discipline. We seek applicants who can address key questions like how should metadata and categories be designed, and what are the social consequences of those technical choices? What is the relationship between information, misinformation, and disinformation, and what are the social psychological underpinnings of their spread? How should data and information systems be designed, and how can these systems be audited and governed? How is information collectively created, and how does this differ between, for instance, scholarly publishing and social media content? What are the unintended consequences that emerge from the ways information is designed and used? What are the implications for various information systems in real-world contexts such as science, health, policy, business, law, or other areas?

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Application Deadline: 3 November 2025 The School of Information and Library Science (SILS) seeks a dedicated, innovative, and passionate individual to join our tenure-track faculty at the Assistant or Associate Professor rank, whose research and teaching will focus on Youth and Information, including but not limited to: public and/or school youth library services, cyouth library services, digital literacy, and youth advocacy & community engagement. Position Summary For this position, faculty will be involved in Developing and conducting a cohesive research agenda in their area of expertise Designing and developing innovative curriculum content Advising students Participating in school, university, and professional activities Contributing to shared academic governance The ideal candidate will have practical experience in youth librarianship and a commitment to mentoring the next generation of information professionals to work with youth. Minimum Education and Experience Requirements Candidates are required to have an earned PhD or EdD with experience in research settings, and provide evidence of research and teaching excellence, and the potential for leadership in their area of expertise. Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience Demonstrated experience in youth librarianship or working with youth in other information contexts. A record of scholarly research and publication in youth-focused library or information services. Experience in teaching or mentoring at the university level (or equivalent). Experience fostering the belonging and empowerment of underserved populations Knowledge of current trends and emerging technologies in youth services, such as digital storytelling, coding programs for youth, or library-based youth engagement and advocacy. Participation in professional organizations related to youth librarianship. Experience furthering goals of community, well-being, and/or sustainability Experience developing developmentally appropriate, youth-focused library programs, contributing to information, digital, and AI literacies, and building inter-generational relationships

National Taiwan University Application Deadline: 10 December 2025 The Department of Library and Information Science at the National Taiwan University is seeking to employ two full-time faculty members. Candidates should have a Doctoral degree in library and information science, information management, information and communication, educational technology or related fields. Those who can teach required courses in LIS in Mandarin Chinese and English are preferred. The Appointment begins on August 1, 2026 or February 1, 2027. Official ranks will be appointed according to working experience and qualifications.

Issue #6 Ananya Sen   North American Region  USA Carnegie Mellon University Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy iSchools member since 2008 Hello Ananya! Please tell us a bit about you! I am currently an Associate Professor (with tenure) at the Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University . My research focuses on platforms and digitization, particularly in media and education, employing a variety of empirical methods (e.g. field experiments and natural experiments). My work aims to bridge managerial and policy issues, analyzing how digital technologies impact firm profitability and societal outcomes relevant to policy debates. My work often spans multiple disciplines, and therefore, I publish in various types of journals, including Management Science, Nature, and PNAS. At Heinz College, I teach courses on A/B Testing and Managing Disruptive Technologies. Before coming to Heinz College, I was a postdoctoral fellow at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital Economy before which I got my PhD from the Toulouse School of Economics. Your research focuses on topics at the intersection of technology, business, and society and is empirical with various methods, including field experiments, natural experiments within observational data, and online survey experiments. In your opinion, what is the most challenging part of conducting empirical research in this field? One of the biggest challenges in doing empirical work at the intersection of technology, business, and society is that you are always balancing two dimensions: asking a meaningful question and figuring out whether it is actually doable in practice. Like any research area, it starts with identifying a question that matters—something that could have implications for policymakers, for society, or for managers within firms. But in empirical research, you have the added constraint of data access. You are constantly asking: is there a way to observe this phenomenon in the real world? Can I get the data or run the study in practice?   A second challenge is the inherent risk built into different kinds of empirical projects. With field experiments, for instance, you need to commit a considerable amount of effort upfront—getting the question right, designing the intervention, and executing carefully. If something goes wrong at any of those stages, the whole study can unravel. With observational data, the path can feel more incremental, but there is a different risk: you can invest months cleaning and analyzing data only to discover, at the final stage, that a key robustness check does not hold—and suddenly your main results do not stand.   Finally, the types of questions I ask often require collaborating with companies, since they hold the data and context that can make the research most impactful. But that brings its own complications. Sometimes, the most important answers are precisely the ones that may be uncomfortable for a company to disclose publicly. Because I make it clear that collaboration cannot come with control over findings, this can create uncertainty in forming partnerships. It is a necessary trade-off to preserve scientific integrity, but it means that some of the highest-value questions are also the most challenging to study. You have been named to the 2024 class of Andrew Carnegie Fellows by Carnegie Corporation of New York and received a research grant for your project "Automation Technologies, Online Misinformation, and Echo Chambers”. Can you tell us a bit more about your project? I am grateful to the Carnegie Corporation of New York for selecting me as one of its 2024 class of Andrew Carnegie Fellows, alongside numerous distinguished political scientists and sociologists working not only in academia but also in industry. My project examines the role of automation technologies within the online news ecosystem in fueling political polarization, with a focus on misinformation and the creation of echo chambers. I am working on field experiments that aim to highlight the role of AI in generating misinformation and its consequences for mainstream media outlets. Additionally, I am launching field experiments focusing on combating the monetization of misinformation by informing companies about their advertising practices and exploring the effects of algorithmic recommendations on echo chambers among news readers. The overall aim is to provide low-cost interventions to limit the spread of misinformation and to develop algorithmic solutions that ensure individuals are exposed to diverse political opinions. Your iSchool is active in many projects around the topics of information, technology and society. Please tell us a bit more about your iSchool! Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy is home to two internationally recognized schools: the School of Information Systems and Management and the School of Public Policy and Management. Heinz College leads at the intersection of technology, policy, and society, with expertise in analytics, artificial intelligence, arts & entertainment, cybersecurity, health care, and public policy. The college offers top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive education certificates in these areas. Heinz College faculty are leaders in their respective fields, Stockholm Prize winners, Andrew Carnegie Fellows, and members of National Academies. They advise U.S. Presidents on policies related to economics and artificial intelligence, and they are sought out by media outlets worldwide for their expertise. Our faculty collaborates with governments, companies, and researchers across the globe to produce impactful research. You received your PhD in Economics and came to Heinz College in 2019. What inspired you to choose an iSchool for your future research career? I first began working on technology and digital platform–related topics during my PhD in economics. I was genuinely interested in those issues as I started thinking about a thesis topic. At the time—about 15 years ago—these were not the kinds of subjects that typically made their way into an economics dissertation, so in many ways I was exploring new ground. Over time, I found myself increasingly collaborating with scholars outside of economics, especially during my postdoctoral period at MIT Sloan. There I was part of an interdisciplinary group, which gave me the chance to engage more closely with iSchool and management researchers who were also studying the role of technology in business and society.   So when I went on the job market, Heinz College was an especially exciting opportunity. The school has long been a leader in research at the intersection of technology, business, and society, and I was fortunate that they were hiring at the time. Looking back, it has been a great fit—both in terms of my research interests and the collaborative, interdisciplinary environment I value. If you could give just one advice to future information scientists, what would it be?   If I could give one piece of advice to future information scientists, it would be to look past the buzzwords and focus on fundamentals. We live in a time of constant technological change, and the challenge is to make sense of it in ways that truly matter. That requires being upfront about what your research can and cannot say, and being sincere in the questions you choose to pursue, rather than simply chasing fads due to the short-term reward. Thank you very much, Ananya! Featured Members is a new iSchools Feature series spotlighting members of iSchools who are part of the development and organization of thought provoking projects or conferences. Please contact admin@ischools-inc.org  in case you would like to be featured as well.

Nanyang Technological University Application Deadline: 30 November 2025 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. The candidate would have experience in one or more of the following primary areas: Library science and technology; Data, text and social media analytics; Human-computer and AI interaction; Informetrics; Digital curation and preservation; Information organisation and management; and Human information behaviour. Having a secondary area of technical expertise in programming for analytics or artificial intelligence applications would be a plus, although not mandatory. The candidate is expected to possess a doctorate in an appropriate field from a reputable university. NTU is investing in digital humanities, arts and social sciences. The selected candidate would contribute to this cross-disciplinary initiative. Review of the applications will begin on 1 December 2025  and continue until the position is filled. The candidate is expected to start in July 2026 .

School of Information, University of Michigan Application deadline: 1 November, 2025 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time The University of Michigan School of Information (UMSI) invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position focusing on technology and society. The successful candidate will be appointed to the John Derby Evans Professorship in Information at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor.   We welcome applications from scholars in information fields with training in information, social or behavioral sciences, computer science, or humanities traditions working on a range of topics and employing diverse methods. We are especially interested in qualified applicants whose research addresses important social problems, opportunities, and questions at the intersection of technology and society. Topical areas include (but are not limited to) information access and integrity, generative AI, computer-mediated communication, social media, mobile media, ethics and policy, and socio-technical systems.   UMSI is committed to encouraging a collaborative academic environment. We are excited to hire new colleagues who share our mission and offer unique and divergent perspectives. The faculty appointment is a continuing university-year tenure-track appointment with an anticipated starting date of August 25, 2026. The named professorship is awarded for a period of five years.   The John Derby Evans Professorship in Information was established by the Regents of the University of Michigan in March of 2017. John Derby Evans, co-founder of C-SPAN and a leader in the cable television industry, has transformed public access to information and serves on the University of Michigan School of Information Advisory Board. His philanthropy advances education, health, and the arts.   Job Expectations and Responsibilities: Job responsibilities include research, teaching, and service. Job responsibilities include but are not limited to: Conduct scholarly research resulting in publications in peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, edited books, books, and conference proceedings; Seek external funding to support their research program; Teach in UMSI’s five academic programs;  Mentor students for independent studies, master’s projects and theses, and doctoral dissertations; Provide service to the school, university, and the broader academic community through committee work, journal editing, community engagement, and other opportunities. Each contributing member of the UMSI faculty will have a teaching effort equivalent to three semester-long courses per year.

Simmons University Director of the Simmons School of Library and Information Science   SLIS West  program Eric Poulin  published an editorial in The Shoestring , “ Opinion: Federal library funding cuts will hit rural areas the hardest .” In the article, Poulin warns that funding cuts to social services will result in a lack of access to electronic resources that will disproportionately hurt small, rural communities and their schools.   “Data from the MBLC confirms that school-aged individuals account for 60% of the usage of these databases,” notes Poulin. “Without access to them, it appears that Massachusetts students will be learning to conduct college-level research woefully underprepared.” In February, Viv Williams '19MS, a graduate of the Library and Information Science: Archives Management Concentration  from the School of Library and Information Science , joined the staff of the Boston Public Library (BPL) as Curator of Modern Books and Manuscripts. Her work will focus primarily on the BPL's Anti-Slavery Collection , which includes (per the BPL blog post ) "archives, collections of books, ephemera, manuscripts, newspapers, photographs, and other formats, many of which were donated by leading figures in the nineteenth-century American abolitionist movement." Williams stated, "The Anti-Slavery Collection is one of the largest institutional holdings documenting the nineteenth-century abolition movement and is integral to our understanding of American history. I'm so grateful for the support that the Associates is providing to allow me to make this foundational collection, as well as many others, more accessible to our researchers."