Assistant / Associate / Full Professor

Faculty position (Regular) in the College of Computing & Artificial Intelligence, Information School at UW–Madison. Academic nine-month, tenure-track or tenured appointment at Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor level, starting August 2027.

About the role and organization

The College of Computing & Artificial Intelligence (CAI) is UW–Madison’s first new college in more than 40 years, uniting Computer Sciences, Statistics, and the Information School. Backed by over $400 million in philanthropic and institutional investment, CAI is expanding its faculty by 50 positions and growing its research enterprise. Faculty join at a pivotal moment, contributing to established departments while helping shape a new college housed in Morgridge Hall, a state-of-the-art facility designed for collaboration.

The Information School (iSchool) has over 100 years of research and teaching focused on public good, people, and community in relation to computing, data, and information. The iSchool has more than doubled its faculty and enrollments in the past five years, offering an Information Science undergraduate major, two professional master’s programs, and a PhD. The school welcomes scholars across all areas of Library and Information Science, especially those extending the field’s traditions to address emerging challenges at the intersection of information, people, technology, and society — including artificial intelligence, algorithmic systems, information infrastructures, and civic technologies.

UW–Madison ranks among the top U.S. universities in research expenditures and provides strong support for external funding, including internal resources from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation. Madison (population ~250,000) is the state capital, situated among four lakes, with a vibrant cultural scene, extensive public library system, and a fast-growing technology hub hosting Epic, Microsoft’s Jim Gray Systems Lab, Google, and a strong startup ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Conduct scholarly research resulting in publications in high-quality peer-reviewed venues
• Acquire external funding (appropriate to research area) to support research and graduate students
• Design and teach bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral-level courses (both online and in person)
• Advise graduate students (master’s and PhD)
• Participate in shared governance and service within the department, university, and profession appropriate to faculty rank
• Proactively contribute to, support, and advance the college’s commitment to equity across teaching, research, and service
• Work performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location

Requirements and qualifications

• Ph.D. in Information Sciences or a closely related field required by start of appointment
• Evidence of excellence in teaching and scholarly research
• For tenured-level appointment: evidence of excellence in scholarly research, teaching, and service, plus demonstrated ongoing success securing extramural funding from federal agencies, non-profit foundations, and/or industry research partners (as appropriate to disciplinary field)
• Experience with fostering, or ability to foster, an inclusive and equity-centered teaching, learning, departmental, and research environment where all can thrive

Compensation

Negotiable, depending on qualifications. Nine-month academic year appointment, ongoing/renewable.

Benefits

• Generous vacation, holidays, and paid time off
• Competitive insurances and savings accounts
• Retirement benefits