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Dear colleagues: Representatives from St. John's University will be happy to meet prospective applicants this week at the ALISE conference. Title: Assistant Professor of Library and Information Science Contact Name: Jeffery E. Olson Contact Title: Director School/Program: DLIS Institution: St. John’s University Address: 8000 Utopia Pkwy Phone: 718-990-5705 Fax: 718-990-2071 E-mail: [log in to unmask] Website:www.stjohns.edu/dlis Job description (250 word limit): This is a tenure-track faculty position in the organization of information. Expertise in organizing information in support of organizational intranet and internet services preferred. Interest in improving information access for the underserved expected. The St. John’s University Division of Library and Information Science (DLIS) is located in the New York Metropolitan Area, with campuses in Manhattan, Queens and Long Island. International campuses are located in Rome and Paris. New York provides a premiere location for a faculty member in Library and Information Science with its remarkable librarians, archivists, analysts and other information specialists and outstanding libraries, archives and other information centers. These provide incomparable opportunities for collaboration, research and teaching. DLIS maintains high academic standards and features small highly interactive classes: a mixture of on-campus, online and hybrid offerings, designed to provide excellence and flexibility. These are supplemented by various symposia and colloquia that take advantage of the remarkable resources of New York. The faculty is dedicated and cohesive, with a strong commitment to prepare students for outstanding service to society, particularly to the underserved. Responsibilities: Teach three courses per term (reductions to two courses per term are available in the first year and through competitive application to the dean), participate actively in the developing the MLS program and furthers the mission of DLIS and St. John’s University, undertake research that advances the profession’s service to society. Job reference code: Salary range: commensurate with education, experience and other qualifications +++ Kevin Rioux, PhD St. John's University, New York [log in to unmask]