[Asis-l] Position Announcement: San Jose State University SLIS Coordinator-Teacher Librarian Program

[Sandy Hirsh]

San José State University

San José, California
ANNOUNCEMENT OF POSITION AVAILABILITY
School of Library and Information Science
Subject to Budgetary Approval
Coordinator-Teacher Librarian Program
 
Job Opening ID 22933:
The School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) is part of the College
of Applied Sciences and Arts at San Jose State University. It is fully
accredited by the American Library Association. It has 1900 students and
since Fall 2009 delivers its degrees only online.   In addition to the
online Masters in Library and Information Science (MLIS) degree SLIS offers
an online masters degree in Archives and Records Administration (MARA), a
gateway Ph.D. program with Queensland University of Technology, a
postmaster's certificate in library and information science, and a Teacher
Librarian (TL) program.  The goals and objectives of the Teacher Librarian
Services Credential Program are to educate teacher librarian candidates who
are prepared to provide leadership in the establishment of effective
learning partnerships with teachers and administrators. The AASL Student
Learning Standards 
<http://www.ala.org/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/learningstandards/standards>
and the California Model School Library Standards
<http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/cr/lb/schlibrarystds.asp>  form the foundation for
our curriculum.  The program is National Commission for Accreditation of
Teacher Education (NCATE) approved.
 

Rank: Assistant Professor.
Qualifications:
* An earned doctorate (completed by the time of application)
* A record of scholarly and professional achievement
* Awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a multicultural
population as might have been gained in cross-cultural study, training,
teaching and other comparable experience
* Experience with administering a teacher librarian program preferred
* 100% online teaching experience preferred
 

Responsibilities: The successful applicant will:
* Teach online courses in administration, instruction, and common core in
K-12 school libraries
* Coordinate the Teacher Librarian program including preparing extensive
assessment and accreditation reports
* Supervise fieldwork placements.  Due to the geographic diversity made
possible by the entirely online format of our program, Teacher Librarian
candidates perform their fieldwork in a wide variety of school environments
and work with very different groups of students, teachers, and parents. Our
TL candidates do fieldwork in rural, highly urban, and suburban locations;
with populations for whom English is a first or a second or even a third
language; and in communities where prevailing income levels range from some
of the highest in the country to very low income.
*  Participate in state, national, and international professional
organizations.
* Conduct research in at least one of the following areas: digital media,
networked youth services, learning in digital contexts; teen content
creators.
 
All SLIS faculty:
*  Work 100% online using the School¹s rich technological environment
(Canvas Learning platform, Blackboard Collaborate Web conferencing, WebEx,
Blackboard IM, Panopto, and Web 2.0 tools such as social networking, blogs,
wikis, podcasts, and collaborative environments)
* Collaborate with the School¹s grant writer to develop fundable research
proposals
* Address the needs of a student population of great diversity ­ in age,
cultural background, ethnicity, primary language and academic preparation ­
through course materials, teaching strategies and advisement
 
Salary Range: Commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Starting Date:  Fall 2015

Eligibility:     Employment is contingent upon proof of eligibility to work
in the United States.

Application

Procedures:  For full consideration send a letter of application, curriculum
vitae, statement of teaching interests/philosophy and research plans, and at
least three original letters of reference with contact information by
November 5th 2014. Please be sure to address in detail the responsibilities
and qualifications listed above.

 

Application material should be sent electronically (pdf or a URL) to:

 

Dr. Linda Main, Chair of the Search Committee at:

 Linda.Main at sjsu.edu

Please include Job Opening ID: 22933

 

For more information about the School please go to: http://slisweb.sjsu.edu
<http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/>

 

San José State University is California¹s oldest institution of public
higher learning.  The campus is located on the southern end of San Francisco
Bay in downtown San José (Pop. 945,942), hub of the world-famous Silicon
Valley high-technology research and development center.  Many of
California¹s most popular national, recreational, and cultural attractions
are conveniently close.  A member of the 23-campus CSU system, San José
State University enrolls approximately 29,000 students, a significant
percentage of whom are members of minority groups.  The University is
committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty so our disciplines,
students and the community can benefit from multiple ethnic and gender
perspectives.



 

San José State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity
Employer. We consider qualified applicants for employment without regard to
race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, gender
identity/expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, medical
condition, marital status, veteran status, or disability. This policy
applies to all San José State University students, faculty, and staff as
well as University programs and activities. Reasonable accommodations are
made for applicants with disabilities who self-disclose. Note that all San
José State University employees are considered mandated reporters under the
California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and are required to comply
with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition
of employment.

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Security Report is available.  You may request a copy of San José State
University¹s annual safety report by contacting the University Police
Department at (408) 924-2222 or by visiting the University Police Department
<http://www.sjsu.edu/police>  website at (http://www.sjsu.edu/police.)


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