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Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Information Studies (A176-13H) School of Information Management, Faculty of Commerce Victoria University of Wellington Pipitea Campus An exciting opportunity to undertake teaching and research of high quality in Information Studies within the School of Information Management whilst establishing relationships with external practitioner communities. The School of Information Management (SIM) is seeking to appoint a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Information Studies to teach and conduct research of high quality, and to assist in programme development, particularly for the Master of Information Studies and the Postgraduate Certificate/Diploma in Information Studies programmes. The appointee will be an active researcher in his/her field with a clear record of research and scholarship activity and peer-reviewed journal publications commensurate with experience. While we are interested in applications across the entire Library and Information Studies spectrum, we are particularly interested in candidates able to teach and research in the following areas: • Information literacy • Reference and user services • Children’s and young adult services Victoria University of Wellington is the only New Zealand university offering a post-graduate programme in Information Studies and as such it holds a special place nationally. It has successfully offered this programme for over 30 years. SIM is located in the Victoria Business School in New Zealand’s capital city and is well positioned to develop close links with national institutions such as the National Library, the National Archives and Te Papa Museum. For more information on SIM, see http://www.victoria.ac.nz/sim. A completed or nearly completed PhD in a relevant domain is required. The appointment would commence in February 2014. Applications close: 11 August 2013 For further information and to apply online visit http://vacancies.vuw.ac.nz -- Dr Brenda Chawner, FLIANZA Senior Lecturer and Information Studies Programmes Director School of Information Management Victoria University of Wellington P O Box 600, Wellington NEW ZEALAND (04) 463 5780 | fax (04) 463 5446 | Room RH423 | [log in to unmask]