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Job: Faculty Position



The Department of Library and Information Science of the School of
Information Sciences of the University of Pittsburgh is seeking applicants
for a tenure track teaching and research position. The University of
Pittsburgh of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education is a
nonsectarian, coeducational, state-related, public research university
enrolling 32,300 students and employing 9,600 faculty members, research
associates, and staff.  The School of Information Sciences is an
internationally known leader in educating individuals for the information
professions.

The School is looking for a faculty member qualified to teach courses and
conduct research in archives, records management, preservation, digital
preservation, and electronic records systems and management.  The School
is looking for a colleague who has substantial understanding of archival
science and records management from a variety of organizational
perspectives, especially in an electronic environment from both a
theoretical and practical perspective and as relates to the library and
information sciences.

The successful candidate will assist in the development of a leading
program for the education of records professionals in the modern
information disciplines.  The School seeks a colleague who can direct
doctoral research and provide leadership in advancing theoretical and
professional issues related to the management of archives and records in
all organizational settings.  The School is most interested in individuals
with energy, imagination, and an outstanding commitment to the importance
of records in the modern information professions and the implications of
the Internet, World Wide Web, and networking for archival and records
management.

Qualifications include an earned doctorate, demonstrated excellence in
teaching, and demonstrated potential for a record of excellence in
research and publication.  Relevant professional practice in archives or
records management programs or research libraries and a successful record
of securing grants are highly desirable.  Consideration will be given to
doctoral candidates who are in the final phase of their dissertation
research and defense.

The University of Pittsburgh offers a high level of staff and
technological support for teaching and research, an atmosphere of
collegiality, and a multicultural and diversified faculty and student
body.  The School of Information Sciences is one of the largest in the
country, offering opportunity and commitment to the creative use of
innovative technology.  The School has a fully equipped computer
laboratory.  The School's archives and records management program is
highly regarded and internationally known.  The School is in the process
of creating a separate masters degree in archival studies.

The appointment is at the level of Assistant Professor, although
consideration will be given, depending on qualifications, for an
appointment to be made at the Associate Professor level.  Salary is
negotiable.  Preferred starting date is September 2001.  Please send
resume and representative publications and provide three names for
reference to Dr. Richard J. Cox, Chair, DLIS Faculty Search Committee,
School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
15260; fax no.: 412-648-7001; e-mail: rcox@mail.sis.pitt.edu.  In the
application materials, interested parties should have prepared a brief
statement on how they believe they would fit into the School's programs
based on a review of the School's homepage at
http://www2.sis.pitt.edu.  Consideration of applicants will begin on
November 1, 2000 and continue until the position is filled.

The School is particularly interested in applications from minority
candidates.  The University of Pittsburgh is an Equal Opportunity,
Affirmative Action employer and strongly encourages women and minorities
to apply.


Richard J. Cox
Professor
Department of Library and Information Sciences
School of Information Sciences
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Voice:  412-624-3245
FAX:    412-648-7001
e-mail: rcox@mail.sis.pitt.edu
homepage: http://www.lis.pitt.edu/~rjc

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