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University of Nebraska at Omaha
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The ISQA Department is involved in innovative and recognized teaching, mentorship, and community engagement at undergraduate, masters, and doctoral levels. The program offers concentrations and certificates in multiple areas including data management and analytics, project management, information assurance, and systems development. Our global partnerships enhance these programs through joint degrees, as well as student and faculty exchanges.
Additionally, the ISQA Department conducts internationally recognized research funded through the National Science Foundation, the US Department of Education, Small Business Administration, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Mozilla, and local and global business partners. We have faculty engaged in research including open community research, information technology for development, information quality, data analytics, IS strategy, and pedagogy for online education.
The University of Nebraska at Omaha is located in Omaha, Nebraska, the largest metropolitan area in the state and home to four Fortune 500 companies.?Omaha was recently recognized as an up-and-coming tech hotspot (Livability), the #3 most up-and-coming city in America (Time), the #10 city of its size in 2016 Digital Cities (Digital Communities), #2 cities for Millennial college students (CNBC), #25 list of best places to live in the USA (US News and World Report), #7 list of the top cities for creatives (SmartAsset), one of the top cities for global trade (Global Trade), and a top five cities to live in the Midwest (Time).
About the College of Information Science & Technology
The College of Information Science & Technology (IS&T) is a part of The Peter Kiewit Institute of Information Science, Technology and Engineering (PKI). The College of IS&T was founded twenty ago, committed to answering the urgent call for a robust information technology research education. The College of Information Science and Technology established itself as a pioneer in the IT schools movement, a path-breaking model we have continued to drive forward. The College is home to over 60 faculty and staff, and nearly 1,400 undergraduate and graduate students, and supports over $12,000,000 in active grant funding. The College of IS&T has advanced research labs including labs for intelligent agents, open community research, data mining, big data, and cybersecurity.
About the University of Nebraska at Omaha
The University of Nebraska at Omaha is the only public, metropolitan university in the state, dedicated to the advancement of teaching, research, and service. Located in the heart of Nebraska’s largest city, UNO is a Carnegie Doctoral/Research and a Carnegie Community Engagement university, offering programs at the bachelor’s, master’s, specialist, and doctoral degree levels to over 15,000 students. In 2014, the University of Nebraska at Omaha was named the nation’s recipient of the?Presidential Award for Economic Opportunity, certifying UNO as a higher education leader in community engagement.
The University and College have a strong commitment to achieving diversity among faculty and staff. We are particularly interested in receiving applications from members of underrepresented groups and strongly encourage women and persons of color to apply for this position.
The University of Nebraska at Omaha is the only public, metropolitan university in the state. Located in the heart of Nebraska’s largest city, UNO is a comprehensive university offering programs at the bachelor’s, master’s, specialist, and doctoral degree levels. Serving approximately 15,000 students, UNO offers more than 130 undergraduate majors and more than 60 graduate programs in a wide variety of fields. In addition to the university-wide Graduate College, UNO’s colleges include Arts and Sciences; Business Administration; Education; Communication, Fine Arts and Media; Information Science and Technology; Public Affairs and Community Service; and Continuing Studies.
The University of Nebraska at Omaha does not discriminate in its academic, employment or administration policies and abides by all federal, state and regental regulations pertaining to same. Employment eligibility verification is required for all new hires. UNO provides reasonable accommodation for the known disabilities of applicants and employees, unless to do so would pose an undue hardship.