Professor of Practice Library Information Science
Professor of Practice Library Information Science
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The School of Information Studies at Syracuse University (the iSchool ischool.syr) invites applications to fill a Professor of Practice faculty position to start in Fall 2025 with an initial contract for 3 years. The iSchool MSLIS faculty are wellknown for a broad range of expertise: cultural heritage preservation epistemicide librarianship as a design profession library value and impact learning assessment and analytics metadata and other aspects of ensuring information quality organization and access. As a school we have been accredited by the American Library Association ALA since 1927 an acknowledgement of the merit of degree programs in library and information science LIS for training future librarians archivists and other information professionals. In recent years the online version of that degree program has grown rapidly which has expanded our pedagogical reach into new populations across the country and the world. The iSchool MSLIS program focuses on research and pedagogical offerings in cultural informatics by hiring new faculty with expertise in emergent and innovative areas within the field of library and information science. We also leverage the expertise of our LIS faculty to strengthen the identity of the iSchool as a leading voice regarding the critical intersection(s) of information literacy information justice and equity and emerging technologiesat the individual community and societal levels. We are seeking applicants with interests in library and information science (position 82473. We are particularly interested in a faculty member who will bring expertise in school media and/or children and youth library services. Successful candidates will demonstrate a strong interest and ability in teaching in the Library and Information Science field and will contribute to the development of students and courses in our Master of Science in library and information science MLIS program. Our highly collegial environment values interdisciplinary collaboration among our schools faculty and with other members of the university and beyond. Information Justice Equity and Community Engagement INJECT have been identified as the themes of the MSLIS program . We seek applicants whose teaching and/or work experience and skills adopt the themes and who can speak to overlapping areas within the school. The Professor of Practice will be a fulltime nontenure track faculty member based in Syracuse. The faculty member is expected to have special knowledge skills and professional accomplishments in their expertise areas and provide unique contributions to the School in teaching service and creative or written work while maintaining their involvement in the professional world. Teaching both in person and online classes is expected. The teaching load will be 3:3 or the equivalent for online teaching. The faculty member is expected to spend 60 of their effort in teaching 3:3 load) 20 in service and 20 in practice.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities of the position include teaching courses at graduate and undergraduate levels mentoring students engaging in service and maintaining professional practices in her/his expertise areas.
Qualifications
MLS from an ALA accredited program or equivalent degree from a related field. At least five years of experience in library and information related fields.
The School of Information Studies at Syracuse University (the iSchool ischool.syr) invites applications to fill a Professor of Practice faculty position to start in Fall 2025 with an initial contract for 3 years. The iSchool MSLIS faculty are wellknown for a broad range of expertise: cultural heritage preservation epistemicide librarianship as a design profession library value and impact learning assessment and analytics metadata and other aspects of ensuring information quality organization and access. As a school we have been accredited by the American Library Association ALA since 1927 an acknowledgement of the merit of degree programs in library and information science LIS for training future librarians archivists and other information professionals. In recent years the online version of that degree program has grown rapidly which has expanded our pedagogical reach into new populations across the country and the world. The iSchool MSLIS program focuses on research and pedagogical offerings in cultural informatics by hiring new faculty with expertise in emergent and innovative areas within the field of library and information science. We also leverage the expertise of our LIS faculty to strengthen the identity of the iSchool as a leading voice regarding the critical intersection(s) of information literacy information justice and equity and emerging technologiesat the individual community and societal levels. We are seeking applicants with interests in library and information science (position 82473. We are particularly interested in a faculty member who will bring expertise in school media and/or children and youth library services. Successful candidates will demonstrate a strong interest and ability in teaching in the Library and Information Science field and will contribute to the development of students and courses in our Master of Science in library and information science MLIS program. Our highly collegial environment values interdisciplinary collaboration among our schools faculty and with other members of the university and beyond. Information Justice Equity and Community Engagement INJECT have been identified as the themes of the MSLIS program . We seek applicants whose teaching and/or work experience and skills adopt the themes and who can speak to overlapping areas within the school. The Professor of Practice will be a fulltime nontenure track faculty member based in Syracuse. The faculty member is expected to have special knowledge skills and professional accomplishments in their expertise areas and provide unique contributions to the School in teaching service and creative or written work while maintaining their involvement in the professional world. Teaching both in person and online classes is expected. The teaching load will be 3:3 or the equivalent for online teaching. The faculty member is expected to spend 60 of their effort in teaching 3:3 load) 20 in service and 20 in practice.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities of the position include teaching courses at graduate and undergraduate levels mentoring students engaging in service and maintaining professional practices in her/his expertise areas.
Qualifications
MLS from an ALA accredited program or equivalent degree from a related field. At least five years of experience in library and information related fields.
Employment Type
Full Time
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