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University of South
Florida
School of Library and
Information Science
Two Instructor Positions in
the B.S. in Information Technology Program
Closing Date: Open
until filled
University of South
Florida
Located on Florida’s
beautiful Suncoast, the University of South Florida is among the nation's top
63 public research universities, is one of 39 community-engaged public
universities as designated by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of
Teaching, and placed among the nation’s top 20 “up and coming
universities” in the 2009 U.S. News & World Report annual
college rankings. USF is one of Florida’s top three research
universities. USF was awarded $366 million in research contracts and grants
last year. The university offers 219 degree programs at the undergraduate,
graduate, specialist and doctoral levels, including the MD degree. The
university has a $1.8 billion annual budget, an annual economic impact of $3.2
billion, and serves more than 46,000 students on institutions/campuses in
Tampa, St. Petersburg, Sarasota-Manatee and Lakeland. USF is a member of the
Big East Athletic Conference.
USF SLIS is housed in the
College of Arts and Sciences, which consists of 24 units that are highly
collaborative and interdisciplinary in nature. SLIS has enjoyed a strong
tradition that has primarily focused on the education of information
professionals in a variety of settings (particularly libraries and related
information agencies) for several decades. The School continues to evolve and
grow, most recently with its Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
degree, which will officially begin as part of SLIS in Fall 2010. This degree
is meant to enable students to develop not only the depth of technical expertise
required to become tomorrow’s leaders in a variety of organizations and
environments, but also give them a deeper understanding of the organizational
and social issues surrounding people and their interactions with systems and
information services. The School also has an ALA-accredited
Master’s degree (with nearly 400 graduate students), and is pursuing an
interdisciplinary PhD program.
USF SLIS seeks exceptional
faculty to contribute to the growth and evolution of the B.S. in Information
Technology toward one that will ultimately help serve the emerging knowledge
economy in Florida and across the globe. The positions are at the full-time
Instructor level, with opportunities to move up in the newly approved
instructor career path (which generally parallels that of tenure track faculty,
yet with a focus on instruction and related duties). Appointments are
nine-month, beginning no later than August 2010, with summer teaching
opportunities typically available. The pay is competitive with similar
instructor positions nationally, and USF offers an impressive benefits
package.
Successful candidates will be
those who are committed to teaching a variety of courses in areas supporting
the B.S. in Information Technology, particularly in the core curriculum. While
the core is heavily focused on key areas of IT, these are taught at a level
appropriate more to IT students’ needs rather than those in computer
science or management information systems. That being said, demonstrated
teaching expertise should therefore include several from the following:
object-oriented programming, data structures and algorithms, database
management systems, systems analysis and design, IT ethics, and special topics
related to information system design, analysis, history and social issues,
etc. This position also requires academic and professional advising of
new and current students, other administrative support for the program, and to
be active members of the School and College.
The following are the
required and preferred qualifications of potential candidates:
Required:
Preferred:
Equal Opportunity
Statement
USF is an Equal Opportunity,
Affirmative Action employer, and is committed to diversity in hiring, complies
with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and is a Public Records Agency.
According to Florida law,
applications and meetings regarding them are open to the public. For ADA
accommodations, please contact Dina Castellon at (813) 974-3522, or by email at
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AA/EA/EEO institution.
Application Process
Applicants who wish to apply
for one of these positions should go to: http://www.usf.edu/Employment/ and follow the links and instructions for applying
for these faculty positions [official postings there will be available soon,
pending formal approval from USF administration]. When applying, keep in mind
only the required fields are needed at this time, which includes a cover
letter, CV, and a list of the names and contact information for three professional
references. For full consideration please apply by April 30, 2010.
For any further questions
about this position please contact the search committee chair Derrie Perez at
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James
E. Andrews, Ph.D.
Associate
Professor and Interim Director
University
of South Florida
School
of Library and Information Science
4202
E. Fowler Ave., CIS 1040
Tampa,
FL 33620
813-974-2108
Fax:
813-974-6840
http://uweb.cas.usf.edu/~jandrews/Index.html