[Jobs] uwo jan 15

[Jeremy Hunsinger]

The University of Western OntarioAssistant Professor and Limited Term  
Appointments

Contact Information

Dr. Thomas Carmichael, Dean
Faculty of Information and Media Studies
North Campus Building
The University of Western Ontario
London, ON, Canada N6A 5B7
Phone: (519) 661-3542
Fax: (519) 661-3506


Job Description: The Faculty of Information and Media Studies (FIMS)  
at The University of Western Ontario invites applications for one and  
possibly two full-time, probationary appointments (tenure-track) at  
the rank of Assistant Professor. The Faculty also invites applications  
for a limited term appointment at the rank of Lecturer or Assistant  
Professor. These appointments will commence on July 1, 2008.

Successful applicants for each of these positions will be expected to  
teach in the Master of Library and Information Science and the LIS PhD  
programs, and to be prepared to contribute to instruction in the  
Faculty’s undergraduate program in Media, Information, and  
Technoculture. The normal teaching workload in FIMS is four half- 
courses per academic year. Applicants should have a PhD completed or  
nearing completion in LIS or a related discipline and have a well  
defined research agenda. For these positions, we are seeking  
applicants whose scholarly background, teaching and research expertise  
falls within the systems/technologies area, with specific expertise in  
(but not limited to) one or more of the following fields: digital  
libraries, web technologies, interface design, usability studies,  
library systems, social software, open source technologies,  
information systems, information technology management, and/or  
information architecture .

The Faculty of Information and Media Studies is a vibrant, expanding,  
interdisciplinary Faculty comprised of some 51 full-time faculty  
members and 22 non-academic staff. It currently offers an  
undergraduate program in Media, Information and Technoculture (MIT)  
with an enrolment of more than 1,000 students, as well as an MA in  
Journalism, a Master’s and doctoral program in Library and Information  
Science, and an MA and PhD in Media Studies. The enrolment in the MLIS  
program is approximately 260 students, including part-time students;  
current enrolment in the LIS PhD program is 23. Information about the  
Faculty and descriptions of its courses are available at http://www.fims.uwo.ca 
. The Faculty of Information and Media Studies is one of twelve  
Faculties in The University of Western Ontario, a research intensive  
University of 27,000 full-time equivalent students .

Interested candidates are invited to send their curriculum vitae,  
sample publications, names and addresses of three references, and a  
cover letter outlining their interest in the position by January 15,  
2008 to:
Dr. Thomas Carmichael, Dean
Faculty of Information and Media Studies
North Campus Building
The University of Western Ontario
London, ON, Canada N6A 5B7
Phone: (519) 661-3542
Fax: (519) 661-3506

Deadline for receipt of applications—January 15, 2008 or until  
position is filled.

Positions are subject to budget approval.  Applicants should have  
fluent written and oral communication skills in English.  All  
qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and  
permanent residents will be given priority.  The University of Western  
Ontario is committed to employment equity and welcomes applications  
from all qualified women and men, including visible minorities,  
aboriginal people and persons with disabilities.

Salary Range: none given

Job reference code: none given

Date added to site: November 19, 2007

Jeremy Hunsinger
Information Ethics Fellow, Center for Information Policy Research,  
School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (www.cipr.uwm.edu 
)

Words are things; and a small drop of ink, falling like dew upon a  
thought, produces that which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think.  
--Byron