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Professor, Information School



Job Summary:

The University of Wisconsin-Madison's Information School seeks highly qualified candidates for up to three tenure-track positions in information sciences. These faculty positions will be academic nine-month, tenure-track appointments at the Assistant Professor level, to start August 2023. Applications at the Associate Professor level may be considered in exceptional cases.

At least one hire will be focused on the following area:
- Human factors of cybersecurity and privacy, e.g.: security and privacy usability; security and privacy by design; security of artificial intelligence systems; human factors of data and information security; cybersecurity policy.
Applications are also invited in the following areas:
- Natural language processing and information retrieval, e.g.: applied natural language processing; text analysis; text and multimedia retrieval; recommendation systems; conversational systems;
- Machine learning and artificial intelligence, e.g.: explainable machine learning and AI; algorithmic biases and fairness; human-AI interaction; ethical/social AI.
- Computational social sciences, e.g.: analytics and modeling of political behavior; computational analysis of social networks; algorithms and social media analytics; social simulation of organizational behavior.

Responsibilities:

Faculty responsibilities include research and publication, teaching, student advising (both master's and PhD), and service. The teaching load is two courses per semester. The candidate is expected to conduct scholarly research resulting in publications in high-quality peer-reviewed scholarly venues, acquire external funding to support research and graduate students, and develop and teach bachelor's and master's level courses (both online and in person). The candidate will be committed to service within the department, university, and profession appropriate to faculty rank.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Education:

Required
Terminal Degree
Ph.D. in information science or a related, position-relevant field

Qualifications:

Demonstrated outstanding research record required;
Demonstrated excellence in teaching required.

Appointment at the tenured level requires evidence of excellence in scholarly research, teaching, and service and success in securing external funding, especially from National Science Foundation (NSF). Appointment at the tenured level also requires review by the Tenure Committee at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Work Type:

Full Time: 100%

It is anticipated this position requires work be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location.

Appointment Type, Duration:

Ongoing/Renewable

Anticipated Begin Date:

AUGUST 21, 2023

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