Assistant Professor - School of Information - Ethical AI, Information Generation & Retrieval, and Systems

Job no: 562674
Work type: Instructional Faculty – Tenured/Tenure-Track
Location: San José
Categories: Unit 3 - CFA - California Faculty Association, Tenured/Tenure-Track, Full Time, Information Systems & Technology, On-site (work in-person at business location)

School/Department Name: School of Information

Compensation: Commensurate with qualifications, experience, and rank as established by the CSU Salary Schedule . Anticipated hiring academic year annual salary range: $100,000 - $110,000

Faculty employee benefits are very competitive for the higher education sector. See the CSU Employee Benefits Summary for details about the CSU’s excellent benefits package.

Target

Start Date:

August 17, 2027

Final date to receive applications: November 19th, 2026 (Applications accepted until filled or closed)

The School of Information at San José State University is pleased to announce a search for Assistant Professor of Ethical AI, Information Generation & Retrieval, and Knowledge Systems beginning in August 2027.The successful candidate will contribute to SJSU's strategic investments in artificial intelligence, large language models, data analytics, and critical technologies through research, teaching, and service that advances the design, evaluation, governance, and use of intelligent information systems.

We seek candidates whose work examines how humans and computational systems interact to create, organize, discover, evaluate, and use information in increasingly AI-mediated environments.

The successful candidate will contribute to the School's mission of preparing information professionals to serve diverse communities in an increasingly complex information landscape. In addition to advancing scholarship and teaching related to youth, information, media, and technology, the successful candidate will provide curricular leadership and strategic vision for the Teacher Librarian Program, strengthening its relevance in a rapidly changing educational and technological environment while expanding its national and international reach.

The School of Information (iSchool - SJSU
- School of Information
- Information Science School ) prepares professionals who organize, preserve, analyze, protect, teach, and improve access to information across communities and institutions. Our new faculty member will join a scholarly community with:

• thousands of students and a broad global alumni community
• one of the largest and most diverse schools in the information field
• fully online graduate programs that support working professionals
• an ALA-accredited MLIS program
• an emphasis on access, equity, community service, digital literacy, and ethical technology
• working on problems connected to information access, AI literacy, digital preservation, cybersecurity, and social justice.

The School of Information and San José State University value institutional excellence and are committed to advancing equity through research, teaching, and service. We enroll more than 40,000 students, many of whom are historically underserved; approximately 45% of our undergraduate students are first-generation college students and 38% are Pell Grant recipients. In addition, we are both a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPISI).

SJSU aspires to create holistic learning environments that facilitate both individual and collective transformation. We seek teacher-scholars who cultivate inclusive, empowering spaces for mutual learning, skill-building, and knowledge exchange for all students. Our commitment to lifelong learning supports meaningful connections among…