Page for academic job postings in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), Social Media/Computing/Technology, and related departments or fields. These postings should be for positions that begin during the academic year 2016-2017 (or Summer 2016).
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HCI/CSCW Jobs for 2016-2017
Bradley University (IL)
- Department of Interactive Media
- Tenure-track Assistant Professor
- User Experience
- Deadline: Until filled
- Link to Ad: http://bradley.edu/offices/business/humanresources/opportunities/faculty/position.dot?id=42eeb15b-25ab-46cd-9c0e-a7380855f292
- List Updates Here:
California State University, Channel Islands (Beautiful Southern California)
- Assistant Professor in Health Sciences with specialization in medical informatics
- More information here: https://www.csucifacultyjobs.com/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1443561989507
Cornell NYC Tech (NY)
- Department of Computer Science
- All levels, including tenured and tenure-track
- Three connected connected "hubs": Connective Media, Healthier Life, and Built Environment
- Appointment spans NYC and Ithaca, but "teaching and research will be based in New York City"
- Deadline: December 1, 2015
- Link to Ad: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/6037
- List Updates Here:
Cornell University (NY)
- Department of Information Science (Ithaca Campus)
- Tenure-track (all levels)
- Any area relevant to info sci, including HCI, CSCW, etc.
- Deadline: December 15, 2015
- Link to Ad: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/6397
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Harvard University (MA)
- Department of Computer Science
- Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
- Open to all areas, but particularly interested in machine learning, human-computer interaction, programming languages, and systems (including networking, architecture, and databases)
- Deadline: December 15, 2015
- Links to Ads: https://chroniclevitae.com/jobs/0000906027-01?cid=VTEVPMSJOB1, https://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/6497
- List Updates Here:
Georgia Tech (GA) - SKYPE INTERVIEW STAGE
- School of Interactive Computing
- "tenure track faculty positions at all levels of seniority"
- Areas of interest include Human-Centered Computing, Information and Communication Technologies for Development, Social Computing, Ubiquitous and Wearable Computing
- Deadline: Preference will be given to applications submitted before November 1, 2015, but applications received before December 31, 2015 will also be considered
- Links to Ads: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/6204, http://cra.org/job/georgia-techtenure-track-faculty-positions-2/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+crajobs+%28CRA+Job+Postings%29
- List Updates Here:
- Skype interview (November) -- not me, a colleague
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)
- IU School of Informatics and Computing, Indianapolis
- Department of Human-Centered Computing
- Multiple tenure-track faculty positions in Human-Centered Computing, with focus areas in Human-Computer Interaction and Informatics. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to): accessibility, embodied interaction, interaction design, healthcare HCI, “big data” and visual analytics.
- link to ad: https://soic.iupui.edu/openings/hcc-tenure-track/
- Deadline: January 1, 2016
- List Updates Here:
University of California, Berkeley (CA)
- School of Information
- Human-Centered Data Science
- Some relevant topics of interest include but are not limited to: Interactive Data Visualization, Human-centered Database Systems, Ethical uses of Big Data, Collaborative Data Analysis, Data Wrangling, Learning at Scale, Social and Economic Network Analysis Crowd-sourced Data Systems, Human-centered Machine Learning Applications, Humanitarian Data: Tools and Applications
- Applicants who complement their core expertise with qualitative, ethnographic, or design methods are encouraged to apply.
- Link to Ad: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/apply/JPF00857
- Deadline: December 14, 2015
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University of California, Santa Cruz (CA)
- Department of Psychology
- Position in Cognitive Psychology Specializing in Human Computer Interaction
- Open Rank
- Deadline: October 30, 2015
- Links to Ad: http://apo.ucsc.edu/academic_employment/jobs/JPF00294-16.pdf, https://recruit.ucsc.edu/apply/JPF00294
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University of Copenhagen (DK)
- Department of Computer Science
- Tenure-Track Assistant Professor
- "We are looking for a researcher to strengthen and complement the research profile of the department's Human-Centred Computing Section. [...] research areas of special interest include requirements engineering; systems analysis and design; systems development methods; participatory design and user involvement; software architecture and software evolution; and security and reliability."
- Deadline: 13 October 2015
- Link to Ad: http://employment.ku.dk/tenure-track/?show=758106
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University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA) - SKYPE INTERVIEW STAGE
- College of Information and Computer Sciences
- Tenure-Track
- Data Science, or
- Security and Privacy
- HCI-oriented applicants will be considered, as long as they are publishing in CS venues.
- Link to Ad: https://www.cics.umass.edu/job/assistant-associate-professor-positions
- Deadline: November 30, 2015
- List Updates Here:
- Skype interview for Data Science position, 12/22
University of Melbourne (VIC)
- Department of Computing & Information Systems
- Three separate positions
- Full time, either Lecturer or Senior Lecturer
- "Candidates whose research is aligned to the Department’s areas of expertise (including HCI) are encouraged to apply. Two of the appointments will be expected to contribute to our teaching of Software Engineering; the third will add to our capability in the general field of data analytics or data science."
- Deadline: 17 Sep 2015 11:55 PM Aus. Eastern Standard Time
- Links to Ads: http://jobs.unimelb.edu.au/caw/en/job/886300/lecturersenior-lecturer, http://jobs.unimelb.edu.au/caw/en/job/886236/lecturer-in-software-engineering, http://jobs.unimelb.edu.au/caw/en/job/886247/lecturer-in-data-analytics
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University of Michigan (MI)
- School of Information
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Tenure Track
- Interest in "the design, building and testing of interactive systems"
- Deadline: November 15
- Link to Ad: https://www.si.umich.edu/prospective-faculty/faculty-position-human-computer-interaction
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln (NE)
- Department of Computer Science & Engineering
- Assistant Professor
- Open to any area, but "applicants whose research connects security or human centered computing to software engineering are particularly welcome"
- Deadline: November 15
- Link to Ad: http://cse.unl.edu/facultysearch
- List Updates Here:
University of Texis, Austin (TX) - SKYPE INTERVIEW STAGE
- School of Information
- Assistant Professor likely, though open to more senior hires
- Archives, Knowledge, and Records Management; human-computer interaction and information retrieval; technology or design
- Deadline: November 1
- Link to Ad: https://www.ischool.utexas.edu/facultysearch
- List Updates Here:
- Skype interview 12/15
University of Toronto (ON)
- Department of Computer Science, Mississauga
- Multiple tenure-stream positions
- Hiring across all three UofT campuses, but Mississauga specifically mentions HCI
- Deadline: December 1, 2015
- Links to Ads: http://web.cs.toronto.edu/dcs/contact/employmentopp.htm, http://cra.org/job/university-of-toronto-eight-tenure-stream-positions/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+crajobs+%28CRA+Job+Postings%29
- List Updates Here
Virginia Tech (VA) - SKYPE INTERVIEW STAGE
- Department of Computer Science
- Tenure-Track Assistant Professor
- Interactive Computing (also available are positions in Cyber Security and in Data Analytics)
- Potential focus areas: human-computer interaction, graphics, intelligent user interfaces, visualization, visual analytics, human interaction with big data, augmented reality, tangible interfaces, human-robot interaction, game design, creativity support, or computing in the arts and humanities
- Deadline: November 20
- Links to Ad: http://cra.org/job/virginia-techfaculty-positions/, http://www.cs.vt.edu/FacultySearch
- List Updates Here:
- Skype interview