[Asis-l] Announcement: Two Positions (Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor) at The University of Alabama SLIS

[Steven MacCall]

Please excuse cross posting of this announcement. 

 

UA SLIS faculty will be available at ASIS&T and ALISE to provide information
and to answer questions about these positions. See contact information
below.

 

 

ASSISTANT, ASSOCIATE, OR FULL PROFESSOR

 

The School of Library and Information Studies, College of Communication and
Information Sciences at The University of Alabama invites applications and
nominations for two tenure-track faculty positions to begin August 2007.
Appointments are for a 9-month contract and are available at all ranks.

 

New faculty members will have considerable opportunity to shape the
character and direction of the School as it integrates the traditions of
librarianship with the new technologies of Web 2.0; we aspire to be the
library school of choice. Successful candidates at all ranks will be
actively engaged in research, have an interdisciplinary approach to teaching
graduate and undergraduate students, possess the ability to work with
multiple constituencies, and be able to teach in the SLIS core curriculum.
Successful candidates at higher ranks will attract doctoral students and
support them through externally-funded research. Normal teaching load is 2
courses per semester with optional summer teaching.

 

Preference will be given to applicants with research and teaching interests
in one or more of the following areas: 

*	Organization of information in areas such as cataloging, metadata
and semantic web, database design and implementation, or networked systems
management; 
*	Library services to specific populations in areas such as children
and young adults, multicultural, corporate, or other library users; 
*	Special collections in areas such as preservation, archives,
digitization, or rare books; 
*	Methodologies for teaching and learning in LIS education in areas
such as pedagogical outcomes, evaluation of new technologies and their
impacts, or design of innovative instructional delivery modalities. 

 

The School, with 12 faculty members, offers an ALA-accredited masters
program and an MFA in the Book Arts, and contributes to an interdisciplinary
Ph.D. program and an undergraduate minor in the College of Communication and
Information Sciences. The MLIS is offered through both an on-campus degree
program and via two-way Web-based synchronous VoIP distance education. The
School provides an environment of collegiality and a dynamic learning
community for faculty and students.

 

SLIS faculty engage in a broad range of scholarship, research and creative
endeavor. Recent output includes scholarly articles, books and a U.S. patent
for software applications related to digital libraries. The Book Arts
faculty has established significant ties with book artists in Cuba, with
whom they maintain an ongoing collaboration. Scholarly and creative activity
in both programs is dynamic and strong.

 

SLIS resides within the College of Communication and Information Sciences, a
vibrant, productive academic unit including the departments of Advertising
and Public Relations, Communication Studies, Journalism, and
Telecommunication and Film. The College provides superior research and media
production opportunities. The Institute for Communication and Information
Research conducts interdisciplinary research for government, private sector,
and media clients. The College's broadcast assets and media production
facilities are extensive, including the award-winning Center for Public
Television and Radio, four radio stations, and a commercial television
station that is one of only two operated in a U.S. university. The College
environment is a strong asset for SLIS and collaboration opportunities are
many within the collegiate context.

 

The University of Alabama is a growing senior comprehensive doctoral level
institution with a student population of 24,000. The University was
established in 1831 and is located in Tuscaloosa, a city of approximately
80,000, 50 miles from Birmingham and within driving distance of Atlanta,
Memphis, Nashville, New Orleans, the Gulf beaches and the Great Smoky
Mountains. Tuscaloosa's business community is diverse and enjoys a strong
cooperative relationship with the University. Major employers include
Mercedes Benz and JVC. An active arts community and diverse cultural,
recreational, and sports opportunities enrich the University environment.
The University is among the top 50 public universities in the nation
according to the recent U.S. News and World Report rankings.

 

Please send inquiries, applications or nominations to Dr. Steven MacCall,
Chair, Search Committee, School of Library and Information Studies, Box
870252, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0252 or by email to smaccall at bama.ua.edu. 

 

ALISE appointments with SLIS faculty may be made in advance of the annual
meeting in Seattle. Committee representatives will also be available for
informational discussions at the ASIST annual meeting in Austin.

 

Review of applications will begin November 15, 2006 and will continue until
positions are filled. Appointment begins August 16, 2007. Salary based upon
experience. 

 

The University of Alabama is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity
employer.

 

 

--

Steven L. MacCall, Ph.D.

Search Committee Chair

Associate Professor

School of Library and Information Studies

The University of Alabama

Box 870252

Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0252

 

205.348.6727

 

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<http://facultyblogs.slis.ua.edu/maccall/analyticalcollocation/wordpress/>
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