Jobs at the UMD College of Information

About the College

Founded in 1965 and located just outside of Washington, D.C., the University of Maryland (UMD) College of Information (INFO) is a top-ten ranked research and teaching college in the field of information science. The college’s faculty, staff, and students are expanding the frontiers of how people access and use information and technology in an evolving world – in government, education, business, social media, and more. The College of Information is committed to using information and technology to empower individuals and communities, create opportunities, and ensure equity and justice.

INFO’s faculty, staff, and 3000+ students come from over 63 countries and create a welcoming and encouraging environment. 56% of students identify as male, 45% female, 1% other; 63% of students identify Asian (29%), Black (24%), White (22%), Hispanic/Latino (9%), Biracial (4%), American Indian or Alaskan Native (<1%), Pacific Islander (<1%), Unknown/Other (12%). The INFO College is committed to bringing together many perspectives to foster deeper understanding and innovation.

46 Active Research Grants

2 ACM Fellows

2 LJ/ALISE Excellence in Teaching Awardees

12 NSF, IMLS or DARPA Career Grants

EEO/AA Statement – UMD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer; all qualified applicants, including veterans and people with disabilities, will receive consideration for employment. UMD is actively engaged in recruiting, hiring, and promoting underrepresented communities. Please read the entire UMD Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Statement of Policy

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Open Faculty Positions

*Positions are open until filled. You may submit an application after the best consideration date if the position is still listed below.

Position	Description	Link to Apply	Best Consideration Date
Adjunct Lecturers	Seeking information studies practitioners to join our faculty team, bringing their hands-on industry experience into our classrooms.	Apply	Ongoing
Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Professor	The College of Information at the University of Maryland, College Park (the INFO College), invites applications for an open-rank tenured or tenure-track faculty position focused in the area of data visualization and visual analytics. The INFO College particularly seeks candidates whose scholarship and teaching interests are centered and focused on one of the following visualization areas: ● Data visualization, including accessible data visualizations ● Visual analytics ● Ubiquitous, immersive, and situated analytics ● Benefits and risks of AI for visual analytics ● Cognition and visualization, and ● Human computer interaction for visual data representations.	Apply View More	01/27/2025
Lecturer (Open Rank)	The College of Information at the University of Maryland, College Park (INFO), invites applications for a full-time, professional track lecturer with interests in computer networks, physical computing and rapid prototyping. The successful candidate will teach hands-on, experiential learning courses focused on providing supportive technical experiences to students with minimal computing experience. The successful candidate will inspire and empower students to understand the powerful abstractions provided by networked computer systems as well as explore low-cost, sustainable, and energy-conscious computing methods, emphasizing hands-on learning, creativity, and the social implications of technology. Teaching will emphasize project-based learning aimed at cultivating a Maker-oriented or Do-It-Yourself mindset by fostering student creativity and supporting development of practical skills in computer networking, physical computing and rapid prototyping.	Apply View More	02/28/2025
Lecturer (Open Rank)	The College of Information at the University of Maryland, College Park (INFO), invites applications for a full-time, professional track lecturer with expertise and interests in information design and visual communication. The successful candidate will possess a blend of technical, creative, and pedagogical skills, with a focus on advancing design theory and practice at the intersection of people, information, and technology. The successful candidate will have teaching interests in one or more of the following areas: Design for information and communication: UX, Product, Visual, Graphic Design Interpreting complex data for visual presentation Creative interaction and novel interface design Creating visualizations based on investigative analyses of data Interactive, immersive, and digital media production Multimedia storytelling and/or multimodal narrative presentations Innovative applications and societal impacts of emerging technologies	Apply View More	03/03/2025

Open Staff Positions

*Positions are open until filled. You may submit an application after the best consideration date if the position is still listed below.

Position	Description	Link to Apply	Best Consideration Date
There are no Staff positions listed at this time.