Drexel University's College of Information Science &
Technology (IST)
invites applications for several tenure-track positions in
Library and
Information Science, Information Systems, and Software
Engineering at the
assistant, associate, or full professor level. We welcome
applications with
a wide variety of teaching and research interests. We are
particularly
interested in applicants in the following areas:
Digital libraries
Digital preservation
Information security
Information architecture
Information representation and retrieval
Healthcare informatics
Human-computer interaction
Software engineering
The successful candidate will have:
A completed doctorate in library and information science or
a related field
Evidence of excellence in teaching and research
Interest in a highly collaborative faculty environment
Candidates for senior positions should have established
research records and
success in obtaining external research funding. Joint
appointments with
other Drexel academic units are also a possibility.
The IST view of information is broad, multidisciplinary, and
practical. IST
continues to evolve as an innovative leader in educating
information
professionals in the twenty-first century, combining high
quality teaching
and research in a broad, multidisciplinary, and
collaborative environment.
We offer three BS degrees, three Masters degrees, and the
PhD. The MS(LIS)
degree is highly ranked, both overall and for
specializations in information
systems and digital librarianship within the MS(LIS) degree.
Faculty and
student interests span a broad spectrum of library and
information science
areas. Full-time PhD students are supported either through
faculty research
grants from the National Science Foundation, the Institute
for Library and
Museum Services, and other funding agencies, or while
performing other
research or teaching related activities in the College.
All programs emphasize applied research, with a tradition of
both
quantitative and qualitative research that encourages
interdisciplinary
activity. We consider experience in industry a plus.
Drexel is a privately endowed technology university founded
in 1891. With
approximately 20,000 students, it has one of the largest
undergraduate
cooperative education programs in the nation, with formal
relationships in
place with over 1500 local, national, and multi-national
companies. Drexel
is located on Philadelphia’s Avenue of Technology in
University City and at
the hub of the academic, cultural, and historical resources
of the nation’s
fourth largest metropolitan region. Philadelphia is also the
midpoint of a
mid-Atlantic technology corridor that stretches from New
York City (100
miles north) to Washington, DC (135 miles south).
Please submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and
names and
contact information of at least three references to:
Dr. Denise E. Agosto, Chair
IST Search Committee
College of Information Science & Technology
Drexel University
3141 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
E-mail: faculty-search cis.drexel.edu
Review of applications will begin immediately and will
continue until the
positions are filled. Drexel is an Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action
Employer and encourages applications from women, members of
minority groups,
disabled individuals and veterans.
Members of the Search Committee will be available at the
ASIST and ALISE
annual and mid-winter meetings to discuss these open faculty
positions.
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Denise E. Agosto, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
College of Information Science & Technology
Drexel University
3141 Chestnut St.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
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2007 ASIS&T Annual Meeting
Joining Research and Practice: Social Computing
and Information Science,
October 19-24, in Milwaukee
Plenaries: Anthea Stratigos, Outsell (research and advisory
firm)
Clifford Lynch, Coalition for Networked Information
http://www.asis
.org/Conferences/AM07/
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