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The Indianapolis program is seeking a faculty member in the area of school library media to lead its large, NCATE and ALA accredited program. The successful candidate will provide evidence of experience and excellence in teaching and research potential related to school library media. The position may be appointed at the tenure-track rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, depending on the candidate's credentials.
Basic qualifications include: Ph.D. or Ed.D. in library and information science or equivalent doctorate in a relevant field and successful professional practice. MLS preferred. Candidates should be willing and able to adapt to new instructional delivery systems through interactive television and online learning environments; experience with these technologies is preferred. The Indianapolis campus provides faculty support for innovations in instructional delivery with advanced networking capabilities. Candidates will also be expected to demonstrate a cogent library and information science research and service agenda that would lead to successful promotion and tenure. The position is a ten-month, tenure-track appointment with the option to teach up to two summer courses at 20% of base salary. The successful candidate should be prepared to join the current full-time faculty no later than August 1, 2011.
Review of applications will begin November 1, 2010 and will continue until the position is filled. Applicants should send a letter of interest in which they describe teaching experience as well as other qualifications. A complete curriculum vita, names and addresses for three references, and two writing samples should be included. Questions and applications should be addressed to the search chair, Dr. Rachel Applegate, Associate Professor, Indiana University School of Library and Information Science - Indianapolis, 755 W. Michigan, Indianapolis, IN 46202. [log in to unmask] 317-278-2395; applications including writing samples may be sent electronically.
The Master of Library Science program at Indiana University is accredited by the American Library Association. A full curriculum of courses leading to the MLS is provided at Indianapolis. SLIS has been nationally ranked among the top schools in youth services and school library media, as well as in library science, information systems, and law librarianship.
Committed to the principle of diversity, Indiana University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
The Indianapolis Campus - www.iupui.edu Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis is a leading urban research campus with over 27,000 students. As a part of the recently renovated central convention and business areas of the capital city, the campus is adjacent to new structures housing government, museum, athletic and cultural institutions. The expanding metropolitan Indianapolis campus offers the largest range of academic programs in the state combining the best from Indiana University and Purdue University. In addition to library science, IUPUI is a center for professional schools in medicine, law, nursing, business, engineering, social work, education, philanthropic studies, and informatics.
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Rachel Applegate, MSLS, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Indiana University School of Library and Information Science, Indianapolis
755 W. Michigan Street, UL 3100A
Indianapolis, IN 46202
317/278-2395
fax: 317/278-1807