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Simmons College, Boston, Massachusetts
Full-Time Faculty Tenure Track Openings
Graduate School of Library and Information Science
GSLIS invites applicants and nominations for three full-time
tenure-track
positions at the Assistant Professor
level.
RESPONSIBILITIES: Teach, conduct research, and contribute to
developing
curriculum in one or more of the following
areas:
• Archives, digital
preservation, and museum informatics
• Children’s and youth
services
•
Collection development and management
• Managerial leadership
• Metadata
(including organization of information)
• Public library management
• Reference services
• School library media
specialist
QUALIFICATIONS: Preference will be given to applicants who have
already
earned a terminal degree in library and
information science or an
appropriate related field, can
demonstrate excellence in teaching, and have
potential
for leadership in scholarship and professional service.
Salary negotiable, commensurate with experience and
qualifications.
Opportunities are available for teaching
both at the master’s and doctoral
levels, summer
teaching, teaching in the GSLIS program at the Mount Holyoke
College campus in South Hadley, Massachusetts, and continuing
education
institutes. Simmons College participates in
TIAA/CREF and offers excellent
benefits packages,
including tuition reimbursement for dependents at Simmons
and other institutions.
For further information, please contact Professor James C.
Baughman, Chair,
Committee on Rank, Tenure and
Appointments, GSLIS, Simmons College, 300 The
Fenway,
Boston, MA 02115-5898, or email: [log in to unmask] Also,
please visit us at www.simmons.edu/gslis/
To apply for this position, please go to our online employment
site at:
https://jobs.simmons.edu.
Click on “Search Postings”, select the position title
and follow the
directions to apply online.
To go directly to this position posting, please click on:
https://jobs.simmons.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=50810
When you apply, you will be
asked to submit an online Faculty Application
and attach
a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and the names and contact
information for three references.
Simmons is strongly committed to diversity and values candidates
who bring a
variety of backgrounds and experiences to
our community.
October 2007