Assistant Professor Tenure Track

The School of Library & Information Studies, College of Communication & Information Sciences, at The University of Alabama, announces an opening for the position of assistant professor (tenure-track). This is a new faculty position.

New faculty members have a considerable opportunity to shape the character and direction of the School as it continues to integrate the traditions of librarianship with new technologies. The successful tenure-track candidate will be actively engaged in research, have an interdisciplinary approach to teaching graduate students, possess the ability to work with multiple constituencies, be able to teach in the SLIS core curriculum, and possess an earned doctorate. Work history in a library or another information environment or related experience is desirable.

Applicants with expertise in one or more of the following areas are of particular interest:

• Information sources and services, to include e-reference, sources and services in specialized areas (government documents, business, etc.), and information literacy programming

• Practice and management in areas such as preservation and conservation, archives and special collections, and digitization

• Organization of information in areas such as cataloging, metadata, and indexing and abstracting

The School, with 14 faculty members, offers an ALA-accredited Master’s program, an MFA program in the book arts, doctoral courses that contribute to a multidisciplinary doctorate in communication and information sciences, and undergraduate courses in information science. The School is selective in admissions for all program options, and the MLIS program ranks among the top 25 programs in North America.

SLIS faculty research interests include digital libraries; information retrieval; human-computer interaction; user interface design; video retrieval; history of small presses and related publishing; electronic publishing; culturally diverse populations; education for library and information studies; analysis of large data sets; bibliometrics; library history; scholarly communication; corporate culture in academic library management; social conception of knowledge through cultural evolution; k-12 education policy; role of classification for collaborative organization of web resources; health librarianship and informatics; and social disconnects in information technology, access, and design. Creative activities focus on collaboration between letterpress printer, author, artist, and hand bookbinder; and materials and techniques of historic bookbinding structures.

Tuscaloosa is ideally located in the Southeast convenient to Birmingham, Atlanta, Mobile and the Gulf Coast, New Orleans, Memphis, Nashville, and Chattanooga. The area offers out-door activities year-round, a vibrant arts community, the cultural benefits of a major university, and services befitting a larger community. Living is good in Tuscaloosa!

Inquiries regarding the positions should be directed to Prof. Gordy Coleman, Search Committee Chair, School of Library & Information Studies, The University of Alabama, Box 870252, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0252. Inquirers will be sent formal application instructions as these positions are registered in the University’s employment system and require an online application.

The University of Alabama is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer.

Application Deadline: Open Until Filled

Assistant Librarian, Tenure Track

The Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) University Library (http://www.ulib.iupui.edu) seeks a creative, energetic, and service oriented individual to serve on the Professional Programs Team, reporting to the library’s Professional Programs Team Leader. Responsibilities of the position include support for students and faculty in the IU School of Journalism and IU School of Informatics through information literacy initiatives, research consultation, and collection development; staffing the reference and research help desks; engagement in marketing and promotion activities; and additional duties as assigned.

IUPUI is an urban research and academic health science university with 20 schools and academic units. Located in downtown Indianapolis, a diverse and affordable mid-sized city, IUPUI enrolls more than 30,000 students. The IUPUI University Library has a staff of approximately 80 and a budget in excess of $9 million.

The successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to student success, an understanding of the IUPUI campus and University Library missions, and the potential to fulfill the requirements for promotion and tenure.

Required Qualifications:
• ALA accredited Master’s Degree
• Excellent communication skills
• Working knowledge of reference best practices
• Understanding of information literacy concepts
• Public service experience, especially with people of diverse educational and cultural backgrounds
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team-based environment
Desired Qualifications:
• Experience providing reference in an academic library
• Teaching experience
• Practical understanding of Web 2.0 applications for libraries
• Experience marketing and promoting library services and resources

Minimum salary is $41,500 with additional funding for professional development and travel. Benefits include 22 days vacation, 9 paid holidays, health/dental insurance options, and retirement contributions. Final position offer is contingent upon the continued availability of funding.

Deadline for applications is March 15, 2010; the position is available July 1, 2010. Please forward a resume, a letter of application outlining your strengths related to the qualifications of the position, and contact information for four references (include name, title, street address, telephone number, and email address). Please submit application materials electronically to Teresa McCurry at ulibhr@iupui.edu.

IUPUI University Library is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer that values and encourages diversity in its students, faculty, and staff.

