The College of Education seeks a highly motivated assistant or associate professor to work with nationally and internationally recognized faculty in contributing to the mission of the School of Information Science and Learning Technologies. Candidates will be expected to:

• attract research funding from external agencies
• conduct research
• supervise graduate student research

The College wishes to recruit a faculty member who specializes in the Organization of Information. This field of study is represented by, but not limited to:

• innovative ways of representing and organizing text, images, moving pictures, voice, or sound for information and learning technologies
• user-centered approaches to subject access in information and learning applications
• integration of heterogeneous information in applications such as Medical Information Systems, Hypermedia Learning Environments, and Digital Libraries
• economics of information organization

Qualifications:

The School of Information Science and Learning Technologies offers an M.A. in Library Science, an M.A./M.Ed. in Educational Technology, and an interdisciplinary Ph.D. Collaborative research among faculty is facilitated by research groups with interests in Information Retrieval Research, Cognition and Information Technology, Medical Informatics, and Technology Innovations in Education.

MU is the oldest state university west of the Mississippi River and the largest of the four institutions in the University of Missouri System. It is one of the most comprehensive and diverse universities in the United States and proudly embraces the land grant mission. MU has a student body of over 22,000 at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. The College of Education is one of 18 schools/colleges on campus, has a student population of 1,200 undergraduate and 900 graduate students, and a tenure-track faculty of some 90 members. As a member of the American Association of Universities, a state land grant institution, and a university classified Research I by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, MU is a premier provider of graduate and professional education. MU is engaged in a process of identifying its unique niche, building on strengths and comparative advantages, and addressing major unsolved problems and issues. A bottom-up planning process is in place which captures the enthusiasm and motivation of our best faculty.

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The University of Missouri-Columbia is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Applications from women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities are strongly encouraged.