Assistant / Associate / Full Professor

Salary:

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Job Category:Faculty

Employment Type:Regular

Job Profile:Professor

Job Summary:

The College of Computing & Artificial Intelligence (CAI) is
UW–Madison’s first new college in more than 40 years, bringing
together three established and highly regarded departments:
Computer Sciences, Statistics, and the Information School. Building
on their longstanding strengths in research and education, CAI
advances interdisciplinary discovery spanning computing, data,
information, and artificial intelligence and prepares students to
shape how technology is designed, developed, and used for the
public good. Supported by more than $400 million in philanthropic
and institutional investment, CAI is expanding its faculty by 50
positions and significantly growing its research enterprise.
Faculty joining CAI have the opportunity to contribute to
established academic communities while helping shape a new college
at a pivotal moment in its development. CAI is based in Morgridge
Hall, a new, state-of-the-art facility designed to foster
collaboration, learning, and discovery.

The Information School seeks highly qualified candidates for
multiple tenure-track or tenured faculty positions in all areas
of library and information science. All faculty positions will
be academic nine-month, tenure-track or tenured appointments at the
Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor level, starting August
2027.

About the iSchool

• The Information School (iSchool) has been home to research and

teaching that elevates questions of public good, people, and
community in relation to computing, data and information for over
100 years.

• The iSchool is in a period of growth, more than doubling its

faculty and enrollments over the past five years.

• The iSchool offers an Information Science undergraduate major,

two professional master's programs, and a PhD degree.

We welcome applications from scholars across all areas of Library
and Information Science and closely related fields. We especially
encourage applications from scholars who build on and extend the
field’s intellectual traditions to address emerging challenges and
opportunities at the intersection of information, people,
technology, and society, including but not limited to artificial
intelligence, algorithmic systems, information infrastructures, and
civic technologies.

About UW-Madison

• The University of Wisconsin—Madison ranks among the top

universities in the country in research expenditures and provides
excellent support for faculty seeking external funding. Internal
research support is available from funds provided by the Wisconsin
Alumni Research Foundation.

About the city of Madison, Wisconsin

• Located at the nexus of four beautiful lakes, Madison is a

pleasant medium-sized city (about 250,000 population) located in
southern Wisconsin.

• It is the state capital with a large base for educational

research and government activities, as well as university-industry
interaction.

• The university and community offer outstanding intellectual,

cultural, and recreational activities.

• Madison consistently ranks among the top American cities for

its quality of life.

• With the headquarters of medical software company Epic,

Microsoft's Jim Gray Systems Lab, Google, and several other
technology giants in the area, as well as a strong startup
ecosystem, Madison is also among the fastest-growing technology
hubs in the country.

• The city also boasts a vibrant cultural and intellectual life,

supported by an extensive public library system that offers
welcoming community spaces, diverse programs, and resources for
residents of all ages.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Faculty responsibilities include research and publication,

teaching both undergraduate and graduate courses, graduate student
advising (both master's and PhD), and service.

• Successful candidates will conduct scholarly research resulting

in publications in high-quality peer-reviewed scholarly venues,
acquire external funding (appropriate to research area) to support
research and graduate students, and design and teach bachelor's,
master's, and doctoral-level courses (both online and in
person).

• Successful candidates will be committed to shared governance

and service within the department, university, and profession
appropriate to faculty rank.

• Successful candidates, as members of the College of Computing

& Artificial Intelligence, will proactively contribute to,
support, and advance the college's commitment to equity among all
aspects of their teaching, research, and service.

• This position requires work to be performed in-person, onsite,

at a designated campus work location.

Department:

UW-Madison, College of Computing and Artificial Intelligence,
Information School

Compensation:

Negotiable, depending on qualifications

9 months / ongoing / renewable

Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such
as:

• Generous vacation, holidays, and paid time off
• Competitive insurances and savings accounts
• Retirement benefits

More Benefits information can be found
here.

Required Qualifications:

• Candidates should demonstrate evidence of excellence in

teaching and scholarly research.

• Appointment at the tenured level requires evidence of

excellence in scholarly research, teaching, and service, as well as
demonstrated, ongoing success (appropriate to research area) in
securing extramural funding from federal agencies, non-profit
foundations, and/or industry research partners (as appropriate to
disciplinary field).

• In addition, successful candidates will demonstrate experience

with fostering or the ability to foster an inclusive and
equity-centered teaching, learning, departmental, and research
environment where all can thrive.

Education:

PhD required. Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Information Sciences
or a closely related field by start of appointment.

How to Apply:

Apply online at Jobs at UW (jobs.wisc.edu).

Applications must be submitted through UW-Madison's online
application system; submissions outside of this system will not be
considered. Click the "" button to start the process.

Please upload the following required documents:

• letter of application including description of research

program

• curriculum vitae
• teaching and mentoring statement
• one writing sample
• If available, evidence of excellence in teaching, including

syllabi for courses in which the candidate was primary instructor
and summaries of teaching evaluations.

• Letters of Reference: Please submit the names and

contact information for 3 professional references with your
application. Candidates advancing in the interview process will
receive an email prompting them to electronically submit the
references; each reference will then receive a link through which
they can upload a signed letter of reference.

To ensure full consideration, all materials must be received no
later than 11:59 pm on December 1, 2026. Applications will be
accepted until the positions are filled.

Please note that applicants will be evaluated based upon submitted
application materials and therefore should speak to and include
evidence of their qualifications. Application materials must
clearly demonstrate the applicant’s dedication to excellence in
student-centered teaching and mentoring. Additionally, materials
should showcase the applicant’s ability to purposefully plan their
teaching practices, evidenced through goals, action plans,
reflection, and related documentation. This portion of the
application materials must be created by the applicant and may
include supporting letters. It cannot be only in the form of
letters and testimony by others.

Important Note: The application only has one attachment
field. Upload all required documents in that field, either as a
single file, or as multiple files in the same upload area.

Contact Information:

Professor Chaoqun Ni, chaoqun.ni@wisc.edu.

For technical questions related to Jobs at UW application or
reference process, please contact Kayla Weisensel at krweisensel@wisc.edu

Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further
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Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for
UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect
the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience,
status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We
commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching,
research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked
goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by
creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every
background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve
Wisconsin and the world.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity
Employer.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to, including but not limited to, race, color,
religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, pregnancy,
disability, or status as a protected veteran and other bases as
defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We promote
excellence by acknowledging skills and expertise from all
backgrounds and encourage all qualified individuals to apply. For
more information regarding applicant and employee rights and to
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request a disability or pregnancy-related accommodation for any
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pre-employment testing, etc.), please contact the
Divisional Disability Representative (DDR) in the division you
are applying to. Please make your request as soon as possible to
help the university respond most effectively to you.

Employment may require a criminal background check. It may also
require your references to answer questions regarding misconduct,
including sexual violence and sexual harassment.

The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities
of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that
the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis.
Stat. sec. 19.36(7).

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