[Asis-l] Assistant Professor, School of Library and Information Science

[Alisa Libby]

Simmons SLIS invites outstanding applicants and nominations for an
assistant professor tenure-track position to complement current areas of
expertise on our faculty.

Simmons College was chartered in 1899 and opened in 1902; the School of
Library and Information Science (SLIS) began with the College. Today, the
MS in Library and Information Science has approximately 700 students on two
campuses and online, and an additional 50 students in our PhD program. The
MS degree program is a top ranked program in *U.S. News & World Reports*.
Graduates of our program hail from every state in the United States and
over 80 countries. Faculty receive grants from a diverse array of federal
agencies and private foundations.

We seek faculty who can teach in two or more of these areas:

   - Information organization and description
   - Information services and information access
   - Digital libraries
   - Linked data and other semantic web languages and technologies (RDF,
   SPARQL, OWL, JSON, etc.)

Candidates will be expected to teach, conduct research, contribute to
curriculum development, and provide service to the School, the College, and
the information professions. Experience in designing and delivering online
courses is highly desirable.

Requirements: Applicants must hold a doctoral degree in library and
information science, information studies, or an appropriate related field.
We seek colleagues who can demonstrate excellence in teaching, have a
viable research agenda, and show the potential for leadership in
scholarship and professional service.

Salary is negotiable, and is commensurate with experience and
qualifications. Opportunities to teach include: undergraduate, master’s and
doctoral level courses face-to-face in Boston and at the SLIS West program
at the Mount Holyoke College campus in South Hadley, Massachusetts, as well
as online.

For further information, please contact Faculty Search Committee Chair, Dr.
Daniel Joudrey at joudrey at simmons.edu.


Visit full position description to apply
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Instructions to Applicants: Candidates should be prepared to upload the
following required documents in the Resume/CV section of the application
<https://simmons.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Simmons-Careers/job/Main-Campus---Boston-MA/Assistant-Professor--School-of-Library-and-Information-Science_R03063-1>:
cover letter, including statement of any sponsorship requirements; C.V.;
statement of teaching philosophy; statement outlining research interests
and experience; and names and contact information for three references.

Consideration of applications will begin October 1, and will continue until
the position is filled.

*As a College committed to diversity, Simmons encourages applications
broadly.  Simmons is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to
continuing to develop a more diverse faculty, staff, student body and
curriculum.*

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Alisa M. Libby
Communications Assistant
Simmons College, SLIS
300 The Fenway
Boston, MA 02115
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Author, *The King's Rose* and *The Blood Confession*
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