[Asis-l] JOB> Faculty Position: SLIS, Indiana University Bloomington

[Howard Rosenbaum]

[Apologies for cross-posting]

Faculty Position (Assistant Professor rank)
School of Library and Information Science
Indiana University Bloomington

Indiana University’s (IU) School of Library and Information Science  
(SLIS)
at Bloomington invites applications for a full-time tenure-track  
faculty position
at the rank of Assistant Professor of Library and Information  
Science. Areas
of particular interest include but are not limited to: collection  
development
and management, public libraries, and evaluation of resources and  
services.
The successful candidate will have earned a doctorate in library  
science or
a closely related field and will demonstrate evidence of effective  
teaching and
scholarship with experience/expertise in the areas mentioned above.

SLIS has an interdisciplinary faculty whose backgrounds include  
cognitive
science, computer science, information 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 half a century.

Indiana University Bloomington is a major public research university  
with
1,700 faculty and 38,000 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. Salary is competitive,  
commensurate
with qualifications and experience. Completion of the doctoral degree  
(or
near-completion for appointment at lecturer rank) is required. This  
appointment
will begin in Fall 2008 or Spring 2009.

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 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, 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