We’re hiring! Professor/Full Professor (Head of School), School of Information and Communication Studies

University College Dublin is seeking to fill a Professor/Full Professor role in Information and Communication Studies to offer leadership to the School in its goal to grow its research, teaching, and international engagement. This is a permanent full-time role in the UCD School of Information and Communication Studies.

Candidates with appropriate expertise in any area of the broad field of Information and Communication Studies will be considered. Current areas of research in the School include human-computer interaction, digital curation, cultural heritage informatics, data/information ethics, information architecture, foundations of information studies, information behaviour, data practices, digital and data journalism, digital media studies, and information literacy. The successful candidate will be expected to assume the responsibilities of head of school on appointment for a period of 3–5 years.

Note: It is envisaged interviews for this post will take place the week of 21 May 2018.

95 Professor (2010) Salary Scale: €83,800 to €111,159 per annum
Or
95 Full Professor C (2010) Salary Scale: €114,740 to €140,961 per annum

Appointment will be made on scale and in accordance with the Department of Finance guidelines

Closing date: 17.00hrs (GMT) on Friday 20th April 2018

Full job advertisement and application procedures can be found at: https://www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jobs/ (click on External Applicants and search under Senior Appointments)

Informal enquiries only to Professor Colin Scott (colin.scott@ucd.ie), College Principal of the College of Social Sciences and Law or Professor Kalpana Shankar (kalpana.shankar@ucd.ie), Head of School, School of Information and Communication Studies.