Assistant Professor - Ethical AI & Knowledge Systems

San Jose State University; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

San José State University, School of Information, invites applications for Assistant Professor of Ethical AI, Information Generation & Retrieval, and Knowledge Systems starting August 2027. The position contributes to AI research, education, and governance of intelligent information systems on a diverse urban campus.

The successful candidate will teach undergraduate and graduate courses, advance scholarship, and engage in service, curricular leadership for teacher-librarian programs, and

Qualifications

• Earned doctorate in Library and Information Science, Information Science, Informatics, Information Studies, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, Data Science, Knowledge Management, or a closely related field.
• Evidence of scholarship in AI, intelligent information retrieval, or data stewardship/governance.
• Demonstrated awareness of educational goals for diverse student populations through cross-cultural study, training, teaching, or related experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop curricula for undergraduate and/or graduate courses across the School of Information’s programs and certificates.
• Advise students pursuing careers in libraries, archives, information management, user experience, digital curation, knowledge management, data services, AI-enabled information services, and related professions.
• Conduct an active program of research, scholarship, and/or creative activity.
• Participate in service activities that support the School, University, profession, and broader information community.
• The candidate will participate in shared governance, usually in department, college, and university committees and other service assignments.
• Faculty shall organize all their classes within the Canvas LMS.

Skills

Artificial Intelligence

Information Retrieval

Online Teaching

Ethics & Policy

Education

PhD in Library/Information Science or related

Job description

San José State University, School of Information, invites applications for Assistant Professor of Ethical AI, Information Generation & Retrieval, and Knowledge Systems starting August 2027. The position contributes to AI research, education, and governance of intelligent information systems on a diverse urban campus.

The successful candidate will teach undergraduate and graduate courses, advance scholarship, and engage in service, curricular leadership for teacher-librarian programs, and