Access Services Librarian, Tenure Track

Access Services Librarian, Tenure-Track
IUPUI University Library


Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) University Library (http://www.ulib.iupui.edu) seeks an innovative, energetic, and service-oriented individual to serve as team leader for the Access Services Team. Reporting to the Associate Dean, Collections & Information Access, this librarian is responsible for the Circulation Desk, Course Reserves, Book Stacks, Interlibrary Loan/Document Delivery and Building Security. This position will provide leadership, organization, and management of all library services associated with these areas. Position duties include planning, which encompasses ongoing team development, and enhancement of an excellent service culture. Responsibilities also include developing, interpreting, and implementing policies and procedures; coordination of public areas, including building security and developing recommendations on space utilization; scheduling, supervising, training, and evaluating 9 staff members and .5 librarian; collecting and analyzing user and collections statistics; and assessment of the team’s programs and services. The library values collaboration and broad engagement in library-wide decisions and initiatives. In addition, 25% of the position will be assigned to the Science, Engineering & Technology, Nursing, and Informatics Team and will be the library’s liaison to one or more science/technology disciplines with responsibility for reference desk service, research support, classroom instruction, and collection development in the assigned discipline(s).

IUPUI is an urban research and academic health science university with 20 schools and academic units. Located in downtown Indianapolis, a diverse and affordable mid-sized city, IUPUI enrolls more than 30,000 students. The vision of the IUPUI University Library is to be the innovative leader among urban university libraries. It has a staff of approximately 80 and a budget in excess of $9.5 million.

The successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to serving both University Library users and its borrowing and lending library partners, an understanding of the IUPUI campus mission, the potential to fulfill the requirements for promotion and tenure, and the ability to work in a team-based organization.

Required Qualifications:
• ALA accredited Master’s degree
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Minimum of two years managerial and staff supervisory experience in circulation, or related area
• Public service experience, especially with people of diverse educational, ethnic and cultural backgrounds
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team-based environment
• Ability to manage a variety of tasks and shifting priorities in a fast paced environment
• Ability to organize and synthesize collection and user data using Excel, Access, etc.
• Experience with an integrated library system (ILS) (Sirsi Dynix preferred)
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience with current and emerging trends and technologies related to circulation, reserves, interlibrary loan and document delivery systems

Desired Qualifications:
• Experience with ILLiad, RapidILL, OCLC WorldCat Resource Sharing, Odyssey/Ariel, HTML/Web authoring tools, and Web 2.0 applications
• Academic library experience
• Reference desk experience
• Classroom instruction
• Collection development experience

Minimum salary is $46,000. Benefits include 22 days vacation, 9 paid holidays, health/dental insurance options, and retirement contributions of 10% to either TIAA-CREF or Fidelity plans.

Deadline for applications is Saturday, September 5, 2009. The position is available November 1, 2009. Please forward a resume, contact information for four references (include name, title, street address, telephone number, and email address) and a letter of application outlining the strengths you will bring to the position. Submit application materials electronically to Ms. Teresa McCurry at the following email address: ulibhr@iupui.edu

IUPUI University Library is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer that values and encourages diversity in its students, faculty, and staff.

Social Sciences Humanities Librarian, Tenure Track

Social Sciences/Humanities Librarian, Tenure-Track
IUPUI University Library

Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) University Library (http://www.ulib.iupui.edu) seeks a creative, energetic, and service oriented individual to serve as a Social Sciences/Humanities Librarian at the rank of Assistant Librarian. Reporting to the library’s Liberal Arts Team Leader, this librarian is responsible for developing and maintaining strong relationships with one or more departments in the School of Liberal Arts. The successful candidate will support their constituents by designing and presenting instructional sessions; developing the library’s collection of discipline-related materials; and providing research assistance to students, faculty, and staff.

IUPUI is an urban research and academic health science university with 20 schools and academic units. Located in downtown Indianapolis, a diverse and affordable mid-sized city, IUPUI enrolls more than 30,000 undergraduate students. The vision of the IUPUI University Library is to be the innovative leader among urban university libraries. It has a staff of approximately 80 and a budget in excess of $9.5 million.

The successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to student success, an understanding of the IUPUI campus mission, the potential to fulfill the requirements for promotion and tenure, and the ability to work in a team-based organization.

