[Jobs] indianapolis

[Jeremy Hunsinger]

Two Graduate Faculty Positions

Indiana University,
School of Library and Information Science,
Indianapolis (www.slis.iupui.edu)

Either position may be appointed at the tenure-track rank of  
Assistant or Associate Professor, depending on the candidate's  
credentials. The successful candidates will provide evidence of  
excellence in teaching and research potential in one or more of the  
following areas pertaining to graduate studies in library and  
information science:

· information technologies in library environments, digital libraries
· library administration
· information sources for humanities, business, health sciences, or  
sciences
· school library media, youth services, and literature

Basic qualifications include: Ph.D. or equivalent and successful  
professional practice in library and information management. MLS  
preferred. Candidates should be willing and able to adapt to new  
instructional delivery systems through interactive television and  
online communications. The Indianapolis campus provides faculty  
support for innovations in instructional delivery with advanced  
networking capabilities. A proven record in use of instructional  
telecommunications is preferred. Both positions are ten-month, tenure- 
track appointments with the option to teach up to two summer courses  
at 20% of base salary. The successful candidates should be prepared  
to join the current full-time faculty by January 1, 2008.

Review of applications will begin August 1, 2007 and will continue  
until the positions are filled. Applicants should send a letter of  
interest in which they describe teaching experiences as well as other  
qualifications. A complete curriculum vitae and names and addresses  
for three references should be included. Questions and applications  
should be addressed to Dr. Marilyn Irwin, Associate Dean, Indiana  
University School of Library and Information Science - Indianapolis,  
755 W. Michigan, UL 3100 Indianapolis, IN 46202; irwinm at iupui.edu;  
317-278-2376.

Jeremy Hunsinger
Information Ethics Fellow, Center for Information Policy Research,  
School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee  
(www.cipr.uwm.edu)

Words are things; and a small drop of ink, falling like dew upon a  
thought, produces that which makes thousands, perhaps millions,  
think. --Byron