[Air-L] Assistant Professor (3-year position) in Information Studies at AAU Copenhagen

Toine Bogers toine at hum.aau.dk
Fri Mar 24 08:27:28 PDT 2017


(Apologies for the empty message earlier)


Dear All,

We have an open 3-year position as Assistant Professor in Information Studies
and are actively seeking qualified candidates that wish to work in
Copenhagen, Denmark at the branch of Aalborg University situated there.

The successful candidate is expected to join the Information Analytics group headed by
Professor Birger Larsen and Associate Professor Toine Bogers. The group works in the following areas:
* Search engines & information retrieval
* Recommender systems & personalization
* Citation analysis & research evaluation
* Game analytics
* Behavioral analysis
* Applied business intelligence & data mining
* Big data
* Applied social media analytics
* Health informatics
More information at http://www.kommunikation.aau.dk/forskning/vidensgrupper/cis/informationanalytics/

The position involves both research and teaching. The teaching will mainly
deal with system development and interaction design.

Kind regards

Birger Larsen



Link to official call: http://www.vacancies.aau.dk/show-vacancy/?vacancy=896053

Call text:

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN INFORMATION STUDIES

The Department of Communication at Aalborg University Copenhagen invites
applications for the vacant position of Assistant Professor in Information
Studies to commence on 1 August 2017. The position is available for a period
of 3 years.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The post is aimed at applicants with documented research in the field of
information science, and specifically within a minimum of one of the
following five areas:

- User and Behavioral Profiling
- Information Behavior
- Interaction Design, User Experience and Usability Testing
- Data Mining and Business Intelligence
- Quantitative Methods

In terms of teaching, for the time being, the position is primarily
affiliated with the Bachelor’s and Master’s programs in Communication and
Digital Media, and with the Master’s program in Information Studies in
particular. Aalborg University employs a problem-based learning (PBL) approach,
and knowledge of PBL will therefore be considered an advantage.

The post will be affiliated with the research and teaching environment
Communication and Information Studies (CIS) at AAU-CPH. A branch of the
Department of Communication that has been based in Copenhagen since 2008.

ASSISTANT PROFESSORSHIP
A position as assistant professor is a fixed-term training position which
includes an obligation to carry out research and teaching activities. To a
limited extent, additional tasks may be defined by the University. The
appointment includes a requirement to attend a course in university pedagogy
for assistant professors organised by the University.

The employment as assistant professor must not exceed a total period of four
years at the same institution (a maximum of six years at assistant professor
level at AAU and a maximum of eight years at assistant professor level in Denmark).

Applicants for the assistant professorship are required to possess
academic qualifications; for example a PhD degree or similar academic
qualifications.

THE APPLICATION MUST CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING:

1. Your CV
A complete publication list and markings of the attached publications to
be taken into consideration in connection with the assessment. No more than
five publications may be attached
In case you attach co-authored publications, a co-authorship statement must
be enclosed specifying your contribution to the joint work. This co-
authorship statement must be signed by at least one of the co-authors.

2. Documentation of your teaching qualifications (Guide: http://www.fak.hum.aau.dk/digitalAssets/87/87540_instructions_teaching_portfolio_hum_aau.pdf)

3. Copies of your degree certificates (including Master’s and PhD certificates)

Applicants will be assessed by an expert assessment committee. Applicants may
be invited to an interview and/or asked to give a trial lecture.

Everyone interested is encouraged to apply, regardless of age, gender,
religion or ethnicity.

Any enquiries about the position may be addressed to Head of Department
Mikael Vetner, email vetner at hum.aau.dk, telephone (+45) 9940 7263, or
Professor Birger Larsen, email birger at hum.aau.dk , telephone (+45) 9940 7042. 

Any enquiries relating to the application procedure should be addressed to
Hanne Brusgaard Irskov at the Faculty Office via email
humsamf-hrteamet at adm.aau.dk or telephone (+ 45) 9940 9592. Your application
including attachments must be sent electronically using this link:
https://ssl1.peoplexs.com/Peoplexs22/CandidatesPortalNoLogin/ApplicationForm.cfm?VacatureID=896053&PortalID=1967

AGREEMENT

Employment is in accordance with the Ministerial Order on the Appointment of
Academic Staff at Universities (the Appointment Order) and the Ministry of
Finance's current Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities.
Employment and salary are in accordance with the collective agreement for
state-employed academics.

VACANCY NUMBER

2017-224-01374

DEADLINE

18 April 2017


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