Key Responsibilities
- Participate in the design, development, and release of a new interdisciplinary minor in AI for undergraduates, as well as a new 4+1 accelerated program (a 4 year undergraduate program combining 1 year of graduate work to emerge with both a bachelors and a masters degree).
- Conduct research in at least one of the following areas :
Social studies of AI in library contexts.
Library systems and the impact of AI on the information professions.Challenges and critical success factors of AI technologies in library practice.Strategic long term management and daily challenges involved in leading and supporting AI-focused library initiatives.Professional application of AI in specific LIS organizational contexts (eg. data services, scholar support, records description and management, classification, ect.).AI-centered policy-making, governance, and oversight.Bias in AI and analytics.AI and LIS education.Informatics or analytics-focused AI.The candidate will participate in shared governance, usually in department, college, and university committees and other service assignments.Faculty shall organize all their classes within the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS).The candidate must demonstrate awareness and experience understanding the needs of a student population of great diversity – in age, abilities, cultural background, ethnicity, religion, economic background, primary language, sexual orientation, gender identity, and academic preparation – through inclusive course materials, teaching strategies and advisement.Other Duties
Note that all San José State University employees are considered mandated reporters under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and are required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment. Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act) and CSU systemwide policy, some faculty duties may lead to designation as a Campus Security Authority (CSA). CSAs are required to complete Clery Act training and to immediately report Clery incidents to the institution.
Faculty employees must complete CSU employee training as assigned and required based on their role (e.g., Data Security, FERPA, Preventing Discrimination and Harassment, Title IX, Health and Safety). The President may recommend or require compliance with safety measures that decrease the likelihood of COVID-19 transmission or illness and allows the core mission and activities of the campus to continue.