School of Library and Information Management

Assistant or Associate Professor

Emporia State University’s School of Library and Information Management seeks
two assistant or associate professors to teach in its doctoral and accredited
MLS programs. The positions are for nine-month appointments with an option for
summer teaching and include generous health insurance and retirement benefits.
Screening will begin November 1 and continue until the positions are filled.

Successful candidates will have doctorates in library/information studies or a
related discipline and teaching and/or research expertise in at least one of
the following areas: archives and records management, child and young adult
resources and services (especially preschool), information technology, and
public libraries. Other desired qualifications are experience with a course
management program such as Blackboard, teaching and research experience, and
commitment to service.

All SLIM faculty are expected to 1) participate in the doctoral program by
serving on dissertation committees and conducting collaborative research with
students and 2) teach at least two theory courses in the core curriculum:
Foundations of Information Transfer ,Theoretical Foundations of Service, Theory
of Organization of Information, Organization Theories for Administering
Information Agencies, Global Information Infrastructure, and Research Methods.
Education or experience in two of these areas is preferred. See course
descriptions on the School’s Web site at http://slim.emporia.edu.

Emporia State is a regional institution. As such, the successful applicant will
be assessed at 50 percent teaching. For complete details, see the SLIM faculty
recognition document at http://slim.emporia.edu and the University Policy
Manual at www.emporia.edu/acadaff/employee_policy_manual.htm.

SLIM offers the following programs: undergraduate Information Resource
Studies, ALA-accredited Master of Library Science, and a Ph.D. in Library and
Information Management. Classes are taught at the Emporia campus as well as at
SLIM’s off-site regional locations in Portland, Salt Lake City, Denver, and
Kansas City. SLIM core theory and tools courses are taught by full-time
faculty and most applications courses are taught by local practitioners who
serve on the SLIM national faculty. Many courses are taught in weekend-
intensive classes supplemented by online instruction via Blackboard and Adobe
Connect; some electives are taught totally online.

Emporia, population 30,000, is located in the beautiful Flint Hills area of
Kansas. Emporia combines the attributes of small-town living with easy access
to several major metropolitan areas (Lawrence, Topeka, Wichita, and Kansas City
are all less than an hour and a half away). Reasonable real estate prices, a
high quality K-12 school district, a progressive community, and cultural
attractions associated with Emporia State University contribute to an
attractive lifestyle.

Submit a letter of application, current curriculum vitae, unofficial
transcripts, and names, e-mail addresses, and phone numbers of three
professional references to: Chair, 2009 Faculty Search Committee, School of
Library and Information Management, Emporia State University, 1200 Commercial,
Campus Box 4025, Emporia, KS 66801-5087; telephone 620-341-5203; fax 620-341-
5233. An AA/EOE institution, Emporia State University encourages minorities and
women to apply. Background checks are required.
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Last Updated January 7, 2006