Open Position: Lecturer in Information Ref: 005197 Lecturer in Information (Above the Bar) University College Dublin - UCD School of Information and Library Studies Applicants are invited for a fixed-term 5-year appointment as Lecturer in Information, UCD School of Information and Library Studies (www.ucd.ie/sils). The appointee will contribute significantly to the quality expansion of research in one or more of the following areas: health information, metadata & classification, information systems design and evaluation, social computing, user experience design, information design, digital youth, management in information organizations, digital libraries, information architecture, data science and/or related topics regarding the interplay of people, information, technology and social structures. Furthermore, in addition to research, s/he will also be required to participate effectively in the School's educational programmes. 2011 Lecturer Scale (above the bar): €45,728 - €73,307 per annum Further details including a complete Job Description and guidelines on how to apply on line for this appointment are available at: http://www.ucd.ie/hr/jobvacancies/ Closing date: 23.30hrs on Monday 16th July 2012 Applicants should note it is anticipated interviews for this post will be held in September 2012, with a view to an appointee commencing in January 2013. Informal enquiries can be sent to Dr. Lee Komito, lee.komito at ucd.ie UCD is the largest university in Ireland, with over 23,000 students from Ireland and over 100 countries (see http://www.ucd.ie/universityrelations/about-ucd/). It is situated on a beautiful 320 acre campus within a short distance of Dublin's city center. There is excellent public transportation between the campus, city center and airport. In 2005, The Economist ranked the quality of life in Ireland as the highest in the world. The UCD School of Information and Library Studies (SILS) is the only school in Ireland accepted into the iSchool Organization. -- Lee Komito lee.komito@ucd.ie School of Information& Library Studies (p) +353.1.7167594 University College Dublin (f) +353.1.7161161 Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland (w) www.ucd.ie/lkomito IRCHSS Social Media and Migration Project: http://www.ucd.ie/sils/research/informationandsociety/socialmedia/ ConnectIEM http://connectiem.net/