Four Assistant/Associate/Full Professor positions open at the iSchool at Illinois
About the role
The iSchool at Illinois invites applications for the following four Assistant/Associate/Full Professor positions:
- Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Information, Culture & Society - School of Information Sciences (1033554)
- Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Information Sciences - School of Information Sciences (1033555)
- Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Information Behavior/HCI/UX - School of Information Sciences (1033553)
- Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Early Literacies - School of Information Sciences (1033521)
Responsibilities
Strong candidates in any area are encouraged to apply. The iSchool seeks applicants who will thrive in an interdisciplinary academic unit at one of the nation’s premier land-grant research universities. Successful candidates must exhibit the potential to conduct world-class research, teach effectively in undergraduate, professional, and doctoral programs, and contribute to our mission of service and community engagement.
Requirements
The iSchool welcomes scholars who share their interest in how information and its practices have shaped, and continue to shape, society through time – from ancient techniques of visualization to early modern technologies of difference-making to the recent datafication of human life.
Qualifications
Preference will be given to applicants who demonstrate a promising and innovative record of scholarship in early literacy, as well as those who connect theory and practice, particularly in relation to libraries, community and public engagement, and/or digital and other information environments.
Skills
Relevant research areas include, but are not limited to, the role of libraries in shaping policy and advocacy for emergent literacy, the information behaviors of young children and their caregivers, multilingualism and early literacies, library-based early learning initiatives, and digital and information literacies in early childhood.
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