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, tenure-track or tenured position at the rank of Lecturer, Assistant Professor or Associate Professor commencing July 1st 2020 (negotiable).

The SIM (http://sim.management.dal.ca) offers two graduate programs: the American Library Association-accredited Master of Information (MI) 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, delivered collaboratively with the three other schools in the Faculty of Management. The School also participates in Dalhousie’s Interdisciplinary PhD program and the new Master of Digital Innovation.

The school seeks candidates capable of combining teaching, research, and administrative responsibilities. Candidates should possess a strong interest in and capacity for interdisciplinary research, and should have a demonstrated broad interest in and experience with the many ways information has an impact on society and policy. The successful candidate will have prior professional or instructional experience relevant for teaching core or elective courses in at least two of the School’s programs. Experience teaching at the graduate level will be an asset.

The successful candidate will have a PhD (or ABD status) in information management or a related discipline, with research expertise in at least one, preferably more, of the following areas:

● Information & decision-making
● Information risk management
● New and emerging media and/or technology, including digital transformation
● Other relevant areas including data management, organizational learning, collaboration, user experience, or knowledge management

The SIM is part of the interdisciplinary Faculty of Management (http://www.dal.ca/faculty/management.html), which also includes the School of Public Administration, the School for Resource and Environmental Studies, and the Rowe School of Business. The Faculty of Management’s mission is to collaboratively advance management knowledge and practice, and its vision is inspiring managerial solutions to transform lives. We seek an additional colleague who will contribute to, and thrive in, this environment.

Dalhousie University (http://www.dal.ca/), a member of The U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities (www.u15.ca), is one of Canada’s leading teaching and research universities, with 13 academic faculties and a Faculty of Graduate Studies hosting a diverse complement of graduate programs. Inter-faculty 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 University 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.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Dalhousie University is committed to fostering a collegial culture grounded in diversity and inclusiveness. The university encourages applications from Indigenous persons, persons with a disability, racially visible persons, women, persons of a minority sexual orientation and/or gender identity, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our community. For more information, please visit www.dal.ca/hiringfordiversity.

Review of applications will begin on February 5, 2020 and continue until the position is filled. To ensure full consideration, please submit your application by this deadline.

Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, copies of past teaching evaluations (please upload under “teaching dossier”), and statements of teaching philosophy and of research interests. (Each statement should be approximately one page.)