Required Qualifications:

• ALA accredited Master’s degree
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Public service experience, especially with people of diverse educational, ethnic and cultural backgrounds
• Knowledge of and ability to work with a variety of course management software
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team-based environment
• Ability to manage a variety of tasks and shifting priorities in a fast paced environment
  

Desired Qualifications:

• Academic background or research experience in either Philosophy or Economics
• Reading knowledge of either Spanish or German
• Reference experience
• Teaching experience
  

Minimum salary is $41,500. Benefits include 22 days vacation, 9 paid holidays, health/dental insurance options, and retirement contributions of 10% to either TIAA-CREF or Fidelity plans.

Deadline for applications is Friday, September 11, 2009. The position is available January 4, 2010. Please forward a resume, contact information for four references (include name, title, street address, telephone number, and email address) and a letter of application outlining the strengths you will bring to the position and discussing your ability to contribute to student success at IUPUI. Submit application materials electronically to Ms. Teresa McCurry at the following email address: ulibhr@iupui.edu

IUPUI University Library is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer that values and encourages diversity in its students, faculty, and staff.

Education Librarian, Tenure Track

The Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) University Library (http://www.ulib.iupui.edu) seeks a creative, energetic, and service oriented individual to serve as the education librarian at the rank of Assistant Librarian. Reporting to the Team Leader for the Professional Programs Team, this librarian is responsible for developing and maintaining strong relationships with the School of Education (http://education.iupui.edu). The successful candidate will support the School of Education by designing and presenting instructional sessions; developing the library’s collection of education materials; and providing research assistance to students, faculty, and staff. Responsibilities include working with local schools to develop appropriate partnerships and coordinate class visits to the library. This individual will also serve as liaison to IUPUI’s Center for Teaching and Learning (http://ctl.iupui.edu/). As part of the library’s partnership with CTL, this librarian is involved in planning and developing workshops for the Center focusing on information resources, as well as providing individual consultations or referrals for faculty doing projects in the Center.

IUPUI is an urban research and academic health science university with 20 schools and academic units. Located in downtown Indianapolis, a diverse and affordable mid-sized city, IUPUI enrolls more than 30,000 students. The vision of the IUPUI University Library is to be the innovative leader among urban university libraries. It has a staff of approximately 90 and a budget in excess of $9.5 million.

The successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to student success, an understanding of the IUPUI campus mission, the potential to fulfill the requirements for promotion and tenure, and the ability to work in a team-based organization.

Required Qualifications:
Ø ALA accredited Master’s Degree
Ø Excellent oral and written communication skills
Ø Public service experience, especially with people of diverse educational, ethnic and cultural backgrounds
Ø Knowledge of and ability to work with a variety of course management software
Ø Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team-based environment
Ø Ability to manage a variety of tasks and shifting priorities in a fast paced environment

Desired Qualifications:
Ø Academic background or research experience in education
Ø Reference experience
Ø Teaching experience

Minimum salary is $41,500 with additional funding for professional development and travel. Benefits include 22 days vacation, 9 paid holidays, health/dental insurance options, and retirement contributions of 10% to either TIAA-CREF or Fidelity plans.

Deadline for applications is January 2, 2009. The position is available May 1, 2009. Please forward a resume, contact information for four references (include name, title, street address, telephone number, and email address) and a letter of application outlining the strengths you will bring to the position and discussing your ability to contribute to student success at IUPUI. Submit application materials electronically to Teresa McCurry at the following email address: ulibhr@iupui.edu

IUPUI University Library is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer that values and encourages diversity in its students, faculty, and staff.

Assistant Professor

Adelphi University
Library
Tenure Track
Reference/Education Librarian

Adelphi University seeks an Assistant Professor tenure track as a Reference/Education Librarian to be responsible for the reference desk service, collection development, management of the Library’s Curriculum Materials Center, participation in library instruction, and participation in other responsibilities shared by Library faculty. Applicants must hold a master’s degree from an ALA accredited school of library/information science. A second master’s or similar proof of advanced study is required for promotion to Associate Professor and tenure. Degree or coursework in the field of education is desirable. The successful candidate will also be expected to possess (a) experience in library instruction; (b) knowledge and experience with electronic resources; (c) excellent interpersonal and communication skills; (d) the ability to work effectively in a collegial environment, and (e) evidence of ability to meet criteria for promotion and tenure.

Work Year: 200 day work year as per the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Screening will begin in November, 2008 but applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Position available January, 2009. Apply online at http://www.adelphi.edu/positions/faculty. Adelphi University is an AA/EEO Employer.