Position Title: Assistant Director for Academic Affairs


Job Description: Nine-Month appointment, tenured position (Associate or Full Professor) with responsibilities for administration, teaching, advising, maintenance of personal research program, participation in professional activities, and serving on university committees. Additional stipend for summer work.
 
Teaching and research responsibilities will require expertise in one or more areas of the curriculum, e.g.,: management, systems analysis, knowledge management, information technology, information resources and services, knowledge organization, information policy, or health informatics. Candidates should be prepared to teach in the graduate level core, and may also be expected to teach undergraduate courses in the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) program. Opportunities exist to work with doctoral students in the College.
 
Administrative duties include direct responsibility for School matters involving faculty, such as planning the schedule of courses and the curriculum, as well as ex officio status on certain School committees, and other administrative duties as required by the School.
 
Qualifications: Requires an earned doctorate in library and information science or a related area. Strong academic training and research in relevant areas of interest to College faculty and students. Appointment with tenure requires a strong record of teaching and research.
 
The University of Kentucky is the flagship campus in the state, situated in greater Lexington (population 300,000), 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 Communication and Information, which includes the Department of Communication and the School of Journalism and Telecommunications, and is a member of the iSchool consortium.  Strong relationships with computing, telecommunications and library services provide a rich environment for teaching and research.
 
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. For additional information, please see http://www.uky.edu/HR/benefits/.
 
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
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Review process will begin immediately and will continue until position is filled. Expected starting date is August 1, 2013. Application and nomination of minority candidates are strongly encouraged.  The University’s commitment to diversity is discussed at http://www.uky.edu/Diversity/.
 
 
The University of Kentucky is An Equal Opportunity Employer

Donald O. Case, Professor
School of Library and Information Science
College of Communications and Information
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506-0224
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