Assistant Professor - Information - School of Information

Position overview

Position title: Assistant Professor of Information

Salary range: The current salary range for this position is $80,800 - $128,700 (9-month academic year salary), however, off-scale salary and other components of pay, which would yield compensation that is higher than this range, are offered to meet competitive conditions.

Anticipated start: July 1, 2026

Application Window

Open date: September 19, 2025

Next review date: Saturday, Nov 1, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Saturday, Nov 1, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.

Position description

The School of Information at the University of California, Berkeley, invites applications for appointment to the faculty at the Assistant Professor rank.

Information is the core discipline upon which the School of Information is based. At its simplest, information can be thought of as data with context, and information can be leveraged to create metadata, new data, new information, and/or new knowledge. As the world has evolved and new technologies for managing and manipulating data and information have emerged, so has our field. Information seeking, information management, information use, information architecture, information retrieval, informatics, digital humanities, cultural analytics, information visualization, information economics, information provenance, information veracity, and the philosophy of information are key specialties within the discipline.

We seek applicants who can address key questions like how should metadata and categories be designed, and what are the social consequences of those technical choices? What is the relationship between information, misinformation, and disinformation, and what are the social psychological underpinnings of their spread? How should data and information systems be designed, and how can these systems be audited and governed? How is information collectively created, and how does this differ between, for instance, scholarly publishing and social media content? What are the unintended consequences that emerge from the ways information is designed and used? What are the implications for various information systems in real-world contexts such as science, health, policy, business, law, or other areas?

The School of Information is a graduate research and education community committed to expanding access to information and to improving its usability, reliability, and credibility while preserving security and privacy. This requires the insights of scholars from diverse fields — information and computer science, design, social sciences, management, law, and policy.

We are committed to addressing the family needs of faculty, including dual-career couples and single parents. We are also interested in candidates who have had non-traditional career paths or who have taken time off for family reasons, or who have achieved excellence in careers outside academia. For information about potential relocation to Berkeley, or career needs of accompanying partners and spouses, please visit http://ofew.berkeley.edu/newfaculty.

Department: https://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application): PhD (or equivalent international degree), or enrolled in a PhD or equivalent international degree-granting program at the time of application.

Application Requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter (Optional)
• Statement of Research - Discuss research accomplishments and proposed plans.
• Statement of Teaching and Mentorship - Discuss prior teaching experience, teaching approach, and future teaching interests, including specific efforts and future plans to support the success of all students through curriculum, classroom environment, and pedagogy. Include discussion of mentoring experiences and approach.
• Publication 1 - For each of the publications, provide a statement that begins with the manuscript title and author list and then summarizes, in approximately 300 words, the significance of the selected publication.
• Publication 2 - For each of the publications, provide a statement that begins with the manuscript title and author list and then summarizes, in approximately 300 words, the significance of the selected publication.
• Authorization to Release Information Form - An institutional reference check will be completed only if you are selected as the candidate to whom the hiring unit would like to extend a formal offer. Download, complete, sign, and upload the form.
• Statement of Service - Please discuss specific prior and proposed academic, professional and/or public service activities. This can include, for example, participating in professional or scientific associations, serving on committees that advance department, campus or discipline goals, and conducting outreach activities that can remove barriers and increase participation of academics in your field.

Reference requirements

3-5 required (contact information only). Applicants must provide names of three to five references who can speak to their record and/or potential for excellence in research, teaching, mentoring, and service. Letters of reference will be solicited only from applicants who are advanced to the medium list, prior to the determination of the short list.

Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05014

Help contact: pmarchetti@berkeley.edu