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University of Colorado Boulder · 3 months ago

Assistant Professor in Environmental Justice and Information/Technology

Boulder, CO

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$110K/yr - $125K/yr

The University of Colorado Boulder is seeking an assistant professor specializing in environmental justice and information/technology within the Department of Information Science. The successful candidate will be responsible for teaching, mentoring students, and conducting high-quality research that intersects these fields, while contributing to the department's growth and commitment to inclusive excellence.

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Responsibilities

We expect the successful candidate to take a strong role in the organizational and intellectual life of the growing department. The candidate should be prepared to teach and mentor students at all levels and to offer courses that currently exist in our curriculum as well as those that complement and extend our curriculum. Through their teaching, the successful candidate will also critically examine, challenge, and expand upon traditional information science curricula and pedagogies and build interdisciplinary connections across the college and campus

We encourage applications from scholars with a proven ability to carry out high-quality research that resonates with an information science perspective and a desire to direct future scholarly interests toward this field. They must have a commitment to instructing at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. They are expected to have deep familiarity with the academic workplace, and a willingness to take an active part in the life of the department and college's advancement of inclusive excellence

Qualification

. in relevant fieldResearch in environmental justiceInformation science perspectiveTeaching atlevelTeaching at graduate levelInterdisciplinary collaborationCommitment to inclusive excellenceMentoring students

Required

Ph.D. in all fields relevant to the study of environmental justice and information/technology, including Information Science, Computer Science, Management of Information Systems, Communication, Science and Technology Studies and others

Proven ability to carry out high-quality research that resonates with an information science perspective

Desire to direct future scholarly interests toward the field of information science

Commitment to instructing at both the undergraduate and graduate levels

Deep familiarity with the academic workplace

Willingness to take an active part in the life of the department and college's advancement of inclusive excellence