Full professor position: Information Processing and Analytics, Berlin School of Library and Information Science, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Posted November 10, 2015
The Faculty of Arts and Humanities I, Berlin School of Library and Information Science invites applications for a Full Professorship in “Information Processing and Analytics” (W2) starting at the earliest possible date.
Excellent research in basic (theory-building) and / or applied topics of Information Science is expected, in particular approaches for the computer-supported organization, analysis and processing of large volumes of data and its impact on information and knowledge processes. The professorship will complement and enrich the research and teaching areas at the Berlin School (particularly Information Behavior and Information Retrieval).
The future professor should focus their research in one or more of the following areas: Data Science, Data Analytics (also domain-specific approaches such as Cultural Analytics or Scientometrics), Data Mining, Big Data, Linked Data, Knowledge Representation, Data Architectures (also Metadata Modelling), Databases and Data Stores as well as related areas.
Besides independent scientific research and teaching, the position also includes the recruiting of externally funded projects as well as the supervising of BA, MA and PhD theses at the Berlin School.
The future holder of the position will be expected to teach in all study programs of the Berlin School (BA and MA) and to assume responsibility for selected course modules. Some of these currently running modules or classes would be available: Communication Technology, Theory and Development of Information Databases, Communication and Knowledge Management, Semantic Web and Ontologies, Knowledge Management Systems and Data Mining. It is of course also desirable if the candidate’s own research profile would influence the design and re-design of course modules, some of which will be taught in English.
The Berlin School expects very good didactic competencies, excellent communication skills and a strong engagement in shaping the profile of the School within the university and a worldwide research community. The willingness to participate in the school’s academic self-government is assumed.
The applicants must meet the legal requirements of professorial appointments in accordance with § 100 of the ‘Berliner Hochschulgesetz’.
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin is seeking to increase the proportion of women in research and teaching, and specifically encourages qualified female scholars to apply. Researchers from abroad are welcome to apply. Severely disabled applicants with equivalent qualifications will be given preferential consideration. People with an immigration background are specifically encouraged to apply.
Additional to the standard application materials (application letter, curriculum vitae, diplomas, a detailed documentation of teaching experiences as well as previous and future research projects, a publication list with up to 5 full-text copies of newer publications), the applicants need to submit an expose describing their ideas and future research and teaching plans within the context of the Berlin School.
Please send your English-language application quoting the reference number PR/027/15 within the next 4 weeks to Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Dekan der Philosophischen Fakultät I, Prof. Michael Seadle, PhD, Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin, Germany. To expedite the processing, we ask applicants to submit the application material in the pdf format to [email protected].
Please visit the website http://www.personalabteilung.