[Asis-l] University of Oklahoma SLIS Assistant Professor Position Available: Information Storage & Retrieval

[Ellen Rubenstein]

*The University of Oklahoma
*
SCHOOL OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION STUDIES

Position Available:

Assistant Professor, Information Storage & Retrieval



The School of Library and Information Studies at University of Oklahoma
invites nominations and applications for a tenure-track faculty position to
begin fall 2013 at the rank of Assistant Professor. The successful
candidate will have responsibility for research, teaching, and service at
the graduate and undergraduate levels and will be based at the University
of Oklahoma’s Norman campus.



The mission of OU SLIS is to provide excellence in education, preparing
leaders for a diverse, highly technological, information-based global
society; to engage in research and creative activities that generate new
knowledge and applications for effective practice and that foster
interdisciplinary approaches to address information challenges; and to meet
the complex information needs of society through public and professional
service. The School’s research, teaching, and creative activities focus on
ethical use of information, intellectual freedom, open access, applications
of information and communications technologies, and services to diverse
populations with special emphasis on Native Americans. OU SLIS offers
specialized tracks in traditional library settings and supports the
development of skills, knowledge, and attitudes required in information
agencies and in positions of information management, storage, organization,
access, and use within profit and not-for-profit institutions.


The School has two degree programs: an ALA-accredited master’s degree in
library and information studies (MLIS) and a bachelor of arts in
information studies (BAIS). Faculty members are located on two campuses,
the main campus in Norman, and at the University of Oklahoma-Tulsa. Courses
are delivered face-to-face and by interactive video at both locations and
are distributed online to students across the United States and Canada.
Students may complete both programs entirely online. Further information
about the School is available at: slis.ou.edu



The faculty position is a nine-month appointment and includes teaching four
courses each academic year at the School’s main sites in Norman and Tulsa
and other instructional sites when needed.  The SLIS faculty employ a range
of synchronous and asynchronous modalities at both the undergraduate and
graduate levels. We are seeking an individual whose research, teaching, and
creative activities will contribute to OU SLIS’s long-standing tradition of
ensuring equity of information access for all while forwarding a cutting
edge program of information management.



Required Qualifications:

Requirements for the position include a completed doctoral degree in
library and information science or a related field by the date of
appointment, a record of published research or demonstrated research
potential, the ability to work with multiple internal and external
constituencies, and the ability to teach and develop courses related to
information storage and retrieval.



Preferred Qualifications:

Teaching emphasis in one or more of the following areas: information
retrieval technologies on the Web, data or text mining, information
representation and/or visualization, organization of large datasets for
discovery and re-use. Interest in e-science data curation, health and/or
social/community informatics with an emphasis in information retrieval
aspects will be given additional consideration. Experience or demonstrated
ability in the design and delivery of courses in a variety of formats,
including distance-learning modes is preferred.



Salary:

The salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and
experience.  The University of Oklahoma offers an excellent benefits
program.



Position available:

August 16, 2013.  Screening of applicants will begin immediately.
Applications will be considered until the position is filled.



Application:

Send application materials including letter of application, a statement of
research interest, curriculum vitae, and three letters of reference via
email to:  Cecelia Brown (cbrown at ou.edu) and June Abbas (jmabbas at ou.edu)
with a copy to Jenifer Fryar (jfryar at ou.edu).



Representatives from the Search Committee will be available at the American
Society for Information & Technology (ASIS&T) and Association for Library
and Information Science Education (ALISE) conferences.



Cecelia Brown, Professor and Director, and June Abbas, Associate Professor

Search Committee Co-Chairs

School of Library and Information Studies

University of Oklahoma

voice:  (405) 325-3921; fax:  (405) 325-7648



Norman, where OU is located, has been ranked among the best places to live
in numerous surveys. It has a vibrant art and cultural community, is very
affordable, and is located close to major cities. The campus is beautifully
landscaped, is one of the most wired in the nation, and boasts of many
top-ranked academic and athletic programs.”

*The University of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity institution.   **
www.ou.edu/eoo* <http://www.ou.edu/eoo>**


-- 
Ellen L. Rubenstein, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Graduate School of Library and Information Studies
University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma


-- 
Ellen L. Rubenstein, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Graduate School of Library and Information Studies
University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma
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