Jens-Erik Mai holds a MSc in library and information science (1994) from the Royal School of Library and Information Science, Denmark and a PhD in information science (2000) from the University of Texas at Austin, USA. He has held positions at the University of Washington, USA as assistant professor (2000-2006) and co-director of the Center for Human-Information Interaction (2003-2006), at the University of Toronto, Canada as associate professor (2006-2012) and vice-dean (2006-2009), and at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark as full professor (2012- ) and head of the Department of Information Studies (2017-2019) and after a merger as head of the Department of Communication (2019- ).
Places I’ve worked:
University of Copenhagen
Professor of Information, 2012 –
Head of Department of Communication, 2019 –
Head of Department of Information Studies, 2017–2019
Faculty of Information, University of Toronto, Canada
Associate Professor, 2006-2012
Vice Dean, 2006-2009
Acting Dean, Fall 2008
Information School, University of Washington, USA
Assistant Professor, 2000-2006
Co-Director, Center for Human-Information Interaction, 2003-2006
Royal School of Library and Information Science, Denmark
Lecturer, 1996-2000
Degrees I’ve earned:
Ph.D., Information Science, 2000
School of Information, University of Texas at Austin, USA
Master of Library and Information Science, 1994
Royal School of Library and Information Science, Denmark
Librarian, 1992
Royal School of Library and Information Science, Denmark