[AISWorld] Associate/Full Professor position - University of Toronto - Databases/Digital Repositories

[E. Yu]

*** University of Toronto - Faculty of Information ***

 

 

** Faculty Search - Associate/Full Professor - Databases/Digital
Repositories **

 

The Faculty of Information, more commonly known as the iSchool, at the
University of Toronto invites applications in the area of databases/digital
repositories at the rank of Associate or Full Professor.  The appointment
will commence on January 1, 2012. Rank and salary will be competitive and
commensurate with qualifications and experience.

 

We seek candidates with demonstrated excellence in research and teaching in
databases, digital repositories, and/or the analysis of large data sets.
Areas of focus might include methods and techniques for: (i) semi- or
unstructured data; (ii) semantic data; (iii) business intelligence and data
analytics; (iv) social media and/or the Internet of things (v)
sustainability; (vi) knowledge management; (vii) digital
repositories/libraries; and/or (viii) data quality and/or provenance. 

 

The iSchool at the University of Toronto educates the next generation of
professional and academic leaders in Information to transform society
through collaboration, innovation and knowledge creation. The Faculty
believes that society's information practices are being reconfigured and
transformed by material shifts in information infrastructures and by
political and cultural shifts in our attitudes toward information as a
social phenomenon, accompanied by ethical challenges. 

 

We seek an individual with an outstanding record of research, scholarship,
experience with multidisciplinary projects, evidence of excellence in
teaching, and a PhD or equivalent.  The candidate is expected to be
experienced in educating and mentoring junior researchers and/or
professionals. Experience in developing new curricula would be an asset. 

 

Applicants should send curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching philosophy,
copies of three representative papers/publications, a statement outlining
current and future research interests, and a list of three references to the
address below.   

 

Application deadline is March 15, 2011 but the search will remain open until
the position is filled.

 

Electronic submission is strongly preferred. We strongly encourage you to
submit your application online by clicking on the following link:
https://utoronto.taleo.net/careersection/10050/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en
<https://utoronto.taleo.net/careersection/10050/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=10
01197> &job=1001197  or http://uoft.me/dbr 

 

If you are unable to apply online, please submit your application and other
materials to the following address:

 

   Submissions: areti.vourinaris at utoronto.ca 

   Inquiries: eric.yu at utoronto.ca  

 

 

Dean Seamus Ross

Prof. Eric Yu

Co-Chairs, Search Committee

140 St. George Street 

Toronto, ON M5S 3G6 

Canada

Phone: 416-978-3202

Fax: 416-978-5762

 

Email: eric.yu at utoronto.ca

 

 

 

The University of Toronto offers excellent opportunities to teach, conduct
research, and live in one of the most culturally diverse cities in the
world. The Faculty of Information provides a context in which to work in an
emerging interdisciplinary environment with close ties to a range of
collaborative programs in Knowledge Media Design; Identity, Privacy, and
Security, among others.  

 

Faculty website:

http://www.ischool.utoronto.ca <http://www.ischool.utoronto.ca/>  

 

 

The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its
community and especially welcomes applications from visible minority group
members, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, members of
sexual minority groups, and others who may contribute to the further
diversification of ideas. 

 

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and
permanent residents will be given priority.

 

 

 

Sincerely,

 

Eric Yu, Associate Professor
Faculty of Information
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada M5S 3G6
  www3.ischool.utoronto.ca/~yu

 

 

 

 

 

                

               

 

 

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