TENURED, OR TENURE-TRACK POSITION IN DIGITAL LIBRARIES
The School of Communication, Information and Library Studies
(SCILS) at
Rutgers University seeks an outstanding
researcher/scholar, to be appointed
at any Professorial
rank, to join the large digital library group in the
Department of Library and Information Science. We are seeking an
individual
who is comfortable working in the
fast-moving, interdisciplinary and
competitively-funded
world where library and information science and
computer
science meet. This individual might join ongoing research efforts
centered on personalization, collaboration, or extension of
digital methods
to diverse libraries, or might initiate
a new field of research at Rutgers,
such as Medical
Informatics. Level of appointment and compensation will be
commensurate with experience and qualifications. A completed Doctoral
degree
is required.
The Department of Library and Information Science (LIS) is one
of three
Departments in SCILS (the others are
Communication, and Journalism/Media
Studies), all of
which are closely linked with one another, leading to an
exciting and highly interdisciplinary environment. The LIS Department has
an
undergraduate major in Information Technology and
Informatics and a Masters
in Library and Information
Science (offered both in on-campus and online
modes),
and contributes to the SCILS-wide Masters in Communication and
Information Studies and the Ph.D. Program in Communication, Information
and
Library Studies. Candidates can expect their
teaching responsibilities to be
at any or all of
undergraduate, masters and Ph.D. levels.
Members of the LIS Department collaborate in teaching and
research with
colleagues not only in SCILS, but in units
throughout the University,
including the Rutgers Center
for Cognitive Science (RuCCS), the Department
of
Computer Science, the Center for Discrete Mathematics and Computer
Science (DIMACS), the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning
and Public
Policy, the Center for Cultural Analysis, and
the Food Policy Institute.
SCILS, and Rutgers University
in general, strongly encourage and support
interdisciplinary collaborations, leading not only to the establishment
of
new, cutting-edge research and teaching initiatives,
but also to a
stimulating and even entertaining
intellectual environment.
The LIS Department is typically rated among the five or six best
departments
or schools in North America in Library and
Information Science, by peer
assessment, publication,
citation, and other influence measures. We are
seeking
to appoint someone who will help us to not only maintain, but exceed
this level of recognition, ensuring leadership in teaching,
research and
service in the Information Age.
Applications, including a statement of interest in the position,
names and
contact information of three references, and a
curriculum vitae, should be
sent, preferably as pdf
attachments, to:
Chair, LIS Search Committee
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Applications will be considered until the position is filled.
Rutgers University is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity
employer
committed to expanding the educational
diversity of its faculty and students
and encourages
applications from a broad variety of candidates.