Asst Professor in Digital Curation

Description

The School of Library & Information Science is seeking to fill a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in digital curation, with an anticipated start of August, 2015. The successful candidate will have a joint appointment with the LSU Center for Computation & Technology (CCT) and will also work collaboratively in the digital curation initiative on the LSU campus. We are interested in candidates whose research and teaching expertise are in data curation, big data incubation, or data sciences (e.g., metadata, data provenance for data mining, data integration and data fusion for big data). 

Required Qualifications: Ph.D. in a related field or equivalent is required by date of hire. ABD candidates may apply. Candidates should demonstrate a potential of excellence in research and publications, ability to teach effectively, and strong communication and interpersonal skills.