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
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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
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
Minimum Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
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
Office phone: 601-266-4235
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