School of Information Management
Dalhousie University
Assistant Professor of Information Management
The Dalhousie School of Information Management (SIM) seeks a dynamic and innovative colleague to join
our team. SIM invites applications for a probationary tenure-track appointment at the rank of Assistant
Professor commencing January 1, 2016 (negotiable).
This position combines teaching, research, and administrative responsibilities. The School seeks candidates
with a strong interest in, and capacity for, interdisciplinary research. Candidates will be expected to teach in
at least two of the programs at the graduate or undergraduate levels. Professional information management
experience will be an asset.
The successful candidate will have a PhD at or near completion in information management or in a related
discipline, with expertise in one or more of the following areas:
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Data management: curation, preservation, and visualization
Data analytics
Information risk management
New and emerging media
Organizational learning, collaboration, and knowledge management
The School of Information Management offers two graduate programs and contributes to a collaborativelydelivered undergraduate program. At the graduate level, SIM offers the American Library Associationaccredited Master of Library and Information Studies (MLIS) program, and the mid-career blended learning
Master of Information Management (MIM) program. At the undergraduate level, the School provides core
and elective courses in the Bachelor of Management program, notably in the Knowledge Management major.
The School also participates in Dalhousie’s Interdisciplinary PhD program.
SIM (www.dal.ca/sim) is part of the Faculty of Management (www.dal.ca/management), which has a unique
commitment to values-based management and interdisciplinary research and learning. Thus, the successful
candidate will have opportunities to work with like-minded colleagues in the sister schools within the Faculty:
the Rowe School of Business, the School of Public Administration, and the School for Resource and
Environmental Studies.
Dalhousie University (www.dal.ca) is one of Canada’s leading teaching and research universities with four
professional faculties, a Faculty of Graduate Studies, and a diverse complement of graduate programs. Interfaculty collaborative and interactive research is encouraged, as is cooperation in teaching. Dalhousie
University inspires students, faculty, staff and alumni to make significant contributions regionally, nationally,
and to the world. Dalhousie is located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Halifax is a vibrant, capital city and is
the business, academic, and medical centre for Canada’s east coast.
Applicants should send a curriculum vitae, copies of previous teaching evaluations, a statement of teaching
interests, and a statement of research interests to Ms. Miriam Breslow ([email protected]), Room 3060,
Faculty of Management, Kenneth C. Rowe Management Building, Dalhousie University, 6100 University
Avenue, PO Box 15000, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3H 4R2, no later than June 15, 2015. Review of
applications will continue until the position is filled.
GREAT CAREERS. GREAT CHOICE.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Dalhousie University is an
Employment Equity/Affirmative Action employer. The University encourages applications from qualified Aboriginal people, persons with a disability,
racially visible persons, and women.