Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Library and Information Science 
Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing - Indianapolis 
(appointment starting August, 2016)

The Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing - Indianapolis invites applications for one tenure-track faculty position (open rank) in the Department of Library and Information Science. The appointment will begin August 1, 2016 at the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) campus. Exceptional teachers and researchers are being sought. Candidates must demonstrate commitment to the library/information management professions with relevant research and engaged teaching. The LIS department has an ALA accredited Master of Library Science degree program delivered through online methods. Coursework emphasizes technology, leadership, and professionalism. The Department collaborates closely with the Human Centered Computing and the BioHealth Informatics Departments in the application of technology to address information needs. Specializations include public libraries, school media, and electronic resource management.

Areas of current and future interest for the department are: digital resources (community heritage, data management, data curation, digital libraries); technology (information system design // user interaction) and children and youth. The ability to collaborate across the School and with other Schools on campus is important.

By strengthening or complementing existing faculty in the Department and School, ideal candidates will use creative, innovative approaches and technologies to address fundamental library and information challenges with broad societal impact, and have the potential to leverage the strengths of the IUPUI campus, including its unique location in downtown Indianapolis, interdisciplinary and collaborative environment and nation-wide leadership in the health and life sciences. The IUPUI campus values civic engagement, and the MLS program has a nationwide reach and a particular mission to Indiana communities.

Qualifications
• Ph.D. in Library or Information Science or related fields. Applicants must have completed their degree by the date of appointment.
• Assistant rank: Ability to develop a record of research productivity with emerging national impact.
• Associate or full rank: Demonstrated record of funded research resulting in high-impact scholarly contributions; research team leadership. The ability to secure external funding will be considered a strong competitive advantage in the assessment of the candidates.
• Demonstrated ability to teach, mentor, and interact effectively with students in an online program.

About the Department of Library and Information Sciencehttp://soic.iupui.edu/
In 2000 the Indianapolis location of the Indiana University School of Library and Information Science was founded to provide high quality library education to students who could not be residential students in Bloomington. The Department shares in the ALA accreditation of Indiana University, with its own student body, alumni, and curricular design, with an MLS degree and appropriate specializations delivered online. The LIS department is particularly active in the application of technology to the information professions, digital archives, and in public libraries and children/youth services. Alumni from LIS-Indianapolis are professional leaders in Indiana and beyond. Tenure track and lecturer faculty work together to provide engaged and engaging education with a commitment to the development of the library and information professions. Securing external funding for student support and faculty research is important to the Department and to the School.

About the Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing – Indianapolishttp://soic.iupui.edu/
The Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing is the first completely new school in the United States devoted exclusively to Informatics and a range of its sub-disciplines. In 2013 the Indiana University School of Library and Information Science merged with the School of Informatics. With its formative national role in creating the nation’s largest Informatics Program on the Bloomington and Indianapolis campus, the School is the broadest and one of the largest information/computing schools in the U.S. At IUPUI, the School offers three Ph.D. programs (Human–Computer Interaction, Bioinformatics, and Health Informatics), four Master’s programs (Bioinformatics, Health Informatics, Human–Computer Interaction, and Library Science), three Baccalaureate programs (Media Arts & Science, Informatics, and Health Information Administration), and several undergraduate and graduate certificate programs.

About Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)http://www.iupui.edu/
The IUPUI campus, with over 30,000 students, is located on a large tract of land adjacent to downtown Indianapolis. IUPUI offers a full range of academic programs, with degrees from both Purdue University and Indiana University. Indiana University is an academic leader in the development and use of information technology.

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How to apply
Application instructions are available at http://soic.iupui.edu/openings/lis-tenure-track/. To ensure full consideration, please submit your application materials by January 1, 2016. However, the positions will remain open until filled.

Questions pertaining to these positions can be directed to the Chair of the Department of Library and Information Science, Dr. Rachel Applegate, [email protected]. She will be at the ALISE conference in 2016.

The School of Informatics and Computing is eager to consider applications from women, veterans and minorities. Indiana University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. IUPUI is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Institution M/F/D/V.