Department Chair In Information and Library Science
Department Chair In Information and Library Science
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The Luddy School of Informatics Computing and Engineering is the first iSchool of its kind and among the largest in the country with over 160 faculty and 2400 undergraduate and 1400 graduate students. The Bloomington Information and Library Science program is ranked ninth nationally by the U.S. News & World Report fifth in the US and seventh worldwide in the recent QS rankings. ILS faculty research areas include social informatics digital libraries AI archival research data mining and computermediated communication. Located in the wooded rolling hills of southern Indiana Bloomington is a culturally thriving college town with a moderate cost of living and the amenities for an active lifestyle. IU is renowned for its topranked music school innovative library system and special collections high performance computing and networking facilities the Lilly Library and performing and fine arts. Salary will be commensurate with education and experience. Indiana University provides a comprehensive benefits program for fulltime appointed employees. Coverage for core benefit plans such as basic life insurance and a base retirement plan are entirely paid by the University. For detailed benefit options please visit: The search will remain open until a suitable candidate is found but applications received by August 15 2025 will be assured full consideration. The Luddy School of Informatics Computing and Engineering at Indiana University (IU) in Bloomington Indiana invites applications for the position of department chair of the Department of Information and Library Science ILS to begin January 1 2026. We seek tenured candidates at the rank of full professor who demonstrate an excellent scholarly and teaching record with a forwardlooking research and teaching agenda a documented record of leadership experience in an academic setting and familiarity with the ALA accreditation process. We look for candidates with a vision for the future of the department continuing its longstanding leadership position in the Information and Library Science field. Before a conditional offer of employment with tenure is finalized candidates will be asked to disclose any pending investigations or previous findings of sexual or professional misconduct. They will also be required to authorize an inquiry by Indiana University Bloomington with all current and former employers along these lines. The relevance of information disclosed or ascertained in the context of this process to a candidates eligibility for hire will be evaluated by Indiana University Bloomington on a casebycase basis. Applicants should be aware however that Indiana University Bloomington takes the matters of sexual and professional misconduct very seriously.
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