Assistant or Associate Professor in Informatics (Human-Computer Interaction Design)

The Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering (https://luddy.indiana.edu/) at Indiana University (IU) in Bloomington, Indiana invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor or a tenure-track/tenured associate professor position in the Department of Informatics to begin on August 1, 2025 in the area of Human-Computer Interaction Design (HCI/d). The assistant or associate professor appointee will serve as a core faculty member of our HCI/design program (https://informatics.indiana.edu/programs/ms-hci.html), one of the most preeminent programs of its kind, with a more than twenty-year history and an international reputation. We are particularly interested in candidates who can teach and mentor students in one or more of the following areas: Accessibility, Social Informatics, Human-Centered AI, Visualization, Design Theory and Philosophy, and Critical Computing.

We seek candidates prepared to contribute to our commitment to diversity and inclusion in higher education, especially those with experience in teaching or working with diverse student populations.

The HCI/d faculty member’s duties will include in person teaching, research, service, and mentorship of students at the undergraduate, M.S., and Ph.D. levels. The applicant is expected participate in teaching one or more core studio courses in the M.S. curriculum, while also contributing to other courses in the broader M.S. and Ph.D. curriculum.

Qualifications: Applicants should have a demonstrable potential for (for junior level) or an established record of (for senior level) excellence in research and teaching and a PhD in Informatics, Computer Science, HCI, Design, or a related field expected before August 2025.

Questions:  Queries about the position or application procedures may be sent to the chair of the search committee:  Colin M. Gray (comgray@iu.edu).

Salary and Benefits:  Salary will be commensurate with education and experience. Indiana University provides a comprehensive benefits program for full-time appointed employees. Coverage for core benefit plans such as basic life insurance and a base retirement plan are entirely paid by the University.

Application Procedures:  Review of applications will begin immediately. Applications received by December 15, 2024 will be assured full consideration, but we will continue accepting applications until the position is filled. Interested candidates should review application requirements and apply online at:

https://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/26472

Indiana University is an equal employment and affirmative action employer and a provider of ADA services. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on individual qualifications. Indiana University prohibits discrimination based on age, ethnicity, color, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, disability status or protected veteran status.

Before a conditional offer of employment with tenure is finalized, candidates will be asked to disclose any pending investigations or previous findings of sexual or professional misconduct. They will also be required to authorize an inquiry by Indiana University Bloomington with all current and former employers along these lines.  The relevance of information disclosed or ascertained in the context of this process to a candidate’s eligibility for hire will be evaluated by Indiana University Bloomington on a case-by-case basis.  Applicants should be aware, however, that Indiana University Bloomington takes the matters of sexual and professional misconduct very seriously.