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The Dalhousie University School of Information Management is continuing to
receive applications for the position of Lecturer/Assistant Professor as
described below.

School of Information Management
Faculty of Management

The Dalhousie School of Information Management (SIM) invites applications
for a three-year term appointment at the level of Lecturer / Assistant
Professor commencing no later than July 1, 2014.

The School offers two graduate programs and contributes to a 
collaboratively-delivered undergraduate program. At the graduate level, 
SIM provides the American Library Association-accredited Master of Library 
and Information Studies (MLIS) program, and the mid-career online Master 
of Information Management (MIM) program. At the undergraduate level, the 
School provides core and elective courses in the Bachelor of Management 
program, notably in the Knowledge Management major. The School is part of 
the interdisciplinary Faculty of Management, with the Schools of Business 
Administration, Public Administration, and Resource and Environmental 
Studies. The Faculty of Management has a commitment to values-based 
management with a focus on sustainability, and getting things done. We 
seek an additional colleague who will contribute to, and thrive in, this 
environment. Information about the School may be found at 
http://sim.management.dal.ca

Requirements for a successful candidate:


   *   MLIS or equivalent degree related to information management. A PhD
(completed or in progress) related to information management, will be an
asset.
   *   Experience teaching at the graduate level is required. Experience in
undergraduate teaching, as well as with online tools and pedagogy, will be
an asset.
   *   Professional experience in the private or public sectors as a
qualified information management professional will be an asset.
   *   Experience teaching at the graduate level is required. Experience in
undergraduate teaching, as well as with online tools and pedagogy, will be
an asset.
   *   Professional experience in the private or public sectors as a
qualified information management professional will be an asset.
   *   Research experience relating to the private or public sector will be
an asset.

The successful candidate will contribute to the School's research agenda.
The candidate will have prior professional and instructional experience
relevant for teaching core or elective courses in at least two of the
School's programs in the following areas:

?  Enterprise information management
?  Organization of information (e.g., metadata, taxonomies, ontologies)
?  Data management: curation, preservation, and visualization
?  Information risk management
?  New and emerging media
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and
permanent residents will be given priority. Dalhousie University is an
Employment Equity/Affirmative Action employer. The University encourages
applications from qualified Aboriginal people, persons with a disability,
racially visible persons and women.

Deadline for applications: October 30, 2013

Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching and
research interests, and three confidential letters of reference (forwarded
under separate cover from the referees) to:

Chair, Appointments, Promotion, and Tenure Committee
C/O Administrative Assistant
School of Information Management
Kenneth C. Rowe Management Building
6100 University Avenue, Suite 4010
PO BOX 15000
Halifax, NS B3H 4R2



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Gretchen Whitney, PhD, Retired
School of Information Sciences
University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA           [log in to unmask]
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