Associate Professor/Full Professor: Information Organization/Information Retrieval

Position Summary & Responsibilities

Maintain established research agenda in library science and information science broadly defined commensurate with rank to include information organization and information retrieval. Areas of interest include (but are not limited to): information retrieval, organization of information, database design, information discoverability, metadata, linked data, and social aspects of information access.

Mentor and advise master's students as part of our ALA accredited Masters of Library and Information Studies (MLIS) degree program

Mentor undergraduate students in the forthcoming BS in Informatics program and contribute to said undergraduate curriculum in areas such as organizing systems and database design

Attract, advise, and mentor doctoral students as part of the college-wide interdisciplinary PhD program

Teach two courses per semester graduate and/or undergraduate in the fall and spring. Instructional modes typically include synchronous, online distance education and face-to-face.

Develop and maintain collaborative relationships across campus, within the larger LIS profession, and in other academic disciplines

Participate in professional service and engagement to SLIS, the College of Communication and Information Sciences, the University of Alabama, and organizations at the state, national, and international levels

All SLIS faculty contribute to a curriculum which fosters diversity of thought, experiences and backgrounds.

Mentor junior faculty as appropriate

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position closes on Dec 13, 2024.