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<mailto:[log in to unmask]> For January 1, 2011. Applications and nominations are invited for a ten-month, tenure track position of Assistant Professor of Library and Information Science in the MLIS Program at Valdosta State University. Responsibilities include teaching graduate courses, research, and service to the Department, University, profession, and community. More information about the Program is available at http://www.valdosta.edu/mlis/. The primary focus of the program is to educate librarians for academic, public, and special libraries in Georgia. The student body is dispersed across the state. Faculty are heavily involved in distance education, including Web-based teaching. Effective communication with non-resident students is expected. Required Qualifications: 1. Completed doctorate by date of appointment 2. Candidate holding a doctorate in a field other than Library and Information Science must have, in addition to the doctorate, an ALA-accredited Masters degree. 3. Teaching interest and research specialization in one of our four major program areas: Technical Knowledge, Administration, Services in the Knowledge Society, and Resources for Clients. 4. Commitment to distance education, including Web-based teaching. Preferred Qualifications: 1. Experience with Web-based teaching and face-to-face teaching. 2. Professional experience in a library or information center. *3. **Expertise in classification, cataloging, and indexing, to include digital metadata.* Review of applications will begin on October 1, 2010, and continue until appointment is made. VSU is an equal opportunity educational institution. Applicants must submit a letter of interest, VSU faculty application form http://www.valdosta.edu/academic/documents/Faculty_App2010.pdf, curriculum vitae, and the names, phone numbers and e-mail addresses of three references. VSU online application is required. All material should be sent to: Dr. Wallace Koehler, Professor and Director MLIS Program Valdosta State University 1500 N Patterson St -- Odum 4630 Valdosta, GA 31698-0133 Email Submission: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> Phone: 229-333-5966 Fax: 229-259-5055 <mailto:[log in to unmask]> -- Wallace Koehler, PhD Director/Professor Master of Library and Information Science Program Odum Library Valdosta State University 1500 N. Patterson St Valdosta, GA 31698-0150 email - [log in to unmask] voice: 229 333 5860 fax 229 259 5055 "I ain't no physicisk, but I knows what matters." Popeye the Sailor Man (aka Robin Williams, 1980)