Assistant Professor (Library and Information Science)

Title: Assistant Professor (Library and Information Science)

Position Number: Pending Position Number

Hiring Unit: University of Hawai'i at Manoa College of Social Sciences – School of Communication and Information

Location: Manoa Campus

Date Posted: October 10, 2024

Closing Date: Continuous; application review begins November 13, 2024. Applications received by November 12, 2024 will be given priority.      

Salary Information: Commensurate with qualifications and experience

Monthly Type: 9 Month

Tenure Track: Tenure

Full Time/Part Time: Full Time

Temporary/Permanent: Permanent

Other Conditions:

The Library and Information Science (LIS) Program within the School of Communication and Information (SCI), College of Social Sciences, University of Hawai'i at Manoa (Honolulu, Hawaii) invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor (F-3) to join our American Library Association-accredited program. This is a permanent, tenure-track, full-time, 9-month, faculty appointment to begin August 1, 2025, subject to position clearance, availability of funds, and satisfactory performance. 

We are seeking a candidate with expertise in areas such as digital archives, digital libraries, digital literacies, Indigenous or regional (e.g. Asia/Pacific) knowledge systems, content management systems, public librarianship and/or information technologies are especially encouraged to apply. We are also seeking a candidate with a commitment to teaching and advising students from diverse and underserved backgrounds.

We advance the practice of our goal to become a Native Hawaiian place of learning by focusing on relationships: working collaboratively to conduct research, designing learning experiences, and engaging with and supporting Hawaiian, Indigenous and local information practices. We practice aloha as we integrate Hawaiian language, culture, history and values throughout our work. We seek a colleague with a commitment to the University of Hawai'i’s mission and purpose of becoming a Native Hawaiian place of learning, with a kuleana (responsibility) to serve the people and places of Hawai'i, and our neighbors in the Pacific and Asia, with a commitment to recognizing and demonstrating one’s responsibility to 'aina (land), and with a passion for teaching and engaging with students who can support and expand our curriculum. We encourage applications from people who can articulate potential collaborations with other units across campus, including Hawai'inui'kea School of Hawaiian Knowledge, the School of Communication and Information, University of Hawai'i System libraries located across our ten campuses, and the extended kaiaulu (community). 

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Support the Library and Information Science (LIS) Program, School of Communication and Information (SCI), and the Interdisciplinary PhD Program in Communication and Information Sciences through research, teaching and service.
2. Maintain a vigorous research agenda, and meet expectations of tenure and promotion.
3. Teach core and elective courses supporting multiple areas across the LIS curriculum, using face-to-face, online and hybrid modes.
4. Serve as academic advisor and mentor to students.
5. Participate actively in professional and student organizations.
6. Supervise independent study, thesis and professional development activities.
7. Actively participate in cross-unit activities within the SCI.
8. Actively collaborate and coordinate with UH Libraries digital collections and initiatives in teaching, research and service.
9. Participate in LIS Program planning, administration and assessment, and serve selectively on program, School, College and University committees.
10. Work effectively with diverse constituencies.
11. Perform related tasks as assigned by the LIS Program Director and SCI Chair.

Minimum Qualifications:

1. PhD in Library and Information Science or a related field.  
2. Demonstrated commitment to effective teaching.
3. Evidence of potential to conduct and publish research. 
4. Research and/or professional experience with digital archives, digital libraries, digital literacies, Indigenous or regional (e.g. Asia/Pacific) knowledge systems, content management systems, public librarianship and/or information technologies. 
5. Demonstrated ability to maintain professionalism in meeting and conferring with others.  

Desirable Qualifications:

1. American Library Association-accredited Master’s degree in Library and Information Science or related field, or equivalent.
2. Demonstrated ability to work effectively across disciplines, communities and/or cultures.
3. Evidence of ability to teach courses supporting multiple areas across the LIS curriculum.College or university teaching or professional training experience.
4. Demonstrated success or strong potential in securing external research funding.

To Apply:

Click on the “Apply” button on the top right corner of the screen to complete an application and attach the following required documents:

1. Curriculum vitae.
2. Cover letter summarizing how you meet the minimum and desirable qualifications.
3. Statement describing your research interests, recent work and future research plans, and how you envision conducting that work here.
4. Statement describing your experiences and approach to teaching and mentoring students, and the courses you envision teaching and/or developing.
5. Statement describing how you envision contributing to diversity, equity and inclusion within the context of the University of Hawai?i at M?noa.
6. Contact information of three (3) individuals willing to provide professional reference letters.
7. Official academic transcript(s) (copies of transcripts are acceptable, but the official transcripts will be required upon hire).

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Inquiries:

Rich Gazan, Professor and Director, gazan@hawaii.edu

https://www.hawaii.edu/lis/

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Employment is contingent on satisfying employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986; reference checks of previous employers; and for certain positions, criminal history record checks.

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