Corpora: Faculty Position -- University of Washington

[Efthimis N. Efthimiadis]

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Faculty Position - The School of Library and Information Science and
The Department of Medical Education, Division of Biomedical and Health
Informatics

	The University of Washington continues to engage in a major
transformation of its School of Library and Information Science. The
University is committed to building one of the top information schools =
in
the world. Another exciting initiative of the University is the recent
development of a graduate program in Biomedical and Health Informatics
offered by the Department of Medical Education. These two expanding =
programs
are teaming up to seek an outstanding individual to fill a tenure-track
faculty position. The primary appointment for this position will be in =
the
School of Library and Information Science. The successful applicant =
will
also have an adjunct appointment in the Department of Medical =
Education. The
level of the position will probably be at the Assistant Professor rank =
but
candidates with exceptional qualifications may be considered for =
appointment
at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor. The duties of the =
faculty
position require research and teaching in one or more of the following
areas:

	=B7	Knowledge Representation and Reasoning
	=B7	Information Retrieval
	=B7	Artificial Intelligence.

	Special consideration will be given to candidates with publications
in the area of computing research known as natural language processing =
or
understanding (NLP or NLU). Applicants must have a Ph.D. or equivalent
degree by date of appointment.

	The School of Library and Information Science and the Department of
Medical Education have a very close relationship based on shared =
interest in
biomedical and health informatics, undergraduate and graduate =
information
education. Both schools are eager to strengthen these existing ties =
through
collaborative research and educational initiatives. This faculty =
position is
one of many steps towards achieving our aim. Our new colleague will =
join
faculty in both schools who are eager to engage in partnerships that =
will
transform the information, informatics and health sciences and services
fields at the University of Washington.

	The University of Washington is one of the oldest state-supported
institutions of higher education on the Pacific coast with close =
proximity
to world-class cultural and recreational attractions. The University is =
a
center of Internet 2 and other information technology developments and
provides cutting-edge information technology and biomedical research =
and
teaching opportunities. In addition, Seattle is home to some of the =
most
important companies in the information economy.

	Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the
position is filled.  Select candidates will be invited for campus =
visits in
January and February 2001.  The University of Washington is building
culturally diverse faculty and strongly encourages applications from =
women
and minority candidates.  The University of Washington is an Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

	Applicants can find further information about the School of Library
and Information Science at http://www.ischool.washington.edu and the
Graduate programs in Biomedical and Health Informatics at
<http://depts.washington.edu/uwmeded/dbi/degree.html>. Applicants =
should
email (attachments in Pdf or Word format) their curriculum vitae, a =
letter
of intent (including research and teaching interests) and the names of =
three
references to:

				Harry Bruce, Chair, Search Committee
				The School of Library and Information
Science
				University of Washington
				Mary Gates Hall, Suite 370
				Box 352840
				Seattle, WA 98195-2840
				fax 206/616-3152
			harryb at ischool.washington.edu

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Efthimis N. Efthimiadis <efthimis at u.washington.edu>
Associate Professor    http://faculty.washington.edu/efthimis
The Information School, University of Washington      =20
Suite 370 Mary Gates Hall, Box 352840    =20
Seattle, WA 98195-2840, USA    =20
tel.(off.) 206-616-6077, (sch) 206-543-1794, fax. 206-616-3152
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