±«Óãtv

School of Information Management 
±«Óãtv University 
Assistant Professor of Information Management 

The ±«Óãtv 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: 

• 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 collaboratively-delivered undergraduate program. At the graduate level, SIM offers the American Library Association-accredited 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 ±«Óãtv’s Interdisciplinary PhD program. 

 is part of the , 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. 

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. Inter-faculty collaborative and interactive research is encouraged, as is cooperation in teaching. ±«Óãtv University inspires students, faculty, staff and alumni to make significant contributions regionally, nationally, and to the world. ±«Óãtv 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. ±«Óãtv 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. 

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, Room 3060, Faculty of Management, Kenneth C. Rowe Management Building, ±«Óãtv 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.