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Dear IS PhD students, The position announcement below might be of interest to some of you who are close to finishing. I also want to encourage all of you to attend the faculty candidate job talks we will have in the upcoming year. We are hiring four new faculty this year: two clinical faculty and two tenure track faculty and need your feedback. We need your help and value your feedback. The clinical faculty candidates will visit on 1/6, 1/13 and 1/14. Their talks will be from 10:30-11:30 in Scripps Lab, with a lunch following for students (you!). To sign-up for one or more lunch, please visit: https://utk.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_b468s1KJmoq4V5X Once we have the tenure track faculty visits scheduled, I will let you know. Scott Sikes is your representative on the clinical faculty search and Cassandra Huang is your representative on the tenure track faculty search. And, of course, while you are scheduling things for the spring, don’t forget about the IS PhD student/faculty lunch on Friday, 1/10. We will discuss the academic job search, with a specific focus on writing research statements. You will have an opportunity to draft your research statement and get feedback from faculty later in the semester. Kevin and Cassandra will share what they learned serving on tenure track faculty search committees. Please send Pamela an email to sign-up for this event so we know how much lunch to order. Happy holidays! Diane --- Diane Kelly, Professor and Director School of Information Sciences University of Tennessee 1345 Circle Park Dr., Suite 451 Knoxville, TN 37996-0341 Telephone: 865-974-5882 Zoom: https://tennessee.zoom.us/j/5595360815 [facebook30]<https://www.facebook.com/UTKSIS/> [instagramupdated] <https://www.instagram.com/utk_sis/> [twitter30] <https://twitter.com/UTKSIS> [linkedinlogo30] <https://www.linkedin.com/company/utksis/> [spacer] [School of Information Sciences - Shortcut-2Line]<https://www.sis.utk.edu/> From: Teresa Welsh <[log in to unmask]> Date: Monday, December 16, 2019 at 12:22 PM To: "Kelly, Diane" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Request to post tenure-track position Dear Diane, I am a proud alum of the MLIS program and the SIS Ph.D. program at Tennessee and I previously served on the SIS Advisory Board so I am very happy to see the programs doing so well under your leadership. I am Director of a growing MLIS program at Southern Miss and we are looking for two tenure-track, Assistant Professor positions. Would you mind distributing the information below to your recent graduates and students who will earn a Ph.D. before next fall? Many thanks, Teresa Job Summary The School of Library and Information Sciences at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) invites applicants for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor position to begin fall 2020. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing program that offers an ALA-accredited Master of Library and Information Science, MLIS with licensure emphasis, Graduate Certificate in Archives and Special Collections, and Graduate Certificate in Youth Services and Literature as well as a Bachelor of Library and Information Science, and LIS minor. Qualified applicants will be prepared to contribute to the teaching mission of the School of Library and Information Sciences at both the undergraduate and graduate levels as well as engage in scholarly research, publication, and grant-writing. Primary Duties and Responsibilities 1. Teaching at both the graduate and undergraduate level 2. Developing and delivering synchronous courses online and face-to-face 3. Conducting research and disseminating through scholarly articles and conferences 4. Grant writing and applications for external funding 5. Contributing to the library and information science community locally, regionally, and nationally and serving on department, college, and university committees. On-campus office hours and committee attendance are required. Work hours will vary depending on teaching schedule and office hours but most courses are taught in the evening 6. Perform other duties as assigned. Minimum Qualifications * A completed doctorate in library and information science or closely allied discipline (by August 2020) * Master's degree in library and information science * Demonstrated competence in current information technology and demonstrated potential as a researcher and instructor. Preferred Qualifications * Demonstrated expertise and ability to teach in one or more of the traditional library and information science core areas * Demonstrated competence in emergent technologies * Work experience in a library, archive, or cultural repository. Special Instructions to Applicants Review of applications will begin Monday, January 6, 2020, and will continue until the position is filled. Inquiries about the position can be directed to Dr. Teresa Welsh ([log in to unmask]). A completed application will include 1) a cover letter describing applicant strengths and qualifications for the position, 2) a CV, 3) three letters of recommendation, 4) a research statement 5) a teaching statement and 6) academic transcripts (unofficial transcripts are acceptable; official transcripts are necessary for hire). Application materials can be uploaded to the HR site found here: https://jobs.usm.edu. The program is committed to increasing diversity; we encourage applications from those who identify as diverse in terms of gender, race, ethnicity, and/or sexual orientation AA/EEO/ADAI. Teresa S. Welsh, Ph.D., Professor and Director School of Library and Information Science 131 Fritzsche Gibbs Hall The University of Southern Mississippi 118 College Drive #5146 Hattiesburg, MS 39406 www.usm.edu/slis<http://www.usm.edu/slis> Office phone: 601-266-4235 SLIS Connecting e-journal http://aquila.usm.edu/slisconnecting/