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University of Kentucky School of Library and Information Science Position Title: Assistant/Associate Professor Job Description: Academic year appointment, tenure track position with responsibilities for teaching, advising, maintenance of personal research program, participation in professional activities, and serving on university committees. Areas of teaching and research responsibility: Expertise in one or more of the following areas is essential: knowledge organization, knowledge management, systems analysis/database systems, or digital libraries/information technology. Secondary areas of interest include information resources and reference services, health informatics, human-computer interaction, evaluation of services, and user studies. Candidates should be prepared to teach in the graduate level core, and may also be expected to teach undergraduate information studies courses. Opportunities exist to work with doctoral students in the College. Qualifications: Requires an earned doctorate in library and information science or a closely related area. Strong academic training and research in relevant areas of interest to College faculty and students. Demonstrated teaching and research abilities. Appointment at the rank of Associate requires current rank or readiness for promotion with tenure. The University of Kentucky is the flagship campus in the state, situated in greater Lexington (population 260,000), in the beautiful Bluegrass region of horse farms and rolling hills. Founded in 1865, UK is a public, research-extensive, land grant Institution, ranked among the top U.S. public universities on a number of criteria, with special strength in the health sciences. The School is part of the College of Communications and Information Studies, a national leader in the field of health communication, and includes the Department of Communication and the School of Journalism and Telecommunications. This and the libraries' strong administrative relationship with computing and telecommunications services provide an unusually rich environment for teaching and research. Faculty positions are for nine months with possible opportunities for summer teaching. Salaries are competitive and commensurate with qualifications and level of appointment. Benefits include participation in TIAA/CREF, employer-funded health insurance, and tuition assistance for employees, partners and dependents. Send letter of application, a complete vita, and the names of at least three references to: Jeffrey Huber, Director School of Library and Information Science University of Kentucky 320 Little Library Building Lexington, KY 40506-0224 Phone: 859-257-8876 FAX: 859-257-4205 [log in to unmask] Review process will begin immediately and will continue until position is filled. Expected starting date is August 1, 2011. Application and nomination of minority candidates are strongly encouraged. The University of Kentucky is An Equal Opportunity University. Joseph B. Miller, MSLS Associate Professor School of Library and Information Science 343 LCLI University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 40506 859.257.8854 fax 859.257.4205