SIMS is a new, interdisciplinary program whose mission is to create a new understanding of the use and management of information through the merger of technical and social sciences approaches. Our faculty include a distinguished law professor and MacArthur grant recipient specializing in digital intellectual property (Pam Samuelson), a well-known economist studying Information Economics (Hal Varian), and an expert on computer security, privacy, and electronic commerce (Doug Tygar). We are developing an entirely new curriculum that addresses interaction between the technical and the social in the organization, creation, and use of networked information.
The official job announcement appears below. For more information, see http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/
The Dean of the School of Information Management and Systems (SIMS) at the University of California, Berkeley invites applications for tenure-track positions beginning in the Fall Semester 1999 at the Assistant Professor level. Applicants should have received, or be about to receive, a doctoral degree in Computer Science, Information Science, Business/Management, or a related social science. Candidates should possess expertise and demonstrated research excellence. Examples of particular areas of interest are:
- human-computer interfaces and interaction
- computer-based communications and networks
- electronic documents
- management of information systems and services
- cognitive/social aspects of information systems
- computer supported collaborative work
- databases/datamining/visualization
TO APPLY:
Applications with vitae, a select subset of papers, a short statement
of future research plans and interests, and three letters of reference
should be sent to the address given below by December 15, 1998.
School of Information Management and Systems
102 South Hall
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-4600