University of Washington Information School

The job market is looking up and your next opportunity awaits! Here are five roles that would be a great fit for iSchoolers - especially our newly graduated alumni.

😎WSDOT (Tumwater, WA) - Forms & Records Analyst 3 - tinyurl.com/8m7pcxdv
The Forms & Records Analyst will serve as the Construction Division’s subject-matter expert for records governance, archival management, and public disclosure response.

😎Databricks (Bellevue, WA) - Systems PhD, Software Engineer - tinyurl.com/tufjs8xh
As part of the Database Engine team, Software Engineers design and implement in many areas that leapfrog existing state-of-the-art systems, including data security, storage structures, and query compilation & optimization.

😎Gonzaga University (Spokane, WA) - Curator of Education, Jundt Art Museum - tinyurl.com/42te79z7
The Curator of Education is responsible for shaping and leading the museum’s education initiatives, ensuring its programs remain dynamic and relevant to both the GU community and a wide range of external audiences in support of the mission of the museum and the university.

😎Adobe (Seattle, WA) - 2026 University Graduate, Machine Learning Engineer
- tinyurl.com/pj9jvd7
The Machine Learning Engineer will work with a team of engineers in building scalable, high-performance generative AI systems—powering features across Adobe products like Firefly, Photoshop, Illustrator, Express, Stock, and Premiere.

😎 Meta (Bellevue, WA) - Data Engineer, Product Analytics (University Grad)
- tinyurl.com/7w32djrf
The Data Engineer’s technical skills and analytical mindset will be utilized designing and building some of the world's most extensive data sets, helping to craft experiences for billions of people and hundreds of millions of businesses worldwide.

Bonus tip: Summer often flies by. Take 15 minutes this week to update your resume and LinkedIn profile so you’re ready when the right opportunity appears. Future you will appreciate the head start.

Best of luck to all applicants! Check out these roles, and remember that Information School Career Services team has resources to support your job search: bit.ly/icareerservices

Professor Chirag Shah's new book, “Agent Nation,” explores the effects of autonomous AI — and what people can do about it.

As a researcher and educator deeply rooted in the field of AI, Shah develops agents and encourages user responsibility. He wrote “Agent Nation” from both of these perspectives.

Through research and real-world case studies, and with a broad audience in mind, Shah analyzes the specific impacts AI has already made and offers a foundation for regulation. He hopes the book will allow readers to acknowledge that the effects of AI extend further than one may think, while fostering the notion that “we are in this together.”

Read more: https://ischool.uw.edu/news/2026/06/professors-new-book-weighs-costs-benefits-ai

The University of Washington has been recognized as the 12th best university — and 3rd among public schools — in the world by U.S. News and World Report!

The UW also placed in the top 10 globally in six subject areas:
Public, environmental and occupational health — No. 4
Molecular biology and genetics — No. 6
Microbiology — No. 7
Biology and biochemistry — No. 7
Infectious diseases — No. 7
Clinical medicine — No. 8

https://www.washington.edu/news/2026/06/18/rankings-uw-recognized-as-one-of-the-best-universities-in-the-world/

The Juneteenth flag is flying high on campus.

Information School guest faculty member Conrrado Saldivar, MLIS ’21, is passionate about information access. For years, he has pushed back against censorship and adverse legislation targeting library collections. He was recently named among Library Journal’s 2026 Movers and Shakers in the “Innovators” category. Congratulations on this recognition!

Read more about Saldivar’s community work, teaching and passion for librarianship: https://ischool.uw.edu/news/2026/06/conrrado-saldivar-mlis-21-named-among-movers-and-shakers

Portland alumni: We're heading to the City of Roses! Join us on Wed., July 15 for Bark in the Park with the iSchool at Pickles' Stadium. Enjoy a Portland Pickles baseball game while connecting with fellow alumni. Special swag is in included with your ticket!

We’re excited to host this event, but we need a few more sign-ups to make it happen. Invite a friend - furry or otherwise - and secure your spot today. RSVP: https://events.uw.edu/ZDxArr

At an AI for Mental Health Symposium hosted by Stanford Medicine, Information School Associate Professor Alexis Hiniker spoke about her research on young people's use of chatbots. Her studies have found that current commercial chatbot designs often employ what she calls “relationship-based dark patterns.”

These dark patterns encompass conversational tactics such as deceptive self-representation (when a bot swears to a user that it is not a bot) or profit-driven engagement (when a chatbot baits its user into an argument, only to respond with a paywall notice when the user attempts to reply).

“In all of these cases, we see at least some suggestion that the chatbot’s behavior is aligned with some kind of profit motive,” Hiniker said. “We routinely see chatbots in some of the biggest commercially available products that are exploiting, rather than caring for, this [vulnerable population]. There are a lot of exciting tools we can provide to young people if we set up the regulation … and the participatory design structures to resist the temptation to design these dark patterns.”

Learn more about the knowledge shared at Health AI Week:

The big ideas from Stanford Health AI week Speakers from academia, industry, government and nonprofits explored developing and implementing artificial intelligence in medicine responsibly, effectively and reliably.

As the Pacific Northwest plays host to soccer fans from around the world this month, the Puyallup Tribe of Indians serves as Seattle's Official Legacy Supporter for the FIFA World Cup, helping to welcome guests to the South Sound. News via University of Washington Tacoma.

Puyallup Tribe Teaches Tacoma Huskies the Art of a Warm Welcome | News & Information | University of Washington Tacoma The Pacific Northwest will become part of the biggest sporting event on the planet when the FIFA World Cup arrives in Seattle. As the Puyallup Tribe of Indians makes history as the first Indigenous nation to formally take part, Tacoma Huskies are finding meaningful ways to contribute.

Great work, Xioyan, Chen, Chunfei and Yunyan on creating a website prototype and marketing materials based on their research on professional certification programs for workforce development!

Meet Team InsightLoop! This Undergrad Informatics team at the University of Washington Information School worked with our Workforce Development Librarian Joyce Abbott. They researched the efficacy of professional certifications in providing economic mobility to job seekers in Washington state. Xioyan, Chen, Chunfei, and Yunyan also created marketing materials and a new website prototype for the free certification program which provides those certifications. Thank you for amazing work!