Hi all, The Library and Information Science (LIS) Department in the School of Communication and Information (SC&I) at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, invites applications for a Data Science tenure track appointment as part of a larger interdisciplinary Fair and Responsible Data Science (FRDS) cluster hire at Rutgers supported by the Rutgers Presidential Diversity Hiring Initiative. Job ad: https://jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/205854 Other Rutgers units hiring in FRDS include School of Arts and Sciences (Computer Science and Statistics) and Engineering. Information about the university FRDS initiative may be found at: https://academicaffairs.rutgers.edu/strategic-diversity-cluster-hires. Across the School of Communication and Information’s 75 full time equivalent faculty, about 20 focus on scholarship related to FRDS. The LIS department is a founding member of the *iSchools* Consortium and has a research and learning culture that is inclusive, diverse, and cohesive, international in scope and local in impact. The LIS tenure-track/tenured appointment in Fair and Responsible Data Science may be at the Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Full Professor levels. Hiring Criteria: · Ideal candidates would be world-class data science researchers who advance the field of human-centric data science with novel technical and social innovations and/or apply data science to novel contexts in fields related to communication, information, and media. · Such candidates would have a track record of scholarship and technical expertise in fields such as responsible AI, algorithmic fairness, information visualization, network science, and/or designing novel data-driven frameworks in contexts such as social computing, wearable computing, health computing, misinformation, privacy, etc. Faculty hired in Data Science will be well positioned to lead externally funded research projects in such areas. · Ideal candidates would be methodologically rigorous and adept at bringing core data science ideas to fruition in interdisciplinary settings. Candidates who transcend traditional research topics, complement our faculty’s strengths, and can teach across our undergraduate and graduate programs are highly sought for application. · Candidates should speak to their record of engagement, accomplishment, and / or potential for academic, professional, and/or institutional work undertaken to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion either in their cover letter or in a separate written diversity statement. Through this initiative, we will strongly emphasize hiring faculty who can help advance diversity, equity, and inclusion at Rutgers and especially in enhancing DEI in STEM. The University Statement on Diversity can be found here. https://diversity.rutgers.edu/university-plan/university-diversity-goal. Please see our job ad for details and help spread the news! Job ad: https://jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/205854 ------------------------------------ Rebecca B. Reynolds, Ph.D. (she/her) Associate Professor Department Chair Rutgers University School of Communication & Information Dept. of Library & Information Science Co-Founder and Co-Editor, *Information and Learning Sciences <https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=ILS>* journal https://comminfo.rutgers.edu/reynolds-rebecca rbreynol@comminfo.rutgers.edu @rebeccreyn@mstdn.social