Assistant Professor, Tenure-Track, Information Systems and Information Management

University of Washington:
Academic Personnel & Faculty:
Information School Location

Seattle UW Campus

Aug 31, 2026

The Information School at the University of Washington invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor, with an anticipated start date of September 1, 2027. We seek applicants who demonstrate commitment to excellence in research, teaching, and service in a diverse and inclusive academic community. The successful candidate will join our faculty on a full-time basis for a nine-month academic appointment, with a 3-year term, renewable beginning 2027.

The base salary range for this position will be $13,000 - $14,935 per month, commensurate with experience and qualifications, or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination.

The successful candidate will be expected to:

• Conduct high-quality research, and pursue extramural funding as needed to support research;
• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in their area of specialization;
• Perform service that furthers the mission of the Information School and the University of Washington more broadly; and
• Contribute to the Information School's strategic areas: climate change, health and wellness, healthy information environments, and responsibility in artificial intelligence.

This position will contribute to research and teaching in Information Systems and Organizations, with a focus on the organizational integration, deployment, and impact of artificial intelligence (AI). We welcome applicants whose work examines the socio-technical, organizational, strategic, and human dimensions of AI in contemporary organizations.

Areas of research interest include, but are not limited to:

• AI trust, governance, and responsible deployment within organizations
• AI-enabled transformation of work, organizations, and the future of work
• Human-AI collaboration, decision-making, and knowledge work
• AI strategy, digital transformation, and organizational capabilities
• Organizational adoption, implementation, and management of AI systems
• Ethical, equitable, and inclusive AI in organizational contexts
• AI and organizational learning, innovation, and performance

All University of Washington faculty are expected to engage in teaching, research, and service.

Information is central to knowledge; to understanding; to impact. Amid the AI transformation, climate change and ongoing threats to public and civic health, information plays a pivotal role in giving everyone the tools to thrive. Our work advances effective information systems and equitable access to information by transforming practices within organizations large and small, and influencing public policy. The UW Information School is leading the global movement to devise information solutions that enrich people’s lives and tackle the world’s toughest challenges through our in-demand undergraduate and graduate level education and our interdisciplinary research centers and partnerships.

Together, our students, faculty, alumni and partners are actively creating a future where effective use of information can help everyone discover, learn, innovate, solve problems, and have fun. Information changes lives. Learn more .edu.

Applicants for this position must meet the following minimum qualifications:

Applicants must minimally hold a PhD (or foreign equivalent) by the date of appointment. Applicants must have 3 years of experience in conducting research, inclusive of graduate studies.

The University is committed to providing excellent benefits to our faculty. For a summary of available benefits, please see UWHR benefits information .

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