[Commlist] Assistant Professor - Joint INFO & GVPT at UMD

The College of Information Studies (INFO) at the University of Maryland, 
College Park and the Department of Government and Politics (GVPT) in the 
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSOS) invite applications for 
a tenure-track position at the assistant professor level. This position 
is open to applicants from any fields within information and political 
sciences that apply data science concepts and methods in their work. 
INFO and GVPT particularly seek candidates whose scholarship and 
teaching interests address information science concepts and 
methodologies to study important social science problems in the broad 
field of government and politics. We encourage candidates to demonstrate 
how their research contributes toward social justice, equity, diversity, 
and inclusion in the creation, management, and accessibility of information.


The faculty member will have a joint appointment at INFO (75%) and GVPT 
(25%), with a tenure home in INFO. The faculty member will be expected 
to teach courses in both INFO and GVPT, as well as to contribute to 
teaching and service to the newly formed undergraduate Major in Social 
Data Science, which is a INFO-BSOS joint program. We seek a candidate 
who will build upon our record of educating information and political 
scientists committed to leadership, service, research, and innovative 
practice and impact.


The faculty member will be expected to have a high-impact research 
agenda and to seek external funding for research. The faculty member 
will also teach at the undergraduate and graduate levels, provide 
research advising to students at all levels, and engage in service to 
the profession and shared governance within the university.


In particular candidates whose scholarship speaks to the following broad 
substantive topics are encouraged to apply:

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    Social media politics

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    Information disorder (misinformation, disinformation, etc.)

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    Online political and civic participation

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    Policy and governance for emerging technologies

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    Digital democracy and data justice

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    Data science for policy analysis

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    Role of political institutions in production and dissemination of
    information

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    Political and moral values of information systems

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    The political economy of information systems


While these areas of expertise are of particular interest, candidates 
with expertise and interest in other relevant topics that apply data 
science methods are encouraged to apply. Candidates whose work 
recognizes the information norms and assets of marginalized communities 
particularly relating to the topics above and other relevant topics, are 
especially encouraged to apply.


Best consideration date: Dec 11, 2023

More details at: https://ejobs.umd.edu/postings/114626


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