 |
 |
________________________________ From: Open Lib/Info Sci Education Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Elizabeth Haynes Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 3:11 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Two tenure-track positions, University of Southern Mississippi Library and Information Science Education The University of Southern Mississippi invites applications for two tenure-track positions at the assistant professor level in the School of Library and Information Science (http://www.usm.edu/slis). Required qualifications: Doctorate in library and information science or closely allied discipline, or completion of the doctorate during the first year of appointment; demonstrated skills with current information technology and demonstrated potential as a researcher and instructor. The successful candidate(s) will be competent with information and communications technologies, services to multicultural populations, and interdisciplinary approaches to information problems. The candidate will have a research agenda, expertise and ability to teach in one or more of the traditional library science core, including but not limited the following areas: technical services, information storage/retrieval, database design and management, information transfer; information literacy; instructional design; school library media centers and services to children. Faculty are expected to participate in development and delivery of courses via the Internet; be proactive in grant and proposal writing, research and publishing; be contributing members of the library and information communities; and serve on faculty and university committees. Southern Miss is a doctoral/ research-extensive Carnegie institution with more than 16,000 students on two primary campuses in Hattiesburg and on the Gulf Coast. Salary will commensurate with qualifications. Preferred starting date is August 16, 2008 but may be negotiated. Review of applications will begin October 1, 2007. Applications will be accepted until the positions are filled. Please send a letter of application, resume, official university transcripts and names with contact information for a minimum of three references to Search Committee, School of Library and Information Science, 118 College Drive #5146, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001. Applicants must complete an employment application form located on the University of Southern Mississippi Human Resources website at www.usm.edu/hr. AA/EOE/ADAI Job reference code: 07E313 Salary: Competitive