[Jobs] Fwd: JOB> Faculty position (Open rank) SLIS at IUB

[jeremy hunsinger]

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> From: Howard Rosenbaum <hrosenba at indiana.edu>
> Date: September 9, 2009 11:52:10 AM EDT
> To: RKCSI-L at LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU
> Subject: JOB> Faculty position (Open rank) SLIS at IUB
>
> [Apologies for cross-posting]
>
> Faculty Positions (Open rank)
> School of Library and Information Science, Indiana University  
> Bloomington
> Indiana University’s School of Library and Information Science  
> (SLIS) at Bloomington invites applications for two full-time tenure- 
> track faculty positions at the ranks of Assistant, Associate or Full  
> Professor of Library and Information Science. The successful  
> candidates will have earned doctorates in information science,  
> library science or a closely related field and will demonstrate  
> evidence of effective teaching and scholarship with experience/ 
> expertise in a core area of library and information science  
> including, but not limited to: information retrieval, digital  
> libraries, human-computer interaction, archives, reference, or  
> academic and public libraries.
>
> SLIS has an interdisciplinary faculty whose backgrounds include  
> information science, cognitive science, computer science,  
> librarianship, linguistics, philosophy, and political science. Its  
> faculty was recently ranked first in North America for its scholarly  
> productivity and impact. In addition to the Master of Library  
> Science (MLS) degree, the school offers the Master of Information  
> Science (MIS), a Ph.D. in Information Science and an extensive  
> roster of dual degrees, certificates and specializations. The  
> School’s programs have been accredited continuously by the American  
> Library Association for more than sixty years.
>
> Indiana University Bloomington is a major public research university  
> with 1,700 faculty and 40,000 students. The beautiful campus,  
> situated in one of the top ten “best college towns” in the U.S.,  
> hosts 110 research centers and institutes, as well as a wide array  
> of distinguished academic departments and schools. Indiana  
> University’s library collections are among the largest in the  
> nation, and the university is consistently rated one of the best  
> networked in the U.S.
>
> Indiana University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action  
> employer, offering a full range of benefits, including TIAA/CREF.  
> The University has a strong commitment to principles of diversity  
> and in that spirit seeks a broad spectrum of candidates including  
> women, minorities, and persons with disabilities. Salary is  
> competitive, commensurate with qualifications and experience.  
> Completion of the doctoral degree (or near-completion for  
> appointment at lecturer rank) is required. Review of applications  
> will begin October 1, 2009. The search will remain open until the  
> position is filled. This position will likely begin in Spring 2009  
> or Fall 2010.
>
> To apply, submit a letter of application discussing how your  
> research and teaching interests connect with those of the school  
> along with names and addresses of three references (six for  
> Associate and Full Professor ranks) and your curriculum vitae.  
> Informal inquiries are encouraged, and can be made to Howard  
> Rosenbaum, search committee chair; applications, nominations and  
> curricula vitae should be sent to this address as well.
>
> Dr. Howard Rosenbaum,  Associate Dean
> Chair, Search Committee
> School of Library and Information Science
> Main Library 011
> 1320 East 10th Street
> Bloomington, IN 47405-3907
> phone: (812) 855-3261; (812) 855-3250; fax: (812) 855-6166
> E-mail: hrosenba at indiana.edu