[Asis-l] Drexel Job openings

[Richard Hill]

[Posted for Kelly Graft.  Dick Hill]

DREXEL UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF INFORMATION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Full-time Faculty Position

Drexel University's College of Information Science & Technology (IST) 
invites applications for one or more tenure-track positions in Library and 
Information Science at the assistant, associate, or full professor 
level.  We are particularly interested in applicants with teaching and 
research competencies in one or more of the following areas:

·       Cataloging and classification/organization of knowledge
·       Academic libraries and librarianship
·       Scholarly & professional communication
·       Information retrieval/digital libraries, with a particular 
interest in TREC-related studies and visual information retrieval
·       Management of information organizations
Secondary interests in areas such as healthcare informatics and user 
studies & information behavior are welcome.

IST’s nationally ranked ALA-accredited MS in library and information 
science program is the second oldest library science program in the nation 
(founded in 1892) and has maintained ALA accreditation since 1924 
(reaccredited in 2003).  Ranked 9th overall and 1st for our information 
systems specialization within the MS(LIS) degree, we continue to evolve as 
an innovative leader in library and information science in the twenty-first 
century, combining high quality teaching and research in a broad, 
multidisciplinary, and collaborative environment.  In addition to the 
MS(LIS), IST also offers a BS and an MS in Information Systems, a BS and an 
MS in Software Engineering, and the PhD.  Through Drexel e-Learning, we 
offer a number of online post-baccalaureate certificate programs, including 
a certificate in Competitive Intelligence.

The College is growing rapidly and has 29 full-time faculty and about 1500 
students. We have been offering the MS(LIS) in a completely asynchronous 
online format since 2000.  The online MS(LIS) program, with specializations 
in Management of Digital Information and Information/Library Services draws 
students from across the US and overseas; currently about 40% of the 200+ 
MS(LIS) students are either in the online program or have taken one or more 
online courses.

The IST view of information is broad, multidisciplinary, and practical. LIS 
faculty research covers a broad spectrum of library & information science 
areas, including youth information services, scholarly and professional 
communication, human information behavior, bibliometrics, information 
visualization, and information retrieval.

The successful candidate will have:

·       A completed doctorate in library and information science or a 
cognate field
·       Excellent verbal and written communication skills
·       Evidence of excellence in teaching and research
·       Interest in a highly collaborative faculty environment

Candidates for senior positions should have an established research record 
and success in obtaining external research funding.

Drexel is a privately endowed technology university founded in 1891. With 
approximately 16,000 students, it has one of the largest undergraduate 
cooperative education programs in the nation, with formal relationships in 
place with over 1500 local, national, and multi-national companies. Drexel 
is located on Philadelphia’s Avenue of Technology in University City and 
at the hub of the academic, cultural, and historical resources of the 
nation’s fourth largest metropolitan region. Philadelphia is also the 
midpoint of a mid-Atlantic technology corridor that stretches from New York 
City (100 miles north) to Washington, DC (135 miles south).

Please submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and names and 
contact information of at least three references to:

Dr. Katherine W. McCain, Chair, IST Search Committee
College of Information Science & Technology
Drexel University
3141 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

E-mail: faculty-search at cis.drexel.edu

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the 
position is filled.  Drexel is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 
employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

Dr. McCain will be available at the ASIST and ALISE meetings to discuss 
these open faculty positions.


Executive Director
American Society for Information Science and Technology
1320 Fenwick Lane, Suite 510
Silver Spring, MD  20910
FAX: (301) 495-0810
PHONE: (301) 495-0900

http://www.asis.org