[Asis-l] Assistant/Association Professor positions at the Catholic University of America

[Hsieh-Yee, Ingrid P]

FACULTY POSITIONS. CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA

Assistant/Associate Professors (Tenure track) 

The School of Library & Information Science of The Catholic University of America invites applications for two tenure-track faculty positions at the Assistant/Associate Professor level to begin in the fall 2010 or spring 2011 semester. We seek energetic individuals with expertise in one or more of the following areas: school library media, archives, information services for children, and children’s literature. 

Candidates must be able to teach in one or more of our core course areas: Organization of Information, Information Sources and Services, Information Systems in Libraries and Information Center, and Libraries and Information in Society. The school offers courses in Virginia and at the Library of Congress. Each faculty member is expected to teach one course a year at one of our off campus sites. Off-campus teaching can be delivered in a blended format. The teaching load is five courses per academic year. 

An earned doctoral degree in library and information science or a closely related field is required for the appointment. Candidates should have demonstrated teaching ability and the ability to use technology for teaching and learning. All candidates must have a developed research agenda and publications commensurate with the level of appointment. A willingness and ability to attract grants are highly desirable. 

The Catholic University of America was founded in the name of the Catholic Church as a national university and center for research and scholarship. Regardless of their religious or denominational affiliation, all employees are expected to respect and support the University's mission. The Catholic University of America is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. EOE/AA/V/D/M/F.

Interested applicants should send a letter of application, curriculum vitae and the names and contact information of three references to:

Dr. Kimberly B. Kelley
Chair, Faculty Search Committee
School of Library and Information Science 
The Catholic University of America 
Washington D.C. 20064
kelleyk at cua.edu

We encourage electronic submissions. Review of applications will begin on November 1, 2009, and continue until the position is filled. Candidates who wish to begin as a visiting faculty should indicate this preference in the application letter. School representatives will attend the ASIS&T and the ALISE conference to talk with interested applicants. Please make appointments with Dr. Kelley before the conferences. 

For further information, please email Dr. Kim Kelley, Dean of SLIS, at kelleyk at cua.edu.  For more information about the school, please visit http://slis.cua.edu/


Dr. Ingrid Hsieh-Yee and Dr. Young Choi will attend the 2009 Annual Meeting of ASIST in Vancouver. If you are interested, please make an appointment with Dr. Hsieh-Yee at hsiehyee at cua.edu before the conference. 



Ingrid Hsieh-Yee, Ph.D.
Professor
School of Library and Information Science
Catholic University of America
Washington, D.C.  20064
Phone: (202) 319-6270
Fax: (202) 319-5574
E-mail: hsiehyee at cua.edu