[Asis-l] Faculty openings at the University of Pittsburgh SIS

[Ellen Detlefsen]

The School of Information Sciences (http://www.sis.pitt.edu) at the 
University of Pittsburgh is seeking candidates for two faculty positions 
in the Department of Library and Information Science, to start no later 
than Fall Term 2006.

SIS is a charter member of the i-Schools Consortium with a one hundred 
four year history of pioneering the Information professions.  Over the 
past 5 years, SIS has recruited eight new faculty with expertise in 
Information Visualization, Sociology of Knowledge, Digital Libraries, 
Multimedia Archives, Information Security and Software Engineering.  The 
School's intellectual foundation is grounded in the integrated study of 
people, information, and technology. This offers rich opportunities for 
interdisciplinary research, instruction, and service at the current 
frontier of the information sciences. The School emphasizes the synthesis 
of people, information and technology, and offers opportunities for 
research, instruction, and services spanning the needs of an 
information-intensive and increasingly-digital society.

The Department seeks candidates whose research and teaching interests span 
the digital environments of contemporary libraries and information 
services. Collaboration with SIS faculty in other areas of expertise is 
encouraged. Experience with distance education is an asset.  Successful 
candidates are effective, proactive educators pursuing a visionary 
research agenda.  They will play a key role in charting the School's 
future course as a leading i-School.

SIS especially invites applicants who have an innovative approach to these 
core areas:

 	Cataloging and classification
 	Children and youth services
 	Collections management
 	Information behavior
 	Information retrieval and access
 	Leadership and management

The positions require an earned doctorate and are appointments at the 
assistant professor level or at a rank commensurate with qualifications.

Electronic applications should be sent to dlissearch at mail.sis.pitt.edu.. 
Applications should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and the 
names, addresses (with e-mail), and telephone numbers of three references. 
For full consideration, applications should be received by February 28, 
2006.

Mailed applications may be sent to:
                 Ellen Detlefsen, Chair
                 DLIS Faculty Search Committee
                 School of Information Sciences
                 University of Pittsburgh
                 613 IS Building
                 135 N. Bellefield Avenue
                 Pittsburgh, PA  15260

The University of Pittsburgh is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action 
employer and strongly encourages women and minority candidates to apply.