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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Two Positions for Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Information Science (Otago, New Zealand)</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Department of Information Science</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Lecturer / Senior Lecturer - Information Science-1800582</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The University of Otago is one of New Zealand’s largest and most research-intensive universities, ranked in the top 1% in the QS World University ranking.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Department of Information Science is part of the Otago Business School, which has an international reputation for excellence in teaching and research. We are excited to be part of a field that shapes our future. Our award-winning
staff conduct research in cutting-edge areas of Information Science and work closely with industry. We are now seeking to make two permanent academic appointments at Lecturer/Senior Lecturer level.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">We foster a collaborative and collegial approach to teaching and research. This is a rare opportunity to combine a successful academic career with the work-life balance people at Otago enjoy. The University of Otago is located
in the city of Dunedin (South Island, Aotearoa/New Zealand). Dunedin offers an outstanding quality of life, temperate climate, and close proximity to Queenstown, the Central Otago Lakes, ski fields, and New Zealand’s alpine National Parks.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Role</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">We are looking for candidates from all areas of Information Science, including Software Engineering, Information Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Human-Computer Interaction, and Health Informatics. The department
has a strong international reputation in the fields of Autonomous Systems, Evolutionary Computation, Virtual and Augmented Reality, Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning, and Software Project Management.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">A particular focus on the ability to teach Information Security and Assurance is required for one of the vacant positions.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">In teaching and research, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with a range of areas within the department and university-wide. It is expected that you will develop an independent and productive research programme.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Selection Criteria</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">• PhD degree (essential).</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">• Active research portfolio, with evidence of high-quality work (essential).</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">• Industry experience or exposure to non-academic aspects of the discipline (beneficial).</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">• Experience with building technical artefacts (information systems, software components, prototypes) (beneficial).</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">• Prior teaching experience is beneficial (essential for appointment at Senior Lecturer).</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">• Collaborative and collegial approach to teaching and research.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">To be successful in this role, you will ideally combine technical understanding with an ability to apply information science to the wider world.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Further details</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">These are permanent, full-time confirmation path (“tenure track”) positions.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Department is committed to diversity in staffing. We strongly encourage applications from women and other groups who are underrepresented in Information Science. The University has generous parental leave provisions and operates
childcare centres covering the period from birth to five years.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Specific enquiries about the positions may be directed to Professor Holger Regenbrecht, Head of Department, Department of Information Science, via the email address below.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Application</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Candidates are required to provide:</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">• A CV, including employment history.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">• A letter of application addressing the desired skills and experience.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">• A list of publications (annotated with appropriate quality metrics, e.g. number of citations, h5-indicies, CORE/ERA rankings).</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">• Full-text versions of two publications the applicant considers their best work, accompanied with brief details of their contribution (unless sole-authored) and explanation of why they consider it their best work.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">• Contact details for three referees.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">To submit your application please click the apply button below. Applications quoting reference number 1800582 will close on Sunday, 8 April 2018 (NZ Time).</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Additional Information</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Contact: Professor Holger Regenbrecht (<a href="mailto:holger.regenbrecht@otago.ac.nz">holger.regenbrecht@otago.ac.nz</a>)</span></p>
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