Assistant/Associate Professor of Library and Information Studies - Human Information Behavior (Tenure Track or Tenured)

University of Oklahoma; Oklahoma; On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus, Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences, School of Library and Information Studies invites applications for a full-time tenured/tenure track faculty position in Human Information Behavior. This 9-month appointment begins August 16, 2027, in Norman, Oklahoma, not remote.

The candidate should have a research agenda, teaching ability across undergrad, masters, and/or doctoral levels, and a track record in user-centered design, system design, and user studies.

Qualifications

• Earned Ph.D. or equivalent in LIS or related discipline with a specialization in Human Information Behavior.
• ABD status acceptable at time of application, but Ph.D. in-hand by August 2027 is expected.
• Demonstrated teaching experience and research ability.

Responsibilities

• Instruction including course development and mentoring graduate students.
• Research and publication at a level appropriate for a Carnegie R1 university.
• Departmental and college service, SLIS committees, and university-wide service.
• Engage in multi-disciplinary collaborations and grant projects.

Skills

Teaching experience

Research ability

User-centered design

Collaboration with faculty

Education

Ph.D. in LIS or related discipline

ABD status acceptable (expected by Aug 2027)

Job description

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus: Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences: Library and Information Studies

Location

Norman, OK

Open Date

Oct 08, 2026

Description

The School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) in the Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Oklahoma (OU) invites applications for a full-time tenured/tenure track faculty position in Human Information Behavior. This position will begin on August 16, 2027. The position is located in Norman, Oklahoma and the successful candidate will be required to move to the area (this is not a remote position). Our mission statement and other information can be found at https://www.ou.edu/cas/slis/about. The University of Oklahoma offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, retirement, and leave benefits. For additional information about benefits, please visit the https://hr.ou.edu/.

We are seeking a dynamic candidate with a demonstrated research agenda, commitment to service, and the ability to teach courses at the undergraduate, master's, and/or doctoral levels. This is a 9-month position with a teaching load of 2 courses in the fall semester and 2 courses in the spring semester. Faculty distribution of effort is typically 40% teaching, 40% research, and 20% service and faculty members are expected to be successful in all three categories.

A successful hire for this faculty position will have the research experience and knowledge to engage deeply in user-centered design practices, system design, and user studies across many disciplines, industries, and grant projects, working collaboratively with faculty within and outside of SLIS.

Courses taught by this faculty member could include topics such as Information Seeking and Use, Information Sources and Services, Information Behavior, Information and Society, Online Information Retrieval, Health Information Behavior, Digital Information Ethics, and User-Centered Design.

Faculty responsibilities include:

• Instruction including course development, mentoring graduate students, and supervising student independent courses and projects


• Research and publication at a level appropriate for a Carnegie R1 research university


• Departmental service including contributing to systematic planning and development within SLIS, attending faculty meetings, SLIS committee membership, other SLIS service assignments


• Service at the college and university, and professional service at the regional, national, and international levels

Qualifications

Required:

• Earned Ph.D. or equivalent in LIS or related discipline with a specialization in Human Information Behavior. The candidate can be ABD at the time of application but is expected to have Ph.D. in-hand by August 2027.


• Demonstrated teaching experience


• Demonstrated research ability

Preferred (not required):

• Experience teaching at the graduate level


• Experience teaching in an online, asynchronous format

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