Associate / Full Professor, Youth Services, School of Library and Information Studies – 520740 Position Available In Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Associate / Full Professor, Youth Services, School of Library and Information Studies

• 520740 at The University of Alabama
  Associate / Full Professor, Youth Services, School of Library and Information Studies
• 520740 at The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
  Posted in Other 12 days ago.
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Job Description:

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Job no: 520740
Work type: Regular Full-time (Benefits eligible)

Location:

Alabama

Categories:

Tenure/Tenure-Track Faculty
Department/Organization
207401

• School of Library and Info Studies
  Rank
  Associate/Full Professor
  Position Summary
  Primary duties will include teaching youth media, youth librarianship/youth services, or curation of youth materials courses at the graduate level, engaging in a research program that results in published articles in outstanding scholarly publications, and performing service as assigned by the School, College, and University.

Detailed Position Information
The University of Alabama School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) seeks a student-focused faculty member for a full-time position to begin January 1, 2024 or August 16, 2024 at the rank of associate or full professor with tenure. This position provides an exciting opportunity for an outstanding scholar (in LIS or allied field) with an interest in youth media (print and digital), youth librarianship/youth services, or curation of youth materials to further a research and teaching agenda that will have significant impact upon LIS education and practice, and advance the mission of UA SLIS, which has a strong graduate program in youth materials and services.

Position Summary & Responsibilities:

• Maintain an established research agenda in the area of youth librarianship/youth services, emerging trends in children’s and young adult media, and/or curation of youth print and digital materials
• Mentor and advise master’s students as part of our ALA accredited Masters of Library and Information Studies (MLIS) degree program
• Attract, advise, and mentor doctoral students as part of the college-wide interdisciplinary PhD program
• Teach two graduate courses per semester with the option to teach during the summer. Instructional modes typically include synchronous, online distance education.
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships across campus, within the larger LIS profession, and in other academic disciplines
• Take a leadership role in SLIS’s proposed Graduate Certificate in Youth Literature and Services
• Engage in scholarly, educational, andmunity initiatives that promote youth literature and literacy across the University of Alabama and within the largermunity, state, and region
• Participate in professional organizations at the state, national, and international levels
• All faculty members are expected to work with diverse constituencies, seek external grants/funding, and contribute to SLIS’s social justice-driven curriculum

Salary & Benefits:

• Salary ispetitive andmensurate with experience
• Health and Life Insurance

TIAA-CREF

available.

• Teachers’ Retirement System of Alabama.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Earned doctorate in Library and Information Science or related field
• Research record and professional staturemensurate with the rank of associate or full professor with tenure
• Research leadership and teaching expertise in the area of youth librarianship, emerging trends in children’s and young adult media, and/or curation of youth print and digital materials
• Experience teaching diverse populations and amitment to working with nontraditional students
• Experience mentoring and advising graduate students
• Experience overseeing graduate student research
• Evidence of teaching excellence
• Evidence of professional service engagement at the national level in professional youth literature/literacy and/or LIS organizations
  Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications:

• Evidence of successful grant funding
• Evidence of academic administrative experience
• Evidence of library experience working with youth print and digital media, and/or working in youth librarianship
• Evidence of successful course development for online delivery
• Evidence of experience planning exhibitions, symposiums, conferences, or other events promoting youth literacy or youth print/digital materials
  Instructions and Required Materials for Application

Application Process:

Applicants must submit the following required materials.

• A cover letter of application that addresses the applicant’s teaching philosophy, instructional excellence, outlines specific courses within the MLIS curriculum that the applicant could teach, and describes their research interests and trajectory
• Two Sample Publications
• Curriculum Vitae

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