[Air-l] Position at National University of Singapore

[Randy Kluver]

Faculty Openings: Social Implications of IT; Information Studies;
Human-Computer Interaction. National University of Singapore

The Information & Communications Management Programme in the Faculty of Arts
and Social Sciences at the National University of Singapore seeks two or
more open-rank faculty members in the social, political, cultural, and
ethical implications of IT. We are looking for a candidate in human computer
interaction and IT content design areas as well. The successful candidates
will be expected to help develop curriculum, teach graduate and
undergraduate courses, and give new research directions to this relatively
new programme at NUS. 

Areas of interest include, contexts of computers and information use;
internet studies; ethics and intellectual property rights; connectivity and
digital divide; users and identities; gendered aspects of IT; IT and
organizations; political implications of IT; information management;
surveillance and privacy; cross-national comparisons of IT development;
innovations systems and IT; bio-informatics; history of IT; social and
cultural aspects of IT design; cultural and critical studies of information
society; and social studies of information science and technology. 

Candidates with expertise in one or more of these areas should submit: (1) a
letter of application describing their teaching and research interests; (2)
a curriculum vitae; (3) sample written work and syllabus (for junior level
appointments); and, three letters of recommendation. PhD is required. 

Appointments will be on a tenure-track basis, and in exceptional cases
tenure will be granted on appointment. Salary and benefits are competitive.


Dr. Randy Kluver will be in Minneapolis to attend the Association of
Internet Researchers from October 10-15.  Those interested in meeting  to
discuss their interest in a position please contact him directly at
icmrk at nus.edu.sg.

Please send application materials to: Chair, Search Committee, Information &
Communications Management Programme, FASS, AS3 #04-16, National University
of Singapore, Singapore 117570. Tel: (65) 874-6320; Fax: (65) 779-4911;
E-mail: icmgp at nus.edu.sg. Applications must be received by 15 November 2001.



Randy Kluver
Information and Communication Management
FASS 3, #04-16
National University of Singapore
Singapore, 117570
(65) 874-8755, fax (65) 779-4911