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Posted with a technical glitch. --gw Wayne State University School of Library and Information Science Detroit, Michigan Wayne State University??s School of Library and Information Science seeks two new tenure-track faculty members at assistant, associate, or full professor rank to teach in its ALA-accredited MLIS program.? The positions are for nine-month contracts with an option for summer teaching and include generous health insurance, retirement benefits and funding for professional development, conferences, and seminars.? Screening will begin immediately and continue until the positions are filled. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Reporting to the Director of the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS), serving as an advisor to SLIS students, and providing service to SLIS, the Assistant/Associate/Full Professor will perform research and teach in one or more of the following areas: library information systems, human computer interaction, game design, social and interactive media, instructional technology, information retrieval, or information policy plus teach one of the SLIS core courses (Posting 037330)? or? library administration, reference, digital libraries, knowledge management, records management, special libraries, plus teach one of the SLIS core courses (Posting? 037331).? Candidates should have the ability to teach face-to-face, fully online, and blended courses.? The full position announcement for each position may be found at:? http://www.slis.wayne.edu/news.php?id=2286 The School of Library and Information Science offers the M.L.I.S. degree, a specialist certificate, graduate certificates in archival administration, information management, records and information management, arts/museum librarianship, children and youth services in urban libraries, Michigan School Library Media Endorsement, and a joint MLIS and MA in history degree.? A graduate certificate in urban librarianship is in development.? The School currently has over 600 enrolled students. QUALIFICATIONS: Assistant, Associate, Full Professor ranks require an earned doctorate (with an ALA-accredited M.L.S. preferred), appropriate professional experience, and demonstrated ability to carry out competently the range of professional faculty functions and to teach face-to-face, fully online, and blended courses. QUALIFICATIONS: Associate Professor - The ideal candidate will have evidence of: a consistent and demonstrated record of excellence in scholarly research and publication in an appropriate field(s); visibility as a scholar on the national and international levels; excellence in professional achievement in an appropriate field; visibility and leadership in the library / information profession; professional recognition in the area of teaching and research in library and information science; excellence in teaching; a record of service; and experience in supervising the work of graduate students. QUALIFICATIONS: Full Professor - The ideal candidate will have evidence of: a consistent and demonstrated record of excellence in scholarly research and publication in an appropriate field(s); proven visibility as a scholar on the national and international levels; proven excellence in professional achievement in an appropriate field; proven visibility and leadership in the library / information profession; national and international professional recognition of research; excellence in teaching; an excellent record of service; and demonstrated experience in supervising the work of graduate students. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Ability to successfully secure grants. SALARY RANGE: Competitive; summer optional. ctronically a complete resume and letter of interest including the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses of at least three professional references to position posting number: 037330 or 037331. ?Applicants must apply through Wayne State University??s ON-LINE HIRING SYSTEM at http://jobs.wayne.edu.? Review process will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.? Expected starting date is January, August or December 2011.? A summer appointment may be considered.? Application and nomination of minority candidates strongly encouraged. Please contact Dr. Joseph Mika, Search Committee Chair, at [log in to unmask] regarding position specifics. Wayne State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative-action employer. Posted by Joseph J. Mika, Professor School of Library and Information Science Wayne State University Detroit, MI? 48202 888-497-8754? ext. 708 [log in to unmask] <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Gretchen Whitney, PhD tel 865.974.7919 School of Information Sciences fax 865.974.4967 University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA [log in to unmask] http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ jESSE:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/jesse.html SIGMETRICS:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/sigmetrics.html <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>