https://www.si.umich.edu/prospective-faculty/position-call-information-analysis-retrieval
The School of Information at the University of Michigan (UMSI) seeks a tenure-track professor at the assistant professor level in the areas of information analysis, information retrieval, or "big data." While we encourage applications from all areas of information analysis and retrieval, we are particularly interested in candidates with strong interest and expertise in creating novel techniques for mining large-scale text, behaviors, and scientific data and in developing visualizations or other interactive tools for data analysis. Applications of particular interest include, but are not limited to, scientific and health data analysis, text analysis, social media analysis and digital humanities.
The mission of the School of Information is to create and share knowledge to help people use information -- with technology -- to build a better world. A successful candidate will be committed to, and will directly contribute to our goal of being the best research and teaching institution for the understanding and design of information and its technologies in service of people and society.
The School is home to vibrant research and teaching programs, with 36 FTE professors, and over 400 students. We offer a Ph.D., a Master of Science in Information, a Master of Health Informatics (joint with the School of Public Health), and a Bachelor of Science in Information.
Founded in 1817, the University of Michigan has a long and distinguished history as one of the first public universities in the nation. It is one of only two public institutions consistently ranked among the nation's top universities. The University has one of the largest health care complexes in the world and one of the best library systems in the United States. With more than $1 billion in research expenditures annually, the University has the second largest research expenditure among all universities in the nation. The University has an annual general fund budget of more than $1.7 billion and an endowment valued at more than $7.6 billion.
Qualifications:
- Ph.D. in an area such as computer science, information science, statistics, informatics, computational linguistics, or related fields concerned with information analysis and retrieval
- Demonstrated potential and strong commitment to successful teaching at the undergraduate and graduate level
- Demonstrated potential for high scholarly impact
- A strong commitment to connecting information, technology, and people that values interdisciplinary research, and cultural diversity
Application materials required: cover letter, curriculum vitae (CV), research statement, teaching statement, three representative publications, and contact information for three references. For more information or to apply, please visithttp://apply.interfolio.com/27182.
In addition to this position, the UMSI is also looking for applicants in the area of human-computer interaction, communication and technology, and health informatics.